Pediatrician

22 hours ago

Lafayette, Louisiana, United States Central City Community Health Center Full time
Pediatrician Job Summary

Central City Community Health Center, Inc. is seeking a skilled Pediatrician to join our team. As a Pediatrician, you will be responsible for examining children to ensure proper injury care and disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and recovery.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Conduct thorough examinations on newborns and young children to check and record their health and normal physical development
  • Examine sick children to determine their condition and ask intuitive questions to gather information about symptoms
  • Reach an informed diagnosis based on scientific knowledge and individual medical history
  • Prescribe medications and give detailed instructions for administration
  • Prescribe and interpret appropriate lab tests to gain more information for possible infections or abnormalities
  • Prepare and administer vaccines according to the governmental vaccination plan
  • Examine and treat injuries and refer the little patients to physicians of other disciplines when necessary
  • Advise parents on children's diet, exercise, and disease preventive measures
  • Keep updated records of patients' illnesses, surgeries, or other medical episodes
Requirements:
  • MD or DO degree
  • 5+ years' experience in pediatric medicine
  • Licensed in the state
  • Board certified through the American Board of Pediatrics
  • DEA certified
  • Experience with EHR (electronic health records) preferred
Working Conditions:

The Pediatrician will work in a normal clinic environment with walking and standing for extended periods of time, reaching, twisting, stooping, visual acuity corrected to normal range, hand-eye coordination, grasping with fingers, hearing within normal range, sense of touch, gripping tightly required for operation of tests and measures and performance of other essential functions.

The ideal candidate will have excellent written and oral communication skills, ability to handle multiple tasks while being tactful, diplomatic, and empathetic, ability to organize, schedule work effectively, and work independently without supervision, ability to communicate effectively and tactfully with patients, customers, managers, and other levels of personnel, in person and on the telephone, ability to pay close attention to detail, ability to maintain composure under conditions of urgency and/or time constraint, ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment, ability to handle and maintain patient confidentiality, commitment to quality healthcare and excellent customer service.

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