Pediatrician

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:

• Prescribe or administer treatment, therapy, medication, vaccination, and other specialized medical care to treat or prevent illness, disease, or injury in infants and children.

• Examine children regularly to assess their growth and development.

• Treat children who have minor illnesses, acute and chronic health problems, and growth and development concerns.

• Examine patients or order, perform, and interpret diagnostic tests to obtain information on medical condition and determine diagnosis.

• Advise patients, parents or guardians, and community members concerning diet, activity, hygiene, and disease prevention.

• Explain procedures and discuss test results or prescribed treatments with patients and parents or guardians.

• Collect, record, and maintain patient information, such as medical history, reports, or examination results.

• Monitor patients' conditions and progress and reevaluate treatments as necessary.

• Direct and coordinate activities of nurses, students, assistants, specialists, therapists, and other medical staff.

• Plan and execute medical care programs to aid in the mental and physical growth and development of children and adolescents.

• Refer patient to medical specialist or other practitioner when necessary.

• Teach residents or medical students about pediatric topics.

• Provide consulting services to other physicians.

• Operate on patients to remove, repair, or improve the functioning of diseased or injured body parts and systems.

• Plan, implement, or administer health programs or standards in hospitals, businesses, or communities for prevention or treatment of injury or illness.

• Conduct research to study anatomy and develop or test medications, treatments, or procedures to prevent or control disease or injury.

• Prepare government or organizational reports of birth, death, and disease statistics, workforce evaluations, or medical status of individuals.

• Perform other duties as assigned