Pediatrician

Job Description

Job Description

David Raines Community Health Centers is looking for passionate, qualified applicants to join our team!

The Health Center Pediatrician works under the supervision of the Medical Director, and in close coordination with the Chief Executive Officer and other clinical personnel. The Pediatrician provides direct medical care to all patients, which includes an examination, diagnosis and treatment; and also provides referrals to specialists or hospitals when indicated.

Work Experience Requirements:

• Provides direct medical care to clinic patients, including examination, diagnosis and treatment according to established policy and protocol.
• Provides in-patient care via local hospital.
• Accepts emergency calls as scheduled or as necessary.
• Meets with other members of the staff and participates in the planning and implementation of health service improvements.
• Frequent contact is maintained with the Medical Director to whom he/she is responsible.
• Performance is evaluated in terms of patient care quality, by conference, and by observation.
• Serves on the health services program committee to review program activities.
• Review labs and recalls cases with abnormal labs.
• Calls patients at home to follow up on cases.
• Take after an hour's calls once or twice per month.
• Provides after-hours emergency and hospital care on a rotating basis with other staff Physicians.
• Provides comprehensive patient care with appropriate EHR documentation to all patients in compliance with Joint Commission and Patient Centered Medical Home standards of care.
• Signs off on material in PAQ in a timely manner.
• Sets health maintenance protocols for patients.
• Documents appropriate patient education.
• Completes charts in a timely manner.
• Generates all notes (Master IM, Patient Plan, OV Summary).
• Documents on-call assessments.
• Meets productivity goals.
• Assist patients to set and accomplish management goals.
• Performs depression screening on all adult patients.
• Addresses adverse reactions.
• May be required to attend conference and training sessions within Louisiana or out-of-state locations.

Education/Experience Requirements:

• Graduate of an accredited medical school.
• Completion of one (1) year internship at accredited medical training program.
• Must be licensed to practice medicine in the State of Louisiana.
• Experience with electronic health records required, preferably NextGen or similar EHS.
• Must be available to work after hours and weekends as required by management.

WHO WE ARE? DRCHC exist to provide quality, accessible, affordable and comprehensive health care services to all. We have six center locations and twelve school based facilities in five cities throughout Northwest Louisiana and corporate headquarters in Shreveport. DRCHC has a licensed patient pharmacy and a state approved Medicaid application center. We even offer transportation for medical and dental appointments. Our staff work as a team to ensure the mission, vision and purpose of DRCHC is achieved daily.

WHAT WE OFFER? We offer 11 paid holidays each year, paid time off and extended leave days, discounted services, loan repayment options and continuing education days to name a few. Eligibility for all benefits is based on position and job classification.

All applications/resumes are accepted online via or any of the external posting site such as Glassdoor or indeed.