Pediatrician

Description

We believe physicians should be happy in their work life and personal life, so we aim at providing a good work/life balance on top of providing competitive wages and benefits.

Benefits for the Pediatrician include:

• National Health Service Corp or Mass League of CHC Loan Repayment Program
• Medical 75% Employer Paid
• Dental 75% Employer Paid
• Vision 75% Employer Paid
• 100% Employer Paid Life Insurance at 2x salary
• 100% Employer Paid Long Term Disability
• 3% Retirement Contribution with no vesting schedule
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Health Savings Accounts
• 100% Malpractice Coverage
• CME Reimbursement
• 1 week off for CME
• License, Certificate and Application Reimbursement
• No Hospital Rounding
• On-call services through triage company
• Flexible Schedule/ Excellent Work/Life Balance
• 32 hours - Base Clinical hours
• Department of Certified Medical Interpreters
• Four weeks (4) of earned paid time off
• Eleven and a half (11.5) paid holidays
• Three (3) Personal Days
• J-1/H1B VISA assistance
• Employee discounts, tuition reimbursement, and referral program

About HealthFirst Family Care Center, Inc.

HealthFirst Family Care Center, Inc is a Federally Qualified Health Center that recently celebrated 50 years of serving the community. HealthFirst is committed to having an environment of learning, so we work with students from Brown Medical School, UMass Boston, UMass Dartmouth, UMass Boston, Simmons College, and Mass College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.

Services Provided

• Adult Medicine
• Pediatric Medicine
• Adult & Pediatric Dental Care
• Care Management of Chronic Disease
• Opioid and Alcohol Recovery (OAR) Program
• Behavioral Health/Psychiatry
• Nutrition Counseling
• Medical Interpreter Services
• Patient Benefits
• Fall River WIC Program
• GYN and Cardiology onsite
• Onsite 340B Pharmacy, lab and physical therapy

Duties include, but are not limited to the following:

Provide primary health care to pediatric/adolescent patients within area of expertise. Attend to all health considerations ranging from good health maintenance, preventative immunization practices, to management of complex medical illnesses with the broad scope of family medicine. Obtain histories and physical examination information from patient and other sources as needed to make a diagnosis. Conducts screenings to include various diagnostic testing as needed. Interpret results of diagnostic testing and provide feedback to patients and/or designated family members. Prescribe various treatment modalities, including but not limited to, medications, injections, wellness counseling, suturing, minor surgical procedures and ancillary testing. Develop, implement and evaluate treatment plans. Consult and collaborate with a variety of health care professionals and makes referrals as necessary. Educate patients or designated family members regarding care, diagnoses, treatment plan, medications and prognosis. Facilitate patient's participation in medical and health care by providing information needed to make informed decisions and choices about promotion, maintenance and restoration of health, utilizing appropriate health care personnel and resources. Facilitate appropriate utilization of the health care system and encourage appropriate follow-up care. Comply with the policies and procedures of the health center and will perform other duties as assigned by the Chief Medical Officer.

See children for acute and chronic care as follows: Well child exams; routine health maintenance visits for all age groups; acute care for adults and children (uncomplicated); women's health care and contraception; GYN/Family planning examinations; and gynecological problems (uncomplicated)

Experience and Education include, but are not limited to:

• Doctor of Medicine or foreign equivalent
• Completion of Pediatric Residency
• Massachusetts Medical License

Location

387 Quarry Street, Fall River, MA 02723

Hours

Minimum of 40 Hours / Week

Send CV to Healthfirst, Attn: Ms. Renzo, 387 Quarry Street, Fall River, MA 02723.

Learn more about us by checking out our website and company video.

HealthFirst Family Care Center, Inc. is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE)

HealthFirst strives to eliminate discrimination and to hire applicants of diverse backgrounds, cultures and thoughts. HealthFirst does not discriminate against any individual on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic.