Description

Physician Job Description and Professional Expectations

As a physician at Pediatric Associates of Manhattan, P.A., there are professional obligations, expectations, and responsibilities.

Professional and Educational Requirements specific to Pediatrics:

• Complete Formal Education and Training: 4 years of qualified undergraduate study, 4 years of medical school, and 3-8 years of internship and residency
• Maintain Board Certification
• Maintain current DEA
• Maintain current Kansas State license
• Maintain required CEU’s to qualify for continued licensing
• Maintain hospital privileges at Via Christi Manhattan

 Clinician and Outpatient Physician Requirements and Responsibilities:

• Provide well care for children ages birth to 19 years of age while tracking physical and mental development.
• Ability to apply critical thinking and judgement in assessing situations of urgent care, acute care, and chronic care – in addition to routine well child checks and immunizations.
• Document properly in the electronic health record to justify diagnosis, treatment, and billing for services.
• Ability to physically examine and perform procedures on all ages of patients, regardless of developmental stage and/or behavioral and physical limitations.
• Communicate to clinical staff any orders or treatment plans that require nursing assistance or completion.
• Communicate to office staff regarding scheduling, billing, and administrative issues.
• Communicate to peers regarding care of patients in cases of call transfer and absences from the clinic.
• Timely and appropriate referral of patients for ancillary or specialty services.
• Proper prescribing of medications and refill requirements. Adherence to practice policy on ADD and Allergy medications that include regular follow ups before extending prescriptions.
• Adherence to practice protocols agreed upon by physicians as a group based on evidence based standards and safe practice references.
• Compliance to office procedures and policies related to patient care and business (DNKA Policy and Vaccination Policy).
• Timely review of ancillary reports and consultation reports