Physician - ACMO - Pediatrician (Pediatrics)
Physician - ACMO - Pediatrician (Pediatrics)
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USD 270400 - 304337
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Job Description
DESCRIPTION:
Salud Para La Gente (Salud) provides high quality comprehensive and cost-effective full scope primary care services to underserved low-income communities in the Monterey Bay area including Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties. Salud began in Watsonville in 1978 as a storefront free clinic and with a growing need for health services in 1992 became a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC). Today Salud is a primary health care network with 11 clinic sites and over 400 employees. We provide high quality services to patients of all ages. We offer a competitive salary and benefits package and a collaborative culture that values excellence achievement innovation and compassion.
We are looking for an enthusiastic compassionate Pediatrician who will work with the medical team to fulfill our mission to provide high quality comprehensive and cost-effective healthcare responsive to the needs of the communities we serve.
The Pediatrician will perform duties and responsibilities of a Pediatrician under the direction of the Chief Medical Officer and in close working relationship with the Clinic Manager.
Enjoy all the recreational and cultural amenities of coastal living! Live in an area with abundant natural beauty and an excellent quality of life. Easy access to Monterey area and airport.
Glance at the Facts:
- Flexible schedules with 4 day work week
- Full time/part time options
- All outpatient
- Newborn through 18-21 years
- See 20-22 patients per day
- True primary care medical home with dental optometry behavioral health on site as well as robust community health services department
- Healthy Steps site parent educators on staff
- Lactation on site
- Work with amazing colleagues with similar passion for community health
DIRECT PATIENT CARE:
- Develop a panel of patients to provide comprehensive health care in an attentive and conscientious manner
- Perform direct patient care including history taking physical examination lab and radiology ordering and interpretation prescription of medications immunizations and lifestyle modifications using established medical guidelines
- Perform procedures per documented training and clinical privileges
- Collaborate with supporting services at Salud to provide holistic care to patients including but not limited to Community Health Services OB Behavioral Health Dental etc.
- Refer secondary conditions to specialists when appropriate
- Institute emergency measures in life-threatening situations
- Record all medical encounters in a timely and complete manner in the electronic health record
- Work with scheduling and management staff to ensure provider productivity standards
PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT:
- Adhere to clinic communication guidelines and expectations with internal and external customers including co-workers patients and external partners.
- Communicate respectfully and effectively with people of different racial ethnic and cultural backgrounds and lifestyles
- Demonstrate professional and productive collaboration with healthcare team
- May assist with recruitment of physicians/advanced practice clinicians
- May form liaisons with appropriate professional societies educational institutions and community organizations to enhance clinic ability to deliver medical care to target population.
- Adhere to departmental policies procedures and objectives ongoing quality improvement efforts and safety environmental and infection control standards
- Maintain patient confidentiality and comply with all federal and state patient confidentiality laws
- Other duties as assigned
REQUIREMENTS
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- Valid California Physicians license DEA license and CPR certificate
- Valid drivers license
- Board Eligible or Board Certified in Pediatrics preferred
- Ability to obtain/maintain hospital admitting privileges at local hospital.
- DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS:
- Fluent Spanish/English
- Bi-cultural Spanish/English
SALARY & BENEFITS:
Salary: $270400.00-$304337.58/year
Employment Type: Full Time or Part Time
Sign On Bonus: up to $20000 (based on FTE)
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE
Benefits: available to all regular Salud employees working 24 hours per week. Part-time employees may receive some benefits on a pro-rated basis:
- Medical Dental Vision and Life Insurance Plans
- Paid Time Off (PTO): 19 days per year
- Paid Holidays: 12 per year
- 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer contribution
- Voluntary Long-Term Disability
- Reimbursement of medical license fees
- Continuing Medical Education
- Eligibility for the State Loan Reimbursement Program (SLRP) through HRSA.
Additional Information:
- Employees on temporary assignments are eligible for holiday pay and California sick pay both pro-rated based on hours worked.
- On-call employees are eligible for California sick pay pro-rated based on hours worked.
**Salud is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex disability age sexual orientation gender identity national origin veteran status or genetic information. Salud is committed to providing access equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment its services programs and activities. To request reasonable accommodation contact the Salud Human Resources Department and **
Required Experience:
Chief
Employment Type
Full-Time
