Pediatrician

Adelanto, CA | Pomona, CA | Nevada
Full-Time | On-Site | Outpatient Pediatrics

Salary: $260,000–$320,000 Per Year

Final compensation will be based on experience, qualifications, board-certification status, clinical skills, assigned location, and the final employment arrangement.

Position at a Glance

• Position: Pediatrician
• Degree: MD or DO
• Employment type: Full-time
• Work setting: On-site outpatient pediatric care
• Available locations: Adelanto, CA; Hemet, CA; Los Angeles, CA
• Patient population: Infants, children, and adolescents
• Organization: Federally Qualified Health Center

Applicants may indicate their preferred clinic location when applying.

What You Will Do

As a Pediatrician at Tri-State, you will provide compassionate, evidence-based, and age-appropriate medical care within your professional training and scope of practice.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Provide primary and preventive care to infants, children, and adolescents
• Perform newborn, well-child, school, sports, and routine pediatric examinations
• Monitor physical growth, development, behavior, and emotional well-being
• Diagnose and treat acute illnesses, injuries, infections, and common pediatric conditions
• Manage chronic conditions such as asthma, allergies, obesity, eczema, and other ongoing health concerns
• Provide recommended immunizations and preventive health screenings
• Perform developmental, behavioral, vision, hearing, and risk assessments
• Develop individualized treatment and follow-up plans
• Order and interpret laboratory tests, imaging studies, and other diagnostic services
• Prescribe medications and monitor their effectiveness and safety
• Educate parents and caregivers about nutrition, development, safety, medications, and preventive care
• Explain diagnoses and treatment options in clear, respectful, and easy-to-understand language
• Recognize urgent or complex medical concerns and respond appropriately
• Identify patients who require specialty care and coordinate appropriate referrals
• Follow up on test results, referrals, hospital visits, and changes in a child’s condition
• Maintain complete, accurate, and timely electronic medical records
• Follow clinical guidelines, HIPAA requirements, patient-safety standards, and applicable healthcare regulations
• Collaborate with medical assistants, nurses, physicians, specialists, behavioral-health professionals, and administrative staff
• Participate in quality-improvement, population-health, and patient-safety initiatives
• Support Tri-State’s mission of improving access to compassionate healthcare
• Participate in clinical meetings, training, and professional-development activities as required

Required Qualifications

• Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from an accredited medical school
• Successful completion of an accredited Pediatrics residency program
• Board-certified or board-eligible in Pediatrics
• Current and unrestricted medical license in the state of the assigned clinic, or eligibility to obtain the required license before beginning employment
• Current DEA registration, or ability to obtain it before starting when required
• Current Basic Life Support certification, or ability to obtain certification before starting
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support certification, or ability to obtain it if required for the position
• Ability to complete Tri-State’s credentialing, privileging, and payer-enrollment requirements
• Strong knowledge of pediatric primary care, preventive medicine, growth, and development
• Strong clinical judgment, communication, and decision-making skills
• Ability to maintain complete, accurate, and timely medical documentation
• Ability to communicate effectively with children, parents, and caregivers
• Commitment to ethical, compassionate, and patient-centered pediatric care

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience practicing outpatient pediatrics
• Previous FQHC, community-health, public-health, or safety-net experience
• Experience caring for children from infancy through adolescence
• Experience managing chronic and medically complex pediatric conditions
• Experience with developmental and behavioral-health screening
• Familiarity with Medi-Cal, Medicaid, and community-health documentation requirements
• Experience using electronic health-record systems
• Strong family-education and care-coordination skills
• Bilingual communication skills are helpful but not required