Per Diem Pediatrician

Legacy Community Health Services; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 165,000 - 276,000; Part time

Job summary

Legacy Community Health is seeking a Per Diem Pediatrician to provide clinical care across developmental stages in a community clinic setting. The role supports prevention, wellness, and whole-person care for children, adolescents, and families in a mission-driven environment.

Your responsibilities include flexible scheduling across days, evenings, and weekends, supervision of students and non-physician providers, and active participation in performance improvement activities.

Qualifications

• Medical Doctorate with current licensure.
• Board certified or Board eligible in Pediatrics.
• Provider shall participate in Medicare/Medicaid and other programs as required by Legacy.

Responsibilities

• Perform assessments and provide treatment to pediatric patients.
• Maintain scheduled hours for flexible per diem coverage (days/evenings/weekends).
• Meet productivity expectations set by leadership.
• Develop and maintain pediatric clinical protocols and patient education materials.
• Supervise health care learners within the clinic setting.
• Attend staff meetings and participate in quality assurance activities.
• Advise patients on health promotion and preventive services in compliance with laws and funding requirements.

Skills

Adolescent care

Cross-functional teamwork

Cultural competency

Effective communication

Clinical judgment

Education

MD or DO degree

Board certified/board eligible in Pediatrics

Job description

Location: Various Legacy Clinics

Per Diem Pediatrician - Job Overview

Schedule: As Needed

Join our family as a Per Diem Pediatrician at Legacy Community Health, where your expertise and compassion can help children, adolescents, and families access meaningful, high-quality care close to home. You will provide clinical care across a range of developmental stages while contributing to prevention, wellness, and whole-person care in a collaborative community healthcare setting.

You will build lasting relationships with patients, families, students, and fellow healthcare professionals. Your work will help strengthen pediatric services, support clinical quality, and make a meaningful difference in the healthcare ecosystem.

Why This Role Matters

• Provide compassionate clinical care for children and adolescents in a community healthcare setting.
• Partner with an interdisciplinary team to support pediatric treatment and preventive health.
• Help develop clinical protocols, patient education resources, and quality assurance initiatives.
• Support the education and supervision of healthcare students and non-physician providers.
• Serve patients through flexible clinic coverage, including days, evenings, and weekends, according to clinic needs.
• Bring your passion for pediatric medicine to a mission-driven environment where your work creates meaningful community impact.
• Continue growing professionally through collaboration, leadership, mentorship, and participation in performance improvement activities.

Your Impact and Growth

You will play an important role in expanding access to pediatric care and helping families make healthy, informed choices. Through clinical leadership, teamwork, and mentorship, you will have opportunities to strengthen care delivery and support the next generation of healthcare professionals.

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.