Location: Chicago, IL - Specialty: Pediatric, General

Summary:

The Pediatrician provides for the primary health care needs of patients according to the philosophy and goals of the FQHC.  To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Provides patient care in a specified number of clinic sessions per week
• Works cooperatively with other physicians for cross-coverage of patients, when appropriate
• Participates in Quality Assurance activities
• Participates in data collection 
• Attends service/staff meetings as appropriate
• Performs other related duties as assigned

This position requires compliance with all of the FQHC's written standards, including its Standards of Conduct, Joint Commission standards, all policies and procedures and Corporate Compliance requirements. Compliance will be considered as part of the regular performance evaluation.

Location: Harvey, IL - Specialty: Pediatric, General

POSITION SUMMARY: Under direction of the Medical Director, provides medical services in the community health center.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Exams, diagnoses, and treats diseases and injuries of infants, children, adolescents and young adults birth to age 17.
2. Examines patients and determines need for x-ray examinations and clinical laboratory tests.
3. Interprets examinations findings and test results, and implements pediatric treatment plans.
4. Prepares and reviews case histories and obtains data through interviews.
5. Supports health promotion and disease prevention activities to enable each child to reach full potential.
6. Monitors physical and psychosocial growth and development.
7. Conducts age-appropriate screening.
8. Provides advice and education for patients and parents regarding appropriate preparation for predictable developmental challenges.
9. Determines need for consultation and assists in medical care treatment provided at the direction of other specialists.
10. May instruct medical students and /or residents in procedures for diagnosis and treatment of diseases and injuries of infants and children.
11. Participates in the instruction of medical students and residents who participate in a clinical rotation at FCHC.
12. Provides care consistent with the quality standards of the organization, participates in peer review activities, and works with administration to reduce risk and maintain patient safety.
13. Performs other duties as assigned.

Location: Chicago Heights, IL - Specialty: Pediatric, General

This health center is an award winning nationally recognized leader in community health care, and the third largest community health center network in Illinois.

Through their progressive and coordinated model of care, they have built a reputation as an innovator of patient centered health and an essential component of the health care ecosystem.

Their staff of over 1,000, including health care providers, social workers, educators, counselors and advocates, is all committed to serving more than 70,000 patients and clients annually.

Their team of skilled experts includes primary physicians and specialists:
Behavioral Health, Dentistry, Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Midwifery, OG/GYN, Pediatrics

This organization consists of 19 health centers throughout Chicago and the counties of Cook, Iroquois, Kane, Kankakee, Stark, Vermilion and Will.

Their selection of health centers offers you the convenience of living close to where you work. Whether you prefer small town coziness, quaint suburban living or a metropolitan setting, you'll find a rich variety of neighborhoods in our service areas with all the amenities to meet practically every need and lifestyle. No other community health network offers such a variety of diverse settings to choose from.

Mon-Friday.  One ½ Saturday per month

No inpatient.  Telephone call only every 6-8 weeks for one (1) week after 5 pm. 

• Malpractice/tail insurance
• Medical, dental, vision coverage
• CME allowance - $2000 yearly with 5 days paid time off
• 3 weeks paid vacation per year
• 80 hours paid time off

Location: Chicago, IL - Specialty: Pediatric, General

This rapidly growing FQHC is looking for a pediatrician or family physician with significant experience in pediatric care. The selected provider will offer comprehensive healthcare services to patients aged 0-18 if s/he is a pediatrician, or to patients of all ages if s/he a family physician. The focus will be on preventative care, managing chronic conditions, and providing health education to ensure our community has access to high-quality healthcare. • MD or DO with board certification in family medicine or pediatrics, with significant pediatric experience and proficiency in adult care.

 

Location: Chicago, IL - Specialty: Pediatric, General

This Community Health Center is an award winning nationally recognized leader in community health care, and the third largest community health center network in Illinois, seeking a Pediatrician to join their team.

Through their progressive and coordinated model of care, they have built a reputation as an innovator of patient centered health and an essential component of the health care ecosystem.

Their staff of over 1,000, including health care providers, social workers, educators, counselors and advocates, is all committed to serving more than 70,000 patients and clients annually across 19 health centers throughout Chicago and the counties of Cook, Iroquois, Kane, Kankakee, Stark, Vermilion and Will.

The Pediatrician will:

• focus on increasing access to health and wellness services to babies, kids, and teens in the 565 communities we serve
• work collaboratively to coordinate primary and preventative medical care, dental care, mental health care and addictions treatment services to ensure the whole patient is being treated effectively
• focus on evidence-based practices and data to create value that can be experienced throughout our services

Location: Chicago, IL - Specialty: Pediatric, General

This Community Health Center seeks a caring and dedicated Pediatrician to provide personalized, high-quality care to families of Chicago's Southwest Side.

