Pediatric clinics with convenient extended hours and locations
Our pediatric clinics in New Jersey help create long lasting partnerships with families, starting with your child’s first checkup. Our pediatricians and specialists deliver individualized care to promote your child’s health and development from birth through adolescence.
Our pediatric services include physical exams, care for chronic conditions and support for common childhood concerns.. And because our pediatric offices are located throughout the state, it’s easy to find a pediatrician near you.
Many Optum pediatric clinics in New Jersey offer extended weekday hours and Saturday appointments, making it easier for busy families to get the care they need — when they need it.
Whether it’s a routine checkup or an unexpected illness, our flexible scheduling helps you fit your child’s health care into your family’s routine without added stress.
Pediatric care FAQ
We care for injuries and illnesses of all kinds, including:
- Asthma, a serious breathing illness
- Allergies, including seasonal allergies (hay fever), foot allergies and eczema (dry or flaky skin)
- Common colds, cough and fever
- COVID-19
- Ear infections
- Injuries, such as sprains, strains and fractures (bone breaks)
- Oral health (well-being of the mouth)
- Pink eye
- Pneumonia and RSV (serious lung illnesses)
- Rashes
- Skin infections
- Skin problems, like acne
- Stomach flu
- Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs)
We care for these conditions with short- and long-term care plans, lifestyle changes and preventive care to keep your child healthy.
We provide care for the following common conditions:
- ADHD (attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder)
- Anxiety (worrying more than normal) and depression
- Autism spectrum disorder, also called ASD (a complex disorder that affects how a person acts, communicates, learns and interacts with others)
- Chickenpox
- Conjunctivitis (pink eye)
- Diabetes (type 1 and type 2)
- Fever
- Lice
- Mono
- Scoliosis (curving of the spine that’s not normal)
- Skin rash
- Sleeping problems
We’re here to help you support your teen on a range of topics, including:
- Anxiety (worrying more than normal)
- Birth control
- Depression
- Sex education, including information on STIs (sexually transmitted infections)
- Substance use disorder
It varies from person to person, but most children switch from a pediatrician to a family doctor when they become adults between ages 18 to 21.
Babies and young children need to see a pediatrician more often because they are growing and changing fast. Talk to your pediatrician to find out what’s best for your child.
A schedule for pediatrician visits often follows a schedule such as:
- Newborn
- 2–4 weeks
- 2 months
- 4 months
- 6 months
- 9 months
- 12 months old (one year)
- 15 months old (one year and 3 months)
- 18 months old (one year and 6 months)
- 24 months old (2 years)
- 30 months old (2 years and 6 months)
- 3 years old
- Yearly visits after age 3
After age 4, your pediatrician will let you know how often your child should return for checkups.
Most conditions can be managed by a pediatrician. Your provider can help determine whether a referral to a specialist is needed.
Here are some common questions you might want to ask your pediatrician to ensure you're providing the best care for your baby:
- How is my baby's growth and development compared to typical milestones?
- How often should I be feeding my baby?
- Should I be supplementing (adding) with formula if I'm breastfeeding?
- When should I start feeding my baby solid foods, and what foods should I start with?
- How many hours of sleep should my baby be getting?
- What vaccinations does my baby need, and when?
- What should I do if my baby has a fever?
- What are the best ways to prevent and care for diaper rash?
- What are the signs of colic, and how can I soothe a colicky baby?
- What are common skin conditions in babies, and how should I treat them?
If your child is experiencing a medical emergency, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room.
Immunizations for your child
Our pediatrics department is committed to delivering the highest quality health care in a safe and welcoming environment. Our relationship with patients and families is based on mutual respect, openness, and trust. With this goal, we partner with families and educate caretakers and children about how to maximize their health. We are proud to say that our policies and practices adhere to the guidelines recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).
With this in mind, we are thankful that today’s medicine allows us to prevent life threatening diseases through vaccination. Although adverse reactions rarely occur,¹ studies have shown that vaccines prevent devastating diseases, decrease infant mortality/disability and keep kids healthy into adulthood.²
The safety of our patients and communities is our priority. However, we have found that we cannot provide high-level care without using the tools that allow us to prevent disease. As such, our practices include following the vaccination guidelines recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).
We have established protocols that enable our pediatricians to provide the highest quality care possible. This includes our providers’ right to opt out of providing care to children whose parents uniformly and unequivocally refuse to vaccinate them. We always hope that we can work with parents to improve their comfort level and increase their knowledge about the benefits of vaccines. We encourage you to bring any questions you have about vaccines and your child’s recommended vaccination schedule to your pediatrician so they can help you make informed decisions about your child’s health.
Our pediatricians are committed to delivering health care in a trusting partnership with our patients, and thank you for maintaining the safety of our practice, community and the children we serve by adhering to the highest clinical standards of health guidelines.
For more information about a child’s vaccination schedule, please visit the AAP website for immunization schedules.
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