Pediatrician

JOB SUMMARY

The Pediatrician, located at Baltimore Juvenile Justice, Baltimore, MD  is responsible for providing comprehensive medical care to incarcerated youth within the correctional facility. This role includes assessing, diagnosing, and managing a wide range of pediatric medical conditions while ensuring that care is delivered with compassion, clinical excellence, and in accordance with legal and regulatory standards. The Pediatrician plays a key role in promoting the health and well-being of juvenile patients and collaborates with a multidisciplinary team of healthcare and custody staff.  20 hours a week

Responsibilities

• Conduct routine and emergency pediatric medical evaluations
• Diagnoses and manage acute and chronic illnesses in youth
• Order and interpret diagnostic tests, including labs, imaging, and other screenings.
• Provide age-appropriate health education and counseling to patients.
• Collaborate with mental health, nursing, dental, and other specialists to ensure continuity of care
• Document all patient encounters in the electronic health record (EHR) system according to facility guidelines
• Monitor growth and development milestones and address pediatric-specific health concerns
• Ensure compliance with infection control procedures and public health protocols.
• Participate in case reviews, quality assurance programs, and medical team meetings
• Maintain awareness of relevant correctional policies and procedures and adapt clinical practice accordingly
• Performs other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS

• Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) from an accredited medical school
• Board-certified or board-eligible in Pediatrics
• Current, unrestricted medical license in the state of employment
• DEA license and CPR/BLS certification required
• Minimum of two (2) years’ experience practicing pediatrics; experience with underserved or at-risk youth populations preferred
• Prior experience in a correctional, community health, or public health setting is desirable
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team

FUNCTIONAL DEMANDS

• Ability to pass all required health and other screening tests
• May be required to work nights, weekends, and holidays
• On-call duty may be required (available to work on short notice)

ORGANIZATIONAL EXPECTATIONS

• Provides a positive and professional representation of CFG Health Systems, LLC.
• Promotes a culture of safety for patients and employees through proper identification, reporting, documentation, and prevention
• Maintains competency and knowledge of current standards of practice, trends, and developments in related scope of job role or practice
• Adheres to infection control policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations
• Participate in ongoing quality improvement activities
• Completes required orientation as directed by the facility
• Follows facility and OSHA safety rules and procedures while on assignment
• Follows facility and CFG Health Systems Occurrence Protocol
• Upholds HIPAA and PREA regulations
• Punctual and dependable for assigned/confirmed shifts
• Maintains security clearance for the assigned facility

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and climb or balance. The employee is occasionally required to sit and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employees must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.