Clinic Physician (Pediatrics)

About the role

A Joslin Clinic Pediatric Diabetes Physician is a Pediatric Endocrinologist Physician who treats patients with Diabetes of all types with special emphasis on current techniques for management of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, managing general medical problems that may arise in his/her diabetic patients. Works in a collegial fashion with diabetes educators, including nurses and dietitians and other members of the multi-disciplinary team. Functions as a member of the medical staff of the hospital(s) where he/she may see patients. Interacts with Clinic Administrators in a positive and constructive fashion.

Responsibilities

• Treats pediatric patients with diabetes.
• Evaluates and diagnoses types of diabetes.
• Chooses appropriate therapy.
• Actively refers patients for diabetes education, eye, and foot care, etc., per ADA Recommendations.
• Recognizes complications of diabetes. Chooses treatment to avoid and minimize complications.
• Provides ongoing management assistance.
• Adheres to and promotes compliance with Joslin clinical guidelines.
• Utilizes up-to-date medical approaches, including advanced diabetes technologies.
• May participate in pediatric clinical research activities.
• Treats general medical problems.
• Evaluates general health status.
• Diagnostics diseases besides diabetes.
• Provides general medical therapy.
• Refers patients when additional expertise is needed.
• Works in a collegial fashion with other diabetes health professionals.
• Participates in the development of and provides management plan for diabetes treatment.
• Uses consultative advice as needed regarding medical nutrition management.
• Uses consultative advice from nurse educator.
• Effects management plans in a cooperative manner and shares responsibility with allied health professionals.
• Effectively participates as a member of the JoslinCare team and functions as an effective team member, providing leadership, mentoring and direction to ancillary and support staff.
• Interacts with the medical staff.
• Fulfills obligations specified by Joslin Diabetes Clinic Bylaws.
• Functions on committees as needed.
• Attends and participates in conferences and meetings.
• Deals in a collegial fashion with other Center and hospital community physicians.
• Interacts with the Administrative Staff.
• Deals effectively with the Department Chief and Medical Director.
• Works constructively with the Center Administrator and other Administrative Personnel.
• Participates in a productive and positive way in team, department and center-wide meetings.
• Cooperates with clinic compliance and coding activities and strives to implement changes identified during coding evaluations.
• Presents lectures and promotes the program to physicians, hospital staff and potential referral sources.
• Participates in Joslin community activities (e.g. lectures, health fairs, radio programs).

Requirements

• M.D. or D.O. degree from an accredited school (with college preparation for medical school).
• Certification and licensure in Massachusetts.
• Board certified in pediatrics.
• Board certified in Pediatric Endocrinology (or eligible for Board certification with certification expected).
• Residency in pediatrics, fellowship in pediatric endocrinology (Completion of 3 years of pediatric endocrinology fellowship).
• Interests in Pediatric Diabetes clinical care and research.

Qualifications

• Experience in treating pediatric patients with diabetes.
• Knowledge of current techniques for managing Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes.
• Ability to diagnose and treat various types of diabetes.
• Experience in referring patients for diabetes education, eye, and foot care.
• Experience in recognizing and managing complications of diabetes.
• Experience in providing ongoing management assistance.
• Experience in utilizing up-to-date medical approaches, including advanced diabetes technologies.
• Experience in participating in pediatric clinical research activities.
• Experience in treating general medical problems.
• Experience in evaluating general health status.
• Experience in diagnosing diseases besides diabetes.
• Experience in providing general medical therapy.
• Experience in referring patients when additional expertise is needed.
• Experience in working in a collegial fashion with other diabetes health professionals.
• Experience in developing and providing management plans for diabetes treatment.
• Experience in using consultative advice as needed regarding medical nutrition management.
• Experience in using consultative advice from nurse educator.
• Experience in effecting management plans in a cooperative manner and sharing responsibility with allied health professionals.
• Experience in effectively participating as a member of the JoslinCare team and functioning as an effective team member, providing leadership, mentoring and direction to ancillary and support staff.
• Experience in interacting with the medical staff.
• Experience in fulfilling obligations specified by Joslin Diabetes Clinic Bylaws.
• Experience in functioning on committees as needed.
• Experience in attending and participating in conferences and meetings.
• Experience in dealing in a collegial fashion with other Center and hospital community physicians.
• Experience in interacting with the Administrative Staff.
• Experience in dealing effectively with the Department Chief and Medical Director.
• Experience in working constructively with the Center Administrator and other Administrative Personnel.
• Experience in participating in a productive and positive way in team, department and center-wide meetings.
• Experience in cooperating with clinic compliance and coding activities and striving to implement changes identified during coding evaluations.
• Experience in presenting lectures and promoting the program to physicians, hospital staff and potential referral sources.
• Experience in participating in Joslin community activities (e.g. lectures, health fairs, radio programs).

Skills

• Excellent communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams.
• Knowledge of advanced diabetes technologies.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize responsibilities.
• Ability to provide leadership, mentoring and direction to ancillary and support staff.
• Ability to present lectures and promote the program to physicians, hospital staff and potential referral sources.
• Ability to interact with the medical staff, Administrative Staff, Department Chief, Medical Director, Center Administrator, and other Administrative Personnel.
• Ability to fulfill obligations specified by Joslin Diabetes Clinic Bylaws.
• Ability to function on committees as needed.
• Ability to attend and participate in conferences and meetings.
• Ability to deal in a collegial fashion with other Center and hospital community physicians.
• Ability to interact with the Joslin community.

Benefits

The base pay range reflects what Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (HMFP) reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this role at the time of posting and may be modified from time to time. Actual compensation within this range may be determined based on several factors, including academic appointment, work experience, specialty training, geography of work location, anticipated productivity, FTE basis, and role expectations. In addition to base compensation, this role may be eligible for performance-based incentives, which may include bonuses for productivity and quality. HMFP also offers a comprehensive and generous employee benefits program to eligible employees, including health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, as well as retirement plan(s) with employer contributions.

Pay

USD $150,000.00/Yr. USD $350,000.00/Yr.

Schedule

N/A