Pediatrician (4 Days a Week)

Benefits

• Paid Time Off & Paid Company Holidays
• Medical, Dental, Vision & Life Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• 403(b) Retirement Plan with Company Match
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• $0 Copay for Legacy Provider visits
• $0 Copay for prescriptions filled at Legacy Pharmacies
• Travel Insurance & Pet Insurance
• Subsidized Gym Membership
• And much more!

Clinician-Specific Benefits Include

• Paid Malpractice Insurance (Occurrence-Based)
• CME Reimbursement + CME Time
• Qualified FQHC Loan Repayment and other programs paying up to $180K
• National Health Service Corps (NHSC) – Pays up to $50,000 for every 2 years of service at an FQHC
• Texas Physician Education Loan Repayment Program (PELRP) – Pays up to $180,000
• Access to dedicated onboarding and provider support for a smooth and successful start

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Location: Legacy Baker Ripley- 6500 Rookin St., Building B, Ste. 200

Houston, TX 77074

Pediatrician - Job Overview

Schedule: Monday-Tuesday (9AM-5PM) | Thursday-Friday (9AM-5PM)

As a Pediatrician, you will provide compassionate clinical care to children and adolescents while helping families access meaningful, community-centered healthcare. You will join our family of care professionals and play an important role in supporting healthy development, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment across the pediatric population.

You will build trusted relationships with patients, families, students, and colleagues while bringing your expertise to a collaborative healthcare team. Your work will strengthen pediatric services in the community and support the clinic’s commitment to accessible, high-quality care.

Why This Role Matters

• Make a difference in the lives of children, adolescents, and their families through comprehensive pediatric care.
• Help advance clinical quality, patient education, prevention, and continuity of care.
• Collaborate with physicians, non-physician providers, students, staff, and community members.
• Support clinical growth and expanded access through flexible coverage during days, evenings, and weekends.
• Contribute to a welcoming environment where cultural competency, communication, and family-centered care are valued.
• Grow professionally through leadership, supervision, quality improvement, and educational opportunities.

Work Environment and Impact

You will be part of a collaborative team that values professional development and the meaningful impact of pediatric healthcare. Through direct patient care, mentorship, quality assurance, and participation in clinic initiatives, you will help ensure children and adolescents receive thoughtful, timely, and effective treatment.

• Build meaningful relationships with patients, families, learners, and colleagues.
• Contribute to accessible community healthcare and the broader healthcare ecosystem.
• Support quality improvement, clinical education, and continuity of care.
• Find purpose in work that promotes healthy development and helps families feel supported.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform assessments and provide treatment to clients of the clinic.
• Keep scheduled hours for extended clinic coverage during days, evenings, and weekends.
• Work hours to remain flexible according to the needs of clinic expansion.
• Meet or exceed productivity requirements as set forth by the Chief Medical Officer.
• Develop and maintain clinical diagnostic and treatment protocols for pediatric treatment.
• Remain available by phone during regularly scheduled hours should assistance be required.
• Assist in the review and development of patient education material.
• Provide supervision of health care students assigned to the clinic for educational purposes.
• Develop and maintain a program for clinical quality assurance.
• Supervise non-physician providers, including Licensed Therapists, Certified Nurse Practitioners, and Certified Physicians Assistants, with respect to pediatric treatment.
• Attend staff meetings and committees as directed and punctually.
• Participate in the Performance Improvement Program.
• Interview and advise patients regarding health and illness prevention, including FQHC-required voluntary family planning services and related preventative health services in compliance with funding requirements and state and federal laws, rules, and regulations.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Medical Doctorate with current licensure.
• Board certified or Board eligible in Pediatrics.
• Provider shall obtain, maintain and participate in the Medicare and Medicaid Programs, workers’ compensation, other federal and state reimbursement programs, and the payment plan of any commercial insurer, health maintenance organization, preferred provider organization, accountable health plan, and other health benefit program requested by Legacy.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and/or Abilities

• Possess an interest in working with adolescents
• Uphold the Code of Ethics of their professional licensing entity.
• Must complete the minimum hours of continuing education to maintain professional license.
• Must maintain good standing with professional licensing board.
• Must demonstrate cultural competency and sensitivity to all populations served.
• Must be able to communicate effectively with staff, community, and the general public.
• Must be able to perform duties with or without reasonable accommodation,
• Ability to remain calm under stressful conditions.
• Must be able to manage multiple deadlines and prioritize
• Adept in decision making responsibilities

Desirable Knowledge, Skills, and/or Abilities

• Bilingual English/Spanish speaking preferred

About Legacy Community Health

The largest Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in Southeast Texas, Legacy Community Health has delivered affordable, high-quality care for nearly 40 years across 50+ clinics in Greater Houston and the Gulf Coast. Our mission - driving healthy change in our communities - guides everything we do, and it starts with our people.

Approachable & Collaborative - Leads with humility, values diverse perspectives, and builds trust through teamwork.

Driven & Committed - Takes initiative and goes the extra mile to improve patient outcomes and drive continuous improvement.

Thoughtful Communicators - Pairs clinical/technical skill with emotional intelligence, navigating complex situations with empathy and professionalism.