Pediatric Physician (MD)
Brea, California, United States
Job Summary
Occupation
Physician
Specialty
Pediatrics
Salary
$180
– $240
• yearly
Degree Required
MD/DO
Position Type
Full-Time
Work Environment
Hospital
Clinic/Private Practice
Location
90033, Los Angeles, California, United States
Visa Sponsorship
No
Job Description
Last Update:
12/12/24
Pediatrician will conduct thorough examinations, diagnoses illnesses, prescribes medications,
administers vaccines, and provides guidance to parents regarding their child’s health,
development, and well-being. The pediatrician will collaborate with other physicians and midlevel providers. The pediatrician will participate in medical and interdisciplinary clinical
committees.
administers vaccines, and provides guidance to parents regarding their child’s health,
development, and well-being. The pediatrician will collaborate with other physicians and midlevel providers. The pediatrician will participate in medical and interdisciplinary clinical
committees.
Job Responsibilities
Manages and maintains a program of comprehensive health for the patients, to include
preventive medicine, behavioral sciences, and community health.
• Prescribe or administer treatment, therapy, medication, vaccination, and other
specialized medical care to treat or prevent illness, disease, or injury in infants and
children in accordance to CHDP guidelines.
• Examine children regularly to assess their growth and development.
• Treat children who have minor illnesses, acute and chronic health problems, and growth
and development concerns.
• Examine patients or order, perform, and interpret diagnostic tests to obtain information
on medical condition and determine diagnosis.
• Advise patients, parents or guardians, and community members concerning diet, activity,
hygiene, and disease prevention.
• Explain procedures and discuss test results or prescribed treatments with patients and
parents or guardians.
• Collect, record, and maintain patient information, such as medical history, reports, or
examination results.
• Monitor patients' conditions and progress and reevaluate treatments as necessary.
• Direct and coordinate activities of nurses, students, assistants, specialists, therapists,
and other medical staff.
• Plan and execute medical care programs to aid in the mental and physical growth and
development of children and adolescents.
• Refer patient to medical specialist or another practitioner when necessary.
• Provide supervision and consultation to mid-level practitioners, other physicians, medical
students, resident physicians or physician extender students.
• Perform outpatient clinic-based procedures to remove, repair, or improve functioning of
diseased or injured body parts and systems, to the extent of their training and scope of
practice.
• Plan, implement, or administer health programs or standards in hospitals, businesses, or
communities for prevention or treatment of injury or illness.
• Prepare government or organizational reports of birth, death, and disease statistics,
workforce evaluations, or medical status of individuals.
• Provider may staff a variety of locations depending upon the need of the organization with occasional Saturday Shifts.
Employees are responsible for maintaining individual certifications as required by job
function or by law and provide verification and recertification when requested by
management.
• Care management of highest risk patients to reduce risk, decrease hospital and ER
utilization, and improve outcomes.
• Interviews patient, obtains patient history, updates all information and documents in EHR
according to standards.
• Responsible for coordinating medical care with internal and external medical specialties
as needed.
• Ability to supervise, advice, train clinical professionals and/or students in area of
expertise as well as, a variety of health-related topics, including first-aid measures,
basic and advanced health care maintenance.
• All other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Qualifications
• New graduates are welcome, provided they have completed their residency and are board certified.
BC/BE
Working Hours
• Pediatric Physician will have more hospital on-call duties.