Holiday Office Hours – December 24th
Holiday Greetings! Our office will be closing at 12:00pm on Friday, December 24th, and will reopen on Sunday, December 26th at 7:00am. Our physicians will not be able to schedule appointments on Friday and Saturday, however if you need assistance, our providers will be available by phone. To schedule an appointment, please call our office after 7:00am on Sunday December 26th and our staff will be able to assist you. Thanks, and well wishes for a wonderful and safe holiday weekend!
Meet the Team – Teresa Posadas
This month we are excited to introduce you to Teresa Posadas! Teresa is a native of Cajamarca, Peru and is one of our evening Medical Assistants. We caught Teresa mid-shift one evening to ask a few questions. Q: What’s your favorite activity when you are not working? A: Spending time with my kids. Q: Oh awesome! How many children do you have? A: I have two beautiful girls. Q: What about pets? Do you have any? A: Yes, we have a dog and a bird. Q: Are you what you wanted to be when you grew up? A: Yes, a good mother! Q: While you are working, what’s the #1 question you are asked? A: Can I schedule an appointment Q: Have you seen any local trends in the area? A: We’ve seen a number of children with fever and respiratory problems Q: Do you have any tips for parents on their next visit? A: Yes, make a list of your questions and be as specific as you can in describing symptoms.
Safety Alert on Baby Monitor Cords
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a warning regarding baby monitors in cribs. Placing baby monitors, both audio and video, too close to cribs and play pens where babies rest, can present a danger and potential for strangling. Learn more about the CPSC Safety Alert – Baby monitor cords
Meet the Team – Jameyra Roman
You’ve seen them smile, and probably heard them sing…How much do you know about the staff at Pediatric Care Center? Now is your chance to find out! This month’s featured team member is Jameyra Roman! Jamerya is a native of Puerto Rico and the town of Rio Piedras. Rio Piedras is most known as Ciudad Universitaria (University City) because it is home to the main campus of the University of Puerto Rico. Being from a country so rich in culture and history, we could talk for hours about her hometown, but we wanted to learn more about Jamerya’s favorite pastimes here on the First Coast. Q: How would you describe your job at Jacksonville Beach Pediatric Care Center? A: Fun and educational! Q: Have you always wanted to work in the medical field? A: Yes! And I am still learning…I am almost where I want to be when I grow up! Q: What’s the #1 question you get asked in the office? A: I get asked what “bugs” are going around. Q: What tip would you give parents to make the most of their visit? A: Write your questions on paper and bring with you, so you don’t forget what you need to ask us. Q: What’s one funny story from the office? A: We are an office full of singers and dancers, so there are hardly any dull moments. One of my favorites would be when Dr. B was dancing with two of our patients and he looked up to realize all the parents in the waiting room were watching. The look on his face was priceless!! Q: That story is pretty funny! Ok, enough about work…what do you like to do at home? A: I don’t have kids yet…so I spend a lot of time entertaining my miniature long hair dachsund Butters.
We’re Hiring!!
Want to work for one of the Jacksonville Business Journals’ Top 50 Fastest Growing Companies AND the Top 25 Best Places to Work in Northeast Florida? Due to growth and the addition of a new facility, Jacksonville Beach Pediatric Care Center, a pediatric practice open 24 hours a day-7 days a week, is adding to our exceptional staff! We are looking for: Assistant Office Manager: assist the Office Manager in the supervision of the day-to-day operations of the practice, Monday – Friday from 12:00p-9:00p. Must have at least one year of previous experience in an administrative lead role. Front Desk Receptionists: must have exceptional customer service skills and must be able to multi-task efficiently. Must have at least one year of previous receptionist experience. Medical Assistants: to perform basic triage, measure vital signs, give injections, run lab tests and assist providers as needed. Must have at least one year of previous medical assistant experience, preferably in pediatrics. If you are interested in becoming part of our team then APPLY NOW. Pay ranges from $10-$14 per hour based on position and experience. Please send resumes to 24hourkidcare@gmail.com for immediate consideration.
