Minimum Job Requirements
- Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) or Doctor of Osteopathy (D.O.) from an accredited medical school
- Current state medical license and in good standing with medical board
- American Heart Association BLS - maintain active and in good standing throughout employment
Knowledge Skills and Abilities
- Exceptional clinical research and teaching skills and have a commitment to academic pediatrics.
- Able to relate cooperatively and constructively with patients families and co-workers.
- Ability to communicate verbally and in writing.
- Maintains confidentiality of sensitive information.
- Ability to interpret adapt and react calmly under stressful conditions.
- Ability to problem solve to formulate a plan of care and evaluate the patients response to care.
- Ability to interpret adapt and react calmly under stressful conditions.
Job Summary
The position is primarily a clinical position related to the diagnosis treatment and clinical management of pediatric patients in a multidisciplinary environment that includes physicians nurses advanced practice providers clinical scientists and social workers. The position offers exposure to a mix of general and high acuity pediatric patients. The position also includes teaching and supervision of medical residents and provides opportunities to participate in research and publishing.
Job Specific Duties
- Applies knowledge of growth and development in customer interactions and treatment.
- Continues to actively self-educate (i.e. reading journals CME credits NCH conferences etc.).
- Coordinates and/or develops and delivers monthly in-services to meet staff and resident development needs.
- Coordinates follow-up of tests lab studies and patient follow-up phone calls.
- Directly provides clinical services to patients including but not limited to: performing and recording history and physical examinations recording and interpreting pertinent patient data developing and documenting a treatment plan writing routine orders for appropriate laboratory studies x-rays and consultations performing patient/parent teaching assisting with patient follow-up performing appropriate screenings administering medications as required ordering and/or performing therapeutic and diagnostic procedures as indicated by patient findings.
- Makes suggestions to Department Director and/or attending staff that may be beneficial to the improvement of the department.
- Participates in Performance Improvement Research and Publishing.
- Participates in teaching of and is role model to medical students and residents.
- Participates in the call schedule as assigned.