PHYSICIAN - PEDIATRICIAN

About the Role

Join our dynamic team as a Pediatrician, providing comprehensive care for newborns, infants, children, and adolescents while mentoring Family Medicine residents and participating in newborn nursery care.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive pediatric primary care services for newborns, infants, children, and adolescents.
• Perform preventive care visits, well-child examinations, developmental screenings, and immunizations.
• Diagnose and manage acute and chronic pediatric illnesses and conditions.
• Provide patient and family education related to health promotion, disease prevention, nutrition, safety, and development.
• Document patient encounters accurately and timely within the electronic medical record (EMR).
• Coordinate care with specialists, hospitals, schools, and community agencies as appropriate.
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives and population health programs.
• Conduct nursery rounding, evaluations, newborn admissions, assessments, discharge planning, and parent/guardian education.
• Identify and manage routine neonatal conditions and coordinate specialty care when needed.
• Collaborate with obstetric, nursing, and hospital teams to ensure safe and effective newborn care.
• Participate in newborn nursery call coverage as assigned.
• Serve as a faculty educator and mentor for Family Medicine residents, including direct supervision during pediatric continuity clinics and newborn nursery rotations.
• Deliver formal and informal educational sessions, lectures, case discussions, and clinical teaching.
• Evaluate resident performance and provide timely, constructive feedback.
• Participate in curriculum development, scholarly activities, and residency program initiatives.
• Support residency accreditation requirements and educational quality standards.
• Promote evidence-based medicine, professionalism, and lifelong learning principles.
• Participate in departmental, medical staff, and residency program meetings as requested.
• Maintain compliance with regulatory, accreditation, medical staff, and organizational standards.
• Engage in continuous professional development and ongoing medical education.
• Contribute to quality, patient safety, patient experience, and access initiatives.
• Foster a collaborative and respectful environment among physicians, advanced practice providers, residents, nurses, and staff.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree.
• Completion of an accredited Pediatric Residency Program.
• Current medical license in the state of Pennsylvania.
• Certification by the American Board of Pediatrics, or board eligible.
• Act 33, Act 34, and Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal.
• Current DEA Registration.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS).
• Current Neonatal Resuscitation certification.

Skills

• Strong leadership ability and good organizational skills.
• Independent and critical thinking skills, sound judgment, and knowledge of legal aspects and liability of medical practice.
• Strong ability to communicate complex and/or controversial topics and concepts to a wide and diverse audience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Two (2) to four (4) years’ experience in Pediatrics.

Schedule

• Incumbent will be scheduled based on operational need (rotate shifts, standby, on-call, etc.).
• Travel may be expected locally between System locations.
• 8-hour, 10-12-hour shifts, and overtime may be required.
• On-call responsibilities as assigned.

Work Environment

Effective March 2020 or during pandemic: goggles, face shield, and mask are required according to CDC guidelines.

• Direct patient care with exposure to blood/body fluids, chemicals, and latex.
• Frequent standing, walking, bending, and keyboard/computer operation.
• Occasional lifting requirements (up to 20 lbs. frequently, over 50 lbs. with assistance).
• Exposure to extreme heat, confined spaces, heights, and noise (>85dB) may occur occasionally.
• Use of personal protective equipment (PPE) including respirators, eye protection, hand protection, and body protection as needed.