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Job ID: ORD-225890-MD-CA

Pediatrician Needed for Locum Tenens Coverage at Facility in Santa Maria, California

Posted Today Santa Maria, California Locum Tenens MD
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This job at a glance

  • Dates needed: December - June
  • Shift type: Day Shift
  • Assignment type: Outpatient
  • Call required: No
  • Board certification required: Yes

Job description

About the facility

This multispecialty Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) delivers outpatient primary care services within a structured clinical environment consistent with FQHC standards. The facility maintains established clinical protocols to support coordinated and quality care delivery across scheduled coverage periods. On-site support staff includes MDs, APPs, medical assistants, and licensed vocational nurses to facilitate daily clinical operations.

About the facility location

The Santa Maria Valley offers clinicians on assignment a range of outdoor, cultural, and recreational activities suited to varied interests. The area features wineries along the Foxen Canyon Wine Trail, parks such as Waller Park and Preisker Park for hiking, biking, and picnicking, and coastal access for birdwatching, golf, and beach activities. Cultural destinations include museums, live theatre at the Pacific Conservatory Theatre, and the Santa Maria Valley Discovery Museum, complemented by local farms, dining, and a variety of community events throughout the region.

About the clinician's workday

The clinician will provide outpatient pediatric primary care services on a day shift schedule, Monday through Friday, with shift hours of 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM or 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM, totaling a 40-hour work week. Clinical responsibilities encompass the evaluation and management of typical outpatient pediatric primary care conditions; circumcisions are not performed at this facility. The clinician will collaborate with an on-site support team that includes MDs, APPs, medical assistants, and licensed vocational nurses to facilitate daily clinical operations. Board certification and prescriptive authority are required for this assignment; no call coverage is required.

Additional job details
  • Case load/PPD: Variable
  • Support staff: MD, APP, MA, LVN
  • Patient population: Children
  • Location type: On-Site
  • Prescriptive authority required: Yes
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