Pediatrician

Committed to unlocking the potential of every child, the IWS Children's Clinic, owned and operated by the OPRF Infant Welfare Society, is a full-service primary care clinic providing comprehensive medical, dental, behavioral health and social services for children in need.

Position Title

Part-Time Pediatrician

Reports to

Medical Director

Position Summary

Provide comprehensive primary care to infants, children, adolescents, and young adults from birth through age 21 in a mission-driven, low-income pediatric clinic setting.

Primary Responsibilities & Duties

• Provide appropriate patient care services including examination, diagnosis, and treatment for pediatric patients according to established standards and protocols.
• Provide well-child routine physicals and developmental assessments.
• Prescribe and administer medications.
• Diagnose and treat ADHD.
• Develop, implement, evaluate, and document a plan of care and treatment.
• Initiate early intervention for developmental delay and disabilities.
• Appropriately make referrals to other medical/nursing/specialty services as needed.
• Perform health maintenance/disease prevention counseling.
• Provide chronic disease management.
• Provide timely childhood immunizations.
• Provide advice to parents on child development, nutrition, safety, and discipline.
• Review all lab test reports/referral reports and notify parents/patients on abnormal findings.
• Supervise and direct patient care performed by medical assistants.
• Assist Medical Director in the development and implementation of pediatric protocols and procedures.
• Keep well-informed of new developments in a specific area of practice by attending in-services, CME classes, and other certifications.
• Work collaboratively with clinic social worker to provide behavioral health and case management services to patients as needed.
• Adhere to clinic guidelines and standing orders.
• Participate in mentoring nurse practitioner and medical students.
• Maintain the spirit of teamwork to provide a caring respectful environment for the patients, families, and clinic staff.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Specialized advanced knowledge and skill in diagnosis and treatment of disease in children (0-22 years old).
• Exposure to public health medicine.

Position Requirements

• M.D. or D.O. degree from accredited medical school, Foreign medical graduates must have passed FLEX or ESMFG exams.
• Completion of a three-year approved pediatric residency training program in the U.S.
• Licensed to practice medicine in the State of Illinois
• Board certified in Pediatric Medicine

Part-Time Benefits

• Paid holidays
• Accrued vacation and sick time