Physician Pediatrician - Pewaukee Pediatrics - Full-Time

Children's Wisconsin

$180K — $220K *
Hospitals & Medical Centers
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Medical Degree (MD or DO) required for pediatric practice.
  • Current malpractice insurance at $400,000/$1,000,000.
  • CHW medical staff membership with core privileges in pediatrics.
  • Proficiency in managing urgent care patients from pediatric residency training.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills with patients and families.
  • Excellent medical record documentation skills.

Responsibilities

  • Examine and diagnose children with various injuries and illnesses.
  • Conduct routine check-ups to monitor growth and development.
  • Respond to significant changes in patient condition with appropriate medical actions.
  • Participate in nursing education and medical training activities.
  • Document procedures and patient interactions in the medical record for billing.
  • Ensure timely handling of patient needs and effective communication with families.

Benefits

  • Participation in the Patient Compensation Fund.
  • Opportunity to teach and mentor pediatric trainees and nursing staff.
  • Engagement in medical education activities at the institution.
  • Support from nursing staff for patient care and urgent requests.
Full Job Description
Job Summary Provides appropriate pediatric care services to patients. Responsible for examining, diagnosing, and treating children with a wide variety of injuries and illnesses. Routine check-ups for patients with the intent of monitoring a child's growth and development from birth to adulthood. Essential Functions - Understands and satisfies the needs of the neonatal, infant, toddler, pre-school, school-age, adolescent and/or adult patient in regards to their growth and development process. - Performs appropriate history, physical exam, assessment and plan, and documents legible, concise and pertinent entries in the medical record according to appropriate policies, rules and regulations. May be requested to perform ambulatory pediatric consultation by non pediatrician-physicians and surgeons. - Responds to significant changes in assigned patient's condition as medically appropriate Participates, when requested, in conducting nursing "inservice" education. - Participates, when requested, in medical education activities for pediatric nurse practitioners, students, residents and others. - Remains available to the nursing staff requests for urgent/emergent action Responds to request for mutual assistance from an intern/resident. - Participates in answering third party payor and utilization review questions Documents all procedures in the medical record for billing purposes. - Consistently completes assignments without necessity for reassigning work to others. - Handles patient needs in a timely manner and communicates well with the parents, patients, etc. regarding the patient's care. - Complies with patient care service guidelines. Education: - Terminal Degree (PhD, MD, etc.) Medical Degree required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities - Current malpractice insurance at a level of $400,000/$1,000,000 as well as participation in the Patient Compensation Fund. - CHW medical staff membership in the Department of Medicine with core privileges in pediatrics. - Demonstrated proficiency in skills necessary to manage urgent care patients normally acquired during pediatric residency training. - Must demonstrate good communication and interpersonal skills when dealing with fellow physicians, nurses, patients, families and other staff. - Good medical record documentation skills as demonstrated by legibility, concise and pertinent entries. - Demonstrated ability and interest in teaching, which will include student level and professionals (nurses, pediatric nurse practitioners, interns/residents). Licenses and Certifications: - BLS-Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider - American Heart Association/American Red Cross/National Safety Council required - + one of the following: - N/A - License DO (21) - State of Wisconsin - License MD-Medical Doctor (20) - State of Wisconsin - License MD-Medical Doctor (320) - State of Wisconsin Patient Care Responsibility - Provides care appropriate to patient population and as described in applicable policies and procedures. Required for All Jobs: - This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be requested in the performance of this job. - Employment is at-will. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise.

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