Since 2004, this CHC has provided bilingual, high quality primary care, behavioral health and wellness services to the community, regardless of immigration status, insurance status, or ability to pay. Our five sites in Brighton Park, Gage Park, Little Village, Marquette Park, and South Lawndale deliver care to over 35,000 patients each year from communities across the Southwest Side.

Our commitment to offering care of the highest quality is made clear by our designation as a National Quality Leader by HRSA in 2016, 2017, 2019, and 2020, which ranks us among the top 3% of health centers in the nation and the top two in Illinois for our quality of care.

All full time providers and all clinical staff are bilingual. Spanish speaking required.

Position is 40 hours per week.

Location: Murphysboro, IL - Specialty: Pharmacist

This FQHC is seeking a Pharmacist to join their growing pharmacy team. This position reports directly to the Pharmacy Director.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for attending to the medication needs of the the patients and provide drug information to patients, pharmacist, physicians, nurses and other clinical staff.
• Ensuring the proper dispensation, review, and verification of prescribed medications within regulatory guidelines, company policies, and procedures.
• Carrying out daily operations of pharmacy and remote dispensing sites including supervising a team of pharmacy technicians.
• Supports the efficient workflow of the pharmacy and assists the Pharmacy Director in identifying ways to optimize pharmacy financials, inventory management and enhance patient experience
• Responsible for attending to the medication needs of the patients and provide drug information to patients, pharmacist, physicians, nurses and other clinical staff.

Location: Chicago, IL - Specialty: Physician Assistant

A rapidly growing and dynamic healthcare organization dedicated to providing high-quality, accessible healthcare services to our community. We are in the application process to become a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC). We are seeking a PA, specializing in female health with sensitivity toward Orthodox Jewish female adults.  

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Understanding and willingness to deliver care in a primary care setting.
• Guide and assist in all aspect of primary care medicine including:
  • Preventative medical care
  • Psychosocial needs
  • Acute medical care
  • Diagnostics Treatment Consultation
  • Patient education
• Function independently to perform:
  • Age-appropriate history and physical patient exams
  • Engage in the above for acute and chronic illnesses.
  • Recognize critical illness and notify the appropriate entities.
• Collaborate with supervising physician as needed.
• Prescribe appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatments.
• Implement interventions in attempts at restoring patient’s desired physiologic status.
• Monitor effectiveness of interventions
• Make efforts to correctly diagnose common and less common ailments.
• Investigates clinical problems and offers sound medical solutions.
• Communication: Communicates effectively with other healthcare team members, patient, family members and healthcare designees
• Procedures:  Performs procedures utilizing medically approved approaches and equipment appropriate to the patient's age and size
• Patient Education: Provides information and instructions at a level of understanding appropriate to the comprehension level of the patient and/or significant others. Actively participates in Quality Improvement activities
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear, sit, use hands, reach with hands and arms, stand, walk, walk up and down stairs, lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Location: Champaign, IL - Specialty: Physician Assistant

Making a difference in the lives of vulnerable patients this FQHC is a community health center in Champaign, Illinois. We are seeking an experienced (2 years minimum) Advanced Practice Clinician to provide care across the lifespan. Certification as a Physician Assistant and completion of required Physician Assistant Program or MSN or higher degree and certification as a Nurse Practitioner. Must be currently licensed to practice in the State of Illinois or eligible for license in Illinois. DEA required.

As a part of a multi-disciplinary team of healthcare providers, the PA will work collaboratively across all departments to remove barriers for accessing healthcare, incorporating standard medical practices and health center policies into their clinical practice to provide quality care commensurate with training and licensure. Care delivered includes comprehensive health wellness, preventive and medical care to multicultural, multilingual patients

This Community Health Center began as a volunteer-staffed health center, created in the 1960's to address the issue of high infant mortality in the African-American community. It has since transformed into a health center with staff physicians dedicated to providing primary health care to the underserved in our community. In 2006, the CHC moved to its current location on Bloomington Road in Champaign. In 2011, a Dental Center opened in the same location.

This organization provides over 40,000 patient visits and cares for over 11,500 patients annually. The health center is a family practice clinic and delivers integrated care, with on-site mental health counselors, psychiatrists, and a dental clinic. Patients are supported for social service needs. The health center has a great referring relationship with providers in the community, which provides our patients great access to specialty care.

Position is 40 hours/week.

Location: Joliet, IL - Specialty: Physician Assistant

This candidate will oversee and manage clinical operations for the Care Clinic at the Community Health Center. Performs clinical nursing functions for the Care Clinic and Infectious Disease provider. Oversees Ryan White grant program and operations. Coordinates quality assurance and improvement initiatives as they relate to infectious disease control.