Overview
POSITION SUMMARY: Under direction of the Medical Director, provides medical services in the community health center.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Exams, diagnoses, and treats diseases and injuries of infants, children, adolescents and young adults birth to age 17.
- Examines patients and determines need for x-ray examinations and clinical laboratory tests.
- Interprets examinations findings and test results, and implements pediatric treatment plans.
- Prepares and reviews case histories and obtains data through interviews.
- Supports health promotion and disease prevention activities to enable each child to reach full potential.
- Monitors physical and psychosocial growth and development.
- Conducts age-appropriate screening.
- Provides advice and education for patients and parents regarding appropriate preparation for predictable developmental challenges.
- Determines need for consultation and assists in medical care treatment provided at the direction of other specialists.
- May instruct medical students and /or residents in procedures for diagnosis and treatment of diseases and injuries of infants and children.
- Participates in the instruction of medical students and residents who participate in a clinical rotation at FCHC.
- 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.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Job Requirements
EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:
Board eligible/Board certified pediatrician:
- Knowledge of principles and practice of preventative medicine.
- Knowledge of the state and federal laws pertaining to medicine and to community health centers.
- Knowledge of structure and function of community health centers.
- Skill in communicating effectively with patients and their families.
- Skill in establishing and maintaining effective working relationship with other employees, patients and general public.
Education and/or Equivalent Experience:
Graduation from a college or university accredited by the American Medical Association with a Doctor of Medicine degree or accredited by the American Osteopathic Association with a Doctor of Osteopathy degree. If medical education occurred at a foreign medical school, the applicant must possess a current Educational Council Foreign Medical Graduate (ECFMG) Certificate. Successful completion of an approved program of residency training in pediatrics.
LICENSES OR CERTIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
Licensed to practice medicine in the State of Illinois plus current DEA registration.
Misc Benefits
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Dependent coverage
- Voluntary insurance (accident, critical illness, etc.)
- Short/long term disability
- 401k/403b match or safe harbor contribution
- Vacation
- License renewals and/or professional association fees paid
- Loan reimbursement programs
- Flexible spending account
- PTO and Personal time off
Client Description
Mission Statement:
To provide excellent healthcare to the community that communicates in word and deed the love and Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Vision Statement
To become the premier provider of quality community services to underserved areas, achieving outstanding medical, relational and spiritual outcomes as a distinctively Christian organization.
Community Description
Harvey, Illinois is located in south Cook County with a travel time of around 25 minutes to downtown Chicago.
Student Loan Forgiveness
State and federal loan repayment eligible