Pediatrician Position Available In Buchanan, Missouri

Salary Not Available
Position range in Missouri $175k – $0k Per Year Pediatrician
Swope Health Services

Occupation:

Pediatricians, General

Location:

Saint Joseph, MO – 64506
Positions available: 1
Job #:

PEDIA001923

Source:

Swope Health Services

Posted:

5/13/2025

Web Site:

www.swopehealth.org

Job Type:

Full Time (30 Hours or More) Job Requirements and Properties Help for Job Requirements and Properties. Opens a new window. Job Requirements and Properties Help for Job Requirements and Properties. Opens a new window.
Work Onsite
Full Time Schedule
Full Time
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As a Pediatrician for Swope Health Pediatrics Clinic in Saint Joseph Missouri, you will be part of a team of caregivers to provide care for the kids in our community that need it the most. The pediatrician creates and implements medical care programs for children from birth to adolescence to aid in mental and physical growth and development. You play a vital role for the patient centered medical team to provide quality, patient centered care. If you have a passion for working with a team of dedicated caregivers to make care visible every day, this role is for you.

Primary Functions:

• Examines patients to determine presence of disease and to establish preventive health practices.
• Develops programs utilizing staff and outside resources to ensure that children receive comprehensive medical care.
• Assists in preparing nurses for expanded roles in the Pediatrics Clinic.
• Ascertains nature and extent of disease or injury in patients, prescribes and administers medications and immunizations or delegates immunizations duties to the nurse.
• Performs a variety of other medical duties as are necessary to fulfill the goals of the pediatric programs. Additional Information Help for Additional Information. Opens a new window. Additional Information Help for Additional Information. Opens a new window.
  Successful Candidates will have:
• Board Certification and licensed in Kansas/Missouri.
• Successful completion of an accredited three-year pediatrics residency program.
• Basic Cardiovascular Life Support (BCLS), certified.
• Excellent communication skills must be patient and caring and able to foster long-term relationships with the children and their parents.

About Swope Health Services:

Each year, Swope Health serves over 55,000 patients, encompassing more than 200,000 visits in four counties on both sides of the state line. Our team members are proud of the work we do and the promise we’ve made – delivering coordinated care that values the needs of the whole person and championing better health in our community. Swope Health is a special place that cares for the people who need it most, wherever they are in the community. As part of our promise to battle health inequities and provide high-quality, comprehensive care, we make care visible. That means we proudly deliver our promise through every action, every day. Swope Health Services supports its team members with:

• Medical benefits (including a Health Savings Account option), dental and vision
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• Company-paid benefits such as life insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Account
• Paid Days Off beginning at 20 days annually, effective the first day of employment
• Eight annual company-paid holidays; One annual p
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