Position Summary The Pediatrician provides comprehensive primary, preventive, and episodic medical care to infants, children, and adolescents at Health Care Partners of South Carolina. This position evaluates growth and development, diagnoses and treats acute and chronic conditions, provides immunizations and screenings, and partners with parents and caregivers to promote healthy development. As part of a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), the Pediatrician works with an interdisciplinary team to deliver accessible, family-centered care to medically underserved and culturally diverse communities.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities - Provide comprehensive pediatric primary care consistent with the physician s education, training, clinical privileges, evidence-based guidelines, and applicable standards of care.
- Obtain pediatric medical and family histories; perform age-appropriate physical examinations; and assess growth, development, nutrition, behavior, and school performance.
- Diagnose, treat, and manage acute illnesses, injuries, chronic conditions, and developmental or behavioral concerns affecting infants, children, and adolescents.
- Provide well-child examinations, newborn and infant follow-up, preventive screenings, anticipatory guidance, and age-appropriate health education.
- Order, perform, and interpret laboratory studies, imaging, point-of-care testing, and other diagnostic procedures within the Pediatrician s scope and privileges.
- Prescribe medications and treatment regimens in accordance with federal and South Carolina law, pediatric dosing standards, clinical guidelines, and HCPSC policies.
- Review allergies, contraindications, medication interactions, and potential side effects and provide clear instructions to parents, caregivers, and age-appropriate patients.
- Assess immunization status and administer or order vaccines according to current pediatric immunization schedules, organizational protocols, and applicable Vaccines for Children requirements.
- Provide counseling on nutrition, physical activity, sleep, injury prevention, oral health, tobacco or substance exposure, reproductive health, and other age-appropriate wellness topics.
- Screen for developmental delays, behavioral health concerns, autism spectrum disorder, depression, social drivers of health, abuse, neglect, and other risks using approved tools and clinical judgment.
- Follow mandated reporting requirements for suspected child abuse or neglect and coordinate with appropriate agencies in accordance with law and HCPSC policy.
- Refer patients to pediatric specialists, hospitals, early intervention programs, schools, behavioral health services, dental services, and community resources when clinically indicated.
- Collaborate with physicians, advanced practice providers, nursing, medical assistants, behavioral health, dental, pharmacy, care management, referral staff, and external pediatric partners.
- Complete accurate and timely Electronic Health Record documentation, including diagnoses, orders, medication reconciliation, immunization records, care plans, and coding support.
- Review diagnostic results, consultation reports, patient messages, refill requests, school or sports forms, and other clinical information within established timeframes.
- Participate in quality improvement, peer review, patient safety, population health, and HRSA Uniform Data System initiatives related to pediatric access and outcomes.
- Meet organizational expectations for patient access, schedule utilization, clinical productivity, documentation timeliness, quality outcomes, and patient experience.
- Maintain patient confidentiality and comply with HIPAA, infection prevention, credentialing, privileging, payer, and organizational requirements.
- Participate in provider meetings, continuing medical education, clinical committees, staff education, and community health activities as assigned.
- Perform other duties within the Pediatrician s scope, credentials, and privileges as assigned.
Education & Experience - Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree from an accredited medical school required.
- International medical graduates must meet applicable Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates certification, graduate medical education, licensure, and credentialing requirements.
- Successful completion of an accredited residency program in Pediatrics required.
- Board certification or board eligibility in Pediatrics required.
- Current, unrestricted South Carolina medical license required.
- Current federal Drug Enforcement Administration registration and South Carolina Controlled Substances Registration required when prescribing controlled substances.
- Current Basic Life Support certification required; Pediatric Advanced Life Support certification preferred or required based on assigned duties.
- Must meet HCPSC credentialing and clinical privileging requirements and be eligible to participate in Medicare, South Carolina Healthy Connections Medicaid, and other applicable payer programs.
- Pediatric primary care, ambulatory care, community health center, FQHC, rural health, or medically underserved population experience preferred.
- Experience with EHR systems, team-based pediatric care, immunization programs, quality measures, and population health preferred.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities - Comprehensive knowledge of pediatric primary care, growth and development, preventive health, immunizations, acute care, and chronic disease management.
- Strong pediatric clinical assessment, diagnostic reasoning, treatment planning, medication management, and medical decision-making skills.
- Knowledge of pediatric screening schedules, developmental milestones, anticipatory guidance, and mandated reporting requirements.
- Ability to recognize pediatric emergencies and initiate an appropriate response or higher level of care.
- Ability to communicate effectively with children, adolescents, parents, and caregivers using age-appropriate and family-centered approaches.
- Ability to provide culturally responsive, trauma-informed, patient-centered care and collaborate with interdisciplinary teams.
- Knowledge of healthcare laws, professional standards, HIPAA, informed consent, minor consent and confidentiality considerations, and FQHC quality expectations.
- Ability to manage a full pediatric schedule, competing clinical priorities, EHR tasks, and time-sensitive follow-up in a fast-paced outpatient setting.
- Proficiency with EHR systems, electronic prescribing, clinical decision-support tools, telehealth, and standard office technology.
- Commitment to child health, health equity, access to care, professionalism, ethical conduct, and the mission of Health Care Partners of South Carolina.
- Physical Requirements
- Ability to sit, stand, walk, bend, reach, and move throughout the clinical environment for extended periods.
- Ability to perform pediatric physical examinations and other outpatient clinical duties using standard medical equipment.
- Ability to use computers, EHR systems, telehealth technology, and office equipment for extended periods.
- Ability to respond promptly to urgent clinical situations and occasionally lift, assist, or move up to 25 pounds.
- Ability to travel between HCPSC locations when required.
