Physician (Pediatrics) Job at DHA (Archive), Colorado Springs, CO

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  • DHA (Archive)
  • Colorado Springs, CO

Job Description

Physician (Pediatrician) Fort Carson, Colorado

Fort Carson, CO: Located just south of Colorado Springs, Ft. Carson combines scenic beauty, pleasant residential areas, and cultural activities to satisfy every taste. It is an unusually well-rounded military community which offers a variety of recreational and cultural opportunities. World-class ski resorts are available within a short 2 1/2 hour drive, golf courses and biking trails are available on the installation as well as in the surrounding community. Numerous colleges and universities are available for continuing education.

(Fort Carson Landscape)

Working for the Department of Defense comes with an abundance of benefits and perks to include competitive compensation packages, paid-time off, medical benefits, student loan repayments, and retirement package with Thrift Savings Plan to include matching employer contributions. For more information, please visit the following link:

MAJOR DUTIES:

Physician (Pediatrics) performs in accordance with policies and guidelines established by theorganization and supervisor. Exercises independent judgment with full responsibility for professionaldiagnosis, treatment, referral and disposition of patients.
Serves as Pediatrics Physician. Scope of services include, but are not limited to, examination,diagnosis, prevention and treatment of newborns, infants, children, and adolescents. Care providedincludes a broad spectrum of health services ranging from preventative health care anddevelopmental health care needs to the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic diseases.Addresses the biological, social, and environmental influences of the developing patient, with animpact of disease and dysfunction on development. Takes ownership, responsibility for care ofassigned panel of patients. Provides first contact, continuous, comprehensive primary care fornewborns, infants, children, and adolescents according to current standards of care, the patientcentered medical home model of care, Army policy, and relevant regulations. Leads a multi-disciplinary team of individuals who collectively takes responsibility for the ongoing care of patients.Coordinates and/or integrates care across all elements of the healthcare system (e.g., subspecialtycare, hospitals, home health agencies, nursing homes) and the patient's community (e.g., family,public and private community). Completes required records (both paper and electronic) pertainingto all medical services provided in accordance with specified procedures and regulations. Properlysafeguards all reports and records according to the Health Information Portability and AccountabilityAct (HIPAA) standards.


Ensures the highest standards of professional practice and ethics are maintained.


Teaches and provides consultation to other health care providers as assigned.


Participates in Continuing Medical Education (CME) and quality assurance activities as assigned.

Provides technical oversight of clinical staff (e.g. nurses, social workers, therapists, and varioustechnicians) who is assigned to the medical home to enhance team-based care.

PERFORMS OTHER DUTIES AS ASSIGNED.

Basic Requirements:

US Citizenship required

Board Certified/Eligible

Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathy from a school in the United States or Canada approved by a recognized accrediting body in the year of the applicants graduation. [A Doctor of Medicine or equivalent degree from a foreign medical school that provided education and medical knowledge substantially equivalent to accredited schools in the United States may be demonstrated by permanent certification by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) (or a fifth pathway certificate for Americans who completed premedical education in the United States and graduate education in a foreign country).

Candidates must have a permanent, full, and unrestricted license to practice medicine in a State, District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States.

Job Tags

Permanent employment, Part time, Work from home,

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