Job Description
POSITION TITLE: Pediatrician
LOCATION: HOPE Clinic | Aldine Meadows (School-Based Clinic)
REPORTS TO: Pediatric Director
EDUCATION: M.D. or D.O. from an accredited medical school and completed a residency in Pediatric Medicine; current unrestricted Texas Medical license is required; Must be Board Certified in Pediatric Medicine
WORK EXPERIENCE: Minimum 1 year of experience working in Pediatric medicine environment and/or community health experience is preferred
SALARY RANGE: Depends on Experience
FLSA STATUS: Exempt
POSITION TYPE: Full-Time
LANGUAGE: Fluent in English; Bilingual in English and Spanish is a plus!
HOPE Clinic provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
JOB SUMMARY:
Pediatrician will diagnose, treat and help prevent children's diseases and injuries. Treat children who have minor illnesses or acute and chronic health problems. Liaise with school districts to improve student population health.
MAJOR DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provide quality medical care to all pediatric patients in a school-based community;
- Perform direct patient care of enrolled students by examining, diagnosing, analyzing the student’s total health condition;
- Develops short and long-term patient care goals and prescribes treatment;
- Administer appropriate medications, injections and immunizations within the limits of the statues regulated by the State Board of Medical Examiners and within the guidelines of pharmaceuticals available in the SBHC;
- Perform comprehensive physical examinations, orders laboratory tests according to the guidelines of approved SBHC laboratory tests, and follows up on results to provide advice and/or treatment to patients;
- Manage and treat common health problems, such as infections, influenza and pneumonia, as well as serious, chronic, COVID-19, and complex illnesses in pediatric patients;
- Monitor patient’s conditions and progress and reevaluate treatment as necessary;
- Make diagnoses when different illnesses occur together or in situations where the diagnosis may be obscure;
- Initiate referrals to students’ primary care providers or to clinics within the Health and Hospital facilities, working with students’ families to provide optimal continuity of care, as needed;
- Advise surgeon of a patient's risk status and recommend appropriate intervention to minimize risk when needed;
- Advise patients and community members concerning diet, activity, hygiene, safety, and disease prevention;Collect, record, and maintain all patient information, such as medical history, reports, and examination results and prepare reports and correspondences related to the work as needed;
- Close all patients charts within 48 hours of visit;
- Maintain established SHBC policies and procedures, objectives, reports, safety, environmental and infection control standards;
- Order medical supplies for the site in conjunction with the director of operations;
- Have knowledge of front desk operations including scheduling appointments, verifying insurance, and processing payments;
- Supervise supporting personnel to ensure effective and efficient daily operation of the school-based clinic, as needed;
- Comply with policies, protocols, and procedures of HOPE Clinic and policies and procedures required of a FQHC;
- Participate in the community health events, health education initiatives, and/ or physical/screenings activities conducted by HOPE Clinic in collaboration with community partners as needed;
- Participate in community partners meetings as an effort to plan and work on collaborative initiatives as needed;
- Work as an integral part of the clinical team and honor and support the Mission of HOPE Clinic;
- Participate in peer review;
- Participate in on-call schedule and Saturday clinic rotation;
- Supervise residents and medical students when assigned and complete feedback/evaluations within 1 week after the end of their rotation;
- Be flexible to work at other HOPE Clinic sites as needed;
- Complete administrative assignments as requested by Medical Director and/or Pediatric Director;
- Communicate and collaborate with other teams within site including medical assistants, front desk, or care coordinators to solve problems;
- Identify issues that require escalation to Pediatric Director
- Develop strategic plans, programs administration, and improvement;
- Report to the Pediatric Director;
- Perform other duties as assigned to support HOPE Clinic’s Mission, Vision, and Values.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
- Current unrestricted Texas Medical license is required;
- Demonstrable leadership role and achievement in a complex healthcare delivery system;
- Credentialed and privileged according to HOPE Clinic’s standards and practices;
- Must be insurable for liability as a medical provider;
- Must have current DEA registrations for the purpose of writing prescriptions;
- Must maintain CME/BLS and other educational requirements/credits for Texas board certification, and state licensure;
- Understanding of Texas mandated reporting laws;
- Previous experience in FQHC, hospital and/or clinic settings;
- Must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:
- M.D. or D.O. from an accredited medical school and completed a residency in Pediatric Medicine;
- Must be Board certified in Pediatric Medicine;
- Minimum 1 year of experience working in Pediatric medicine environment;
- Experience in community health/FQHC/school-based environment is preferred.
OTHER SKILLS and ABILITIES:
- Bilingual (Spanish with English) is preferred.
- Above average skills in language ability as well as public speaking and writing.
- Must have good transportation and a valid Texas Driver’s license.
- A philosophy of collaboration and teamwork;
- A demonstrable track record in forging relations between teams;
- A mission-driven individual who can embrace and commit to Mission and Core Values;
- A self-starter, results-oriented personality;
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build consensus given a high premium; noticeable skills in engaging physicians finding synergies; an interactive style that is pleasant;
- Comfortable working in groups, forming teams of physicians and other staff members, with an ease in working with other diverse groupings;
- Understanding of how to create change through influence and not through direct authority;
- Strong persuasive abilities;
- The ability to hear, understand, reflect, and mediate on issues;
- An appreciate of the importance of the clinical team, and what nursing, patient care departments, and operations bring to the patient care endeavor, and the strength of that clinical partnership;
- The ability to generate optimism in fellow team members.
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES SPECIFICATION:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, sit, talk, hear, stoop, kneel, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer and telephone keyboard reach.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision requirements due to computer work.
- Light to moderate lifting (up to twenty pounds) is required.
- Ability to uphold the stress of assisting patients of diverse backgrounds.
- Regular, predictable attendance is required.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $150,000.00 - $200,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Houston, TX 77032: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)
Application Question(s):
- HOPE Clinic has mandated the COVID-19 vaccine, will this be an issue for you?
- What language(s) other than English do you speak and understand?
Education:
Experience:
- Pediatric Medicine: 1 year (Preferred)
Language:
- a language other than English (Preferred)
License/Certification:
- M.D or D.O (Preferred)
- Medical License in Texas (Preferred)
Work Location: In person