Pediatrician

Purpose:

• The Pediatrician provides primary pediatric care under established protocols and the approved Clinical Policies of WWFHC. The Pediatrician specializes in the treatment of children from birth to 21 years old. The pediatrician treats these patients' illnesses and ensures that they have a clean bill of health within certain requirements. The Pediatrician must consult with the patient and or parent/guardian to understand his/her illness. The pediatrician and the parents develop a relationship that allows for the appropriate assessment and diagnosis of the illness. The Pediatrician works with other providers and staff to provide quality and effective service and solutions to pediatric medical problems. Working effectively with the OBGYN provider(s) is key to developing future patient relationships and providing a continuum of service for our patients.

PART I: ESSENTIAL POSITION FUNCTION AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Clinical

• Focuses on the physical, emotional, and social health of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults from birth to 21 years.
• Monitors if patient is developmentally achieving milestones and skillfully assesses their patient
• Focuses on prevention, detection, and management of physical, behavioral, developmental, and social problems that affect children.
• Sees any WWFHC patient, from birth to 21 years of age, regardless of sex, race, condition or association with another WWFHC provider of care.
• Provides specialized pediatric services to patients of WWFHC's.
• Performs systematic health histories and physical assessments of patients.
• Reports quality of care issues promptly to the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Medical Officer
• Performs episodic care, treatment, and follow-up.
• Prescribes drug and medicine treatment.
• Provides patient education and nutritional instruction.
• Supervise non-physician providers as requested.
• Keeps a systematic record using an approved format of patient care. Timely and accurately completing patient records, charts and reports as appropriate in electronic charts or on paper.
• Participates in established call group.
• Assumes responsibility of patients at appropriate hospital when requested by Emergency Department
• Responsible for ambulatory quality, customer satisfaction and managed care requirements.

Managerial

• Provides input to the Chief Operations Officer or Practice Manager, as appropriate, in the performance review process of the Medicine's non-medical staff.
• Attends provider meeting at Western Wayne Family Health Centers

Education/Training

• Participates in the education/training of personnel.
• Participates as a member of Western Wayne Family Health Centers in community education programs or community health promotions.
• Attends and completes required/necessary CME training

Quality Assessment/Utilization Review

• Participates in all relevant QA/UR activities as required
• Participates in Peer Review and in-service training.
• Cooperates with Risk Management and participates in Risk Management activities.

Recruitment

• Meet and evaluate potential physician and extender candidates for the Practice.
• Assist in orientation of new practitioners to the Practice.
• Introduce new physicians to referral physicians.