Overview:Provide episodic, preventive, and acute health care to newborns, infants, children and adolescents. Direct patient services including assessment, diagnosis, implementation of treatment, evaluation and monitoring of patient management plan. Perform a variety of duties such as; medical history, physician examination, treating childhood injuries and illnesses, monitor chronic diseases, and diagnose and treat severe diseases and medical conditions.We offer our providers a competitive salary and benefits package including: health, dental, vision, life insurance, retirement, paid vacation and sick leave, paid holidays, additional insurance purchase options, and professional liability coverage under the Federal Tort Claim Act. In addition, our FQHC status offers loan repayment scholarship eligibility through the National Health Service Corps (NHSC).Responsibilities:Performs patient assessmentsDiagnoses and treats a variety of diseases and injuriesPerforms a variety of procedures in the clinicElicits and records informationOrders or executes various tests, analyses and diagnostic images to provide information on patients conditionAnalyzes reports and findings of tests and exams, and diagnoses condition of patientAdministers, prescribes and dispenses treatments and medicationsInoculates and vaccinates patientsPromotes health by educating the patient regarding diet, hygiene and prevention of diseaseProvides prenatal care; delivers babies in emergencies onlyReports births, deaths and outbreak of contagious diseases to governmental authoritiesRefers patients to consultant services as neededPerforms surgical procedures commensurate with surgical competencyMay provide clinical services via tele-health (including direct-to-consumer)Conducts physical exams for school, jobs or eligibility for insurance coverageInforms patient and patient family of risks associated with procedures and assures signatures are obtained in accordance with NVHC policy and proceduresProvides emotional support, compassion and is sympathetic to patient needsProvides emergency medical servicesDoes triage for walk-ins, call-ins and urgent patientsReviews and follows up all abnormal lab resultsReviews charts on all no-shows and cancelled appointments per NVHC policy and procedureQualifications:MD or DO degree from an accredited school of Medicine/Osteopathy; or Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) certificationCompletion of a residency program in a Pediatric specialty approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or the American Osteopathic Association (AOA)A current, full, permanent, unencumbered, unrestricted health professional license in the state of Nevada.Board Certified/Board Eligible in Pediatrics. For board eligibility, a candidate must take certification exam within twelve months of date of hire#J-18808-Ljbffr

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