Overview

Frontera is seeking a Pediatrician in Central California for an outpatient locum tenens assignment. Pay is $150–$175 per hour. The initial assignment is four months, with the possibility of extension. The current request seeks physicians available to start December 1 or January 5.

The position places the pediatrician within a multispecialty care team serving a diverse patient population in a community-based outpatient setting. The practice identifies access to imaging, laboratory services, and other specialty services within its organization.

Schedule and Patient Volume

• Outpatient pediatrics only.
• Full-time options include five eight-hour days per week or four nine-hour days per week.
• One evening shift per week and one Saturday per month.
• Additional evenings or Saturdays may be scheduled for team vacation or continuing medical education coverage.
• Average volume is 22–24 patients per eight-hour day or 25–27 per nine-hour day.

For temporary assignments of less than six months, the practice uses its new-provider prebooking guidelines. For physicians, those guidelines list 22 appointments plus four additional slots for an eight-hour schedule, or 26 plus four for a nine-hour schedule. These booking guidelines are distinct from average completed patient volume.

Responsibilities

• Provide outpatient pediatric care within the assigned practice.
• Perform the minimal office-based procedures associated with the role.
• Work alongside the multispecialty clinical team.
• Maintain clinical documentation using eClinicalWorks.
• Support the scheduled evening and Saturday coverage, including additional team coverage when assigned.

Practice Resources

The practice uses eClinicalWorks as its electronic medical record. Locum providers are not issued a laptop or dictation equipment. The assignment involves in-person outpatient care and minimal office-based procedures.

Qualifications

Required

• MD or DO with board certification or board eligibility in Pediatrics.
• California physician license and DEA license.
• Availability for a four-month full-time assignment and the stated coverage schedule.