Pediatrician

SUMMARY:

Provide quality and cost-effective primary care services to patient population, meeting their diverse health and social needs. The Chautauqua Center (TCC) expects all employees to respond and participate to emergency situation per emergency policies and procedures.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Clinical
• Per specialty, perform complete examination of patients including adolescence, children and infants
• Assess and manage acute and chronic conditions and participate in disease registry
• Screen all patients for health maintenance needs, including immunizations
• Educates patients and family members in health promotion, disease prevention and birth control methods as appropriate
• Assists in preparation and selection of patient education materials
• Initiates diagnostic studies referring abnormal results of concern to Medical Director of specialist
• Helps coordinate efficient flow of patients through the system of care
• Helps monitor status of referrals
• Obtain and review patient histories and develops patient care charts, ensuring completeness and accuracy
• Helps facilitate creation and tracking of patient data, specimens and records
• Practices safety, environmental, and/or infection control methods
• Helps provide triage services and treatment services during disaster, per protocol
• Maintains hospital privileges as designated by TCC
• Shares a call schedule with other providers
• Other duties as assigned by TCC
• Management
• Provide a proportionate share of daily supervision and be able to act as mentor to PA/NP and co-sign their charts
• Provide consultative support, including differential diagnosis to NP, PA, mid-level Providers, triage nurse and other Physicians
• Participate in proctoring of new hire and newly graduated Providers
• Other duties as assigned by TCC
• Administrative
• Provide trainings on procedures, risk management and emergency care
• Participate in Quality Assurance, peer review and maintain confidentiality
• Participate in quality improvement, chart audits, and process improvement programs both system wide and cluster specific
• Participate in cluster specific meetings and administrative task as assigned by Medical Director or cluster lead Clinicians
• Helps in recording of no-show visits and lab results/refills
• Participates or collaborate with marketing and other health education staff on education and patient recruitment health fairs
• Maintain current knowledge-base and appropriate licensure
• Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned
• Other duties as assigned by TCC

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Licensed to work in the state of New York as a Medical Doctor
• Board Certification
• CPR certified
• Knowledge of current principles, methods and procedures for the delivery of medical evaluation, diagnosis and treatment in area of expertise
• Minimum 1-year experience in a primary care clinic
• Legal authorization to work in the United States
• A valid State Driver''s license with clean records and access to insured automobile