Meet the Team – Deborah Buiey
We thought it would be a great idea to help you get to know the team at Pediatric Care Center. Periodically we will feature one of our great staffers here on our blog. First up…Deborah Buiey! Deborah, a Kentucky native and mother of 4, coordinates referrals at the Jacksonville Beach office. When she isn’t working, she enjoys fishing and caring for her three goldfish and a Dalmadon. What’s a Dalmadon you ask? A mix between a Dalmatian and Labrador. Our on-the-scene reporter asked Deborah a few questions about her work at the office, and here is what she had to say: Q: Are you what you wanted to be when you grew up? A: YES! When I was young and went to my pediatrician, I wanted to be the nurse sitting behind the desk with the nurses hat. When I graduated from Concorde…I got that nurses hat!! Q: What’s the #1 question you get asked in the office? A: Can you do a referral Q: What’s one funny story from the office? A: One day the alarm went off at the office and we were surrounded by the police. They treated the situation as if we were the hostages, and someone was hiding in the office. The guys in blue really did their job! After they left the alarm went off again! The next time, only one officer showed up. Q: Do you have any tips for parents to make the most out of their visit with the doctor? A: For well check ups, make sure you have your child’s immunization record before appointment…and have insurance information ready. We had a lot of fun interviewing Deborah for this month’s staff spotlight! Next time you are in the office, be sure to ask Deborah about her dog Dallas!
New Office Opening Soon!
He’s Home!
Now that Dr. B has returned safe and sound we’ll be posting pictures and other news as his efforts to help Haiti continue. So stay tuned!
Dr. Benitez Haiti Update #2
In re: to his personal cell, he has been able to text but there is no connection for dialing out or receiving calls from me. He said everyone slept well, the house is very comfortable and he is not sure who the people are that own it but they have been “treating us very well”. As he said last night they are three to a room but he said there are also four people sleeping out on a terrace in tents. The family cooked breakfast for them, there are showers and the electricity in the house is being run by a generator. He noted that it and one other house were the only lighted homes he saw while he was talking to me at 7p. They set up this morning a triage area under a tent in the yard of the hospital. He called it “primitive medicine. Between all the docs they saw about 150 patients, he himself saw about 30 kids. They think that as word gets out they are there those numbers will increase. He says a lot of what he saw were wound infections. Two week old wounds that were either never treated or bandaged superficially and are now infected. He said he gave more IM injections today than he had in the last 20 years. Basically, just giving them what we would give over a ten day, by mouth dose in a one time shot and hope for the best. He also said they treated a lot of patients that were given external pins for fractures last week by the surgeon but sent home without antibiotics (because they didn’t have any) and the pins are now infected. So again, gave them shots of antibiotics and asked them to come back for the next few days so they could get shots every day. He said a guy, about 50 y/o, came in with a crushed leg that had gangrene but refused to have his leg amputated. They gave him an IM shot and some antibiotics by mouth and sent him home. But told him they will be there for the week if he changes his mind. Lastly, he said the supplies he brought have been awesome. They took 25 pairs of crutches and started giving them out, only one to each patient and today alone gave away 35! He said they could “have used another 200”! He said most of the kids that came in today were parentless. Either brought in by grandparents or other family members, in one case, a 12 y/o old boy that brought in his 7 y/o brother because he was coughing and feverish and turned out he had pneumonia. He told Norberto through the interpreter that they lived in Port au Prince and their parents were buried in the rubble and not found so they came to this town where they had family. He also elaborated more on Port au Prince. He said the military and Israelis have set up “hospitals” in the hangars of the airport to treat the people of the capital but the city actually is pretty deserted. He said there is nothing left standing and you look at a “10 block area of rubble and know there have to be dead people under there with no access to get through the piles to get to them”. As you leave the city you see more tent cities set up and people just walking the roads with their few belongings going back to their families in the country. He said they passed an area where they all commented on the stench and the driver pointed to an area were they were driving by a mass grave. He reiterated he felt safe, the family they are staying with are wonderful to the point of even finding the group some Haitian beer tonight 🙂 He isn’t sure where they got it and it isn’t cold but he said it was great!