Overview

Position purpose: Provides primary medical care services to pediatric patients in an out-patient setting using primary care concepts, emphasizing prevention of illness and the promotion of healthy lifestyles.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manages ambulatory Pediatric primary care medical practice by eliciting patient histories, performing physical examinations, providing accurate clinical diagnoses, prescribing evidence based and cost- effective treatments and providing patient education.
• Adheres to a Productivity Standard for Physicians of an average of at least 2.7 patient visits per hour of ambulatory time worked.
• Maintains and promotes patient satisfaction through acknowledgement that environmental, social, and cultural factors influence one's health.
• Participates in Quality Improvement activities of the health center including complete, legible and accurate chart documentation, Peer Review chart audits and reviews, and designated projects.
• Practices evidence-based, cost-effective primary care in a team-based model.
• Makes appropriate diagnoses and prescribes appropriate prescriptions and referrals consistent with the FQHC's medical practice guidelines.
• Prepares, implements and documents age specific preventative health schedules for pediatric patients.
• Builds and maintains a Pediatric medical practice with follow-up of return appointments and referrals, and other methods that assure continuity of care.
• Maintains clinical competency through regular
• Continuing Medical Education and provides documentation of such to the FQHC upon request.
• Takes call for the FQHC's patients as assigned by the Medical Director.

Job Requirements

Requirements

• Graduate of an Accredited Medical School. Completed an Accredited Post-Graduate Training Program in Pediatrics.
• Board Certified or Eligible in Pediatrics.
• Bilingual English/Spanish, required.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate them when appropriate.
• Ability to act with integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality.
• Thorough knowledge of employment-related laws and regulations.

Misc Benefits

• BCBS Medical PPO Plans
• Ameritas Dental
• Eye Med Vision
• 10 Paid Holidays
• 26 Days of Paid Time Off

Client Description

MISSION

To promote healthy lifestyles & improve our patients’ health through the provision of high quality health care and wellness services in the communities of Chicago’s southwest side.

VALUES

HOPE: eliminating barriers that restrict access to quality health care.
 

HEALTH: impacting the community by providing quality integrated primary care and behavioral health services.
 

FAMILY: building our communities by helping families with prevention and self-care education.

Community Description

The world's best food. The world's best museums. Architecture that awes and enough shopping for days. Find it all in Chicago. With events every weekend, live music and theatre every night, and beautiful parks and ice rinks beckoning every day — Chicago buzzes with energy and excitement all year. 

Chicago is the third most populous city in the US. With over 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the state of Illinois and the Midwest. The Chicago metropolitan often referred to as Chicagoland, has nearly 10 million people.

Affordable living costs and comprehensive, reliable public transit give Chicago a leg up on most other major cities.

Student Loan Forgiveness

Eligible for state and federal loan repayment programs