Physician, Pediatrics - New Clinic

Impact Lives, Impact Community

Family Health Centers of San Diego (FHCSD) is passionate about providing exceptional health care to all, especially underserved communities with limited health care options. Founded by a Latina grandmother/community advocate over 50 years ago in Barrio Logan, FHCSD has grown into one of the largest community health systems in the country. With over 90 sites, over 227,000 patients, and over 1.1 million healthcare visits last year, we provide a wide variety of health care and outreach services to a very diverse patient population. We are proud of our mission, our lasting community impact, and the cultural and individual diversity of our staff

Family Health Centers of San Diego (FHCSD) is looking for a Pediatrician to join our team at our new La Mesa Family Health Center opening in Summer 2025.

We are looking for an experienced Pediatrician who is comfortable building a new pediatric practice and working independently.

Position Specifics:

• Full time and part time opportunities available (minimum 4 days per week)
• Rotational Saturdays every 6-8 weeks
• Weekend newborn rounding at the hospital every 6-8 weeks
• Phone based call schedule (7 days) every 6-8 weeks
• Bilingual Spanish or Arabic preferred

Under the direction of the Chief Medical Officer, the Provider will provide caring, affordable, high-quality healthcare and supportive services to everyone, with a special commitment to uninsured, low income and medically underserved persons. If you are passionate about improving the overall health and livelihood of your community, especially for underserved communities, FHCSD is looking for people like you.

Responsibilities:

• Completes all required documentation accurately, timely and thoroughly in accordance with department standards and to comply with electronic medical record requirements, including medication reconciliation, finalizing notes, clearing out personal pool, and participating in clinic pool.
• Follows FHCSD policies and procedures, including (but not limited to), cooperating with the timely submission of credentialing and licensing paperwork; maintaining BLS certification; maintaining CME units based on the requirements of the specifying Board; attending all mandatory meetings; minimizing incident reports; using resources efficiently and practicing medicine in a cost-effective manner.
• Maintain FHCSD behavioral standards, including (but not limited to), effective listening and communication skills and respectful interactions with colleagues and patients.
• Maintains a productivity expectation
• Maintains satisfactory peer reviews: able to assess medical information including pathophysiology, patient presentation, differential diagnosis, etc., in order to facilitate health promotion and disease prevention.
• Meets clinic site and organization needs in a reliable and flexible manner; prioritizes work and makes an effort to adhere to schedule.
• Participate in Clinical Outcomes Program and work towards meeting organizational targets for all metrics.
• Participates in administrative duties, including lab reports, charts, and medication refills reviewed and managed appropriately.
• Participates in on-call schedule in a responsive and timely manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Supervise NP/PAs in a timely and responsive manner.

Requirements:

• Ability and means to travel as needed in a timely manner within San Diego County. DRIVER REQUIREMENTS: Requires an active Class C California driver's license, proof of liability insurance at $100,000, on vehicle used. No more than 2 points in past 12 months; No suspensions in last 2 years for moving violations; No DUI, reckless or felony Driving within 5 years. No license revocation in 7 years.
• Graduated from an accredited school of medicine.
• Three years of residency training in pediatrics
• Board certification in pediatrics (or board eligible for new graduates)
• Current American Heart Association healthcare provider CPR (BLS), or Pediatric Advance Life Support (PALS).
• DEA license
• Must possess current unrestricted license to practice in the State of California.
• Second language fluency in Spanish or Tagalog preferred

Rewards:

• Competitive Salary with Excellent Benefits
• Retirement Plan with Employer Match
• Paid Time Off, Extended Sick Leave and Paid Holidays
• Medical/Dental/Vision/FSA/Life Insurance
• Employee Discounts and Wellness Programs

FHCSD was founded by community activists working towards a common goal: caring, affordable, high-quality medical care for all. We are proud to continue this mission today as we provide accessible services to over 210,000 patients across San Diego County. The successful candidate will have a demonstrated commitment to community medicine and providing culturally competent care to the medically underserved.

In the spirit of pay transparency, we are excited to share the base range for this position, exclusive of fringe benefits or potential bonuses.

If you are hired at Family Health Centers of San Diego, your final base salary compensation will be determined based on factors such as geographic location, jurisdictional requirements, skills, education, and/or experience. In addition to these factors - we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team members as a part of any final offer. Please keep in mind that the range mentioned above is what we reasonably expect to pay for the role. Hiring at the maximum of the range would not be typical in order to allow for future and continued salary growth. We also offer a generous compensation and benefits package (more information on our benefits offerings is available here: FHCSD Wellness - Employee Hub (gobenefits.net)