Pediatrician

Principle Responsibilities and Duties

• Provide clinical care to children and adolescents
• Perform scheduled on-call duties, or find coverage when unable to participate
• Perform clerical and administrative tasks needed for quality patient care
• Participate in Health Center and community health education activities and projects
• Demonstrates sensitivity and responds appropriately to verbal and non-verbal communications of patients, families and co-workers
• Maintains patient's right to privacy, assuring dignity in the provision of care; is discreet in all communications, written or oral, about the patient's care
• Consistently utilizes good judgment in the resolution of problems, clinical and non-clinical
• Possesses the ability to act independently and is willing to make decisions utilizing good judgment
• Possesses the ability to visualize and anticipate new problems and To Be Part Of The Problem-solving Process
• Utilizes tact, courtesy, patience, and discretion in dealing with others
• Maintains a stable presence under stress due to pressure of the work environment

Qualifications

• Maintenance of unrestricted Massachusetts medical license
• Completion of the M.D. degree
• Completion of three years post-graduate residency training in an accredited pediatric residency program
• AAP Board eligibility in Pediatrics
• Maintenance of current DEA and Massachusetts Controlled Substances registrations
• Demonstrated ability to provide quality care in a high-volume, multicultural health Center setting
• Qualification for staff privileges at Baystate Medical Center and Mercy Medical Center, and maintenance of such privileges during job tenure
• Qualification as a provider for major insurers
• Desirable: AAP Board Certification in Pediatrics
• Fluency in Spanish, Russian, Arabic, or other language spoken by the Health Center's patient population
• Special expertise in provision of health care to underserved, culturally diverse populations