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PHYSICIAN SPECIALIST (NON-MEGAFLEX)

Salary

$185,939.76 - $547,493.52 Annually

Location

Los Angeles County, CA

Job Type

Full time

Job Number

PH5476A

Department

PUBLIC HEALTH

Opening Date

01/30/2020

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Position/Program Information

EXAM NUMBER:

PH5476A

FILING DATE:

Friday, January 31, 2020 at 08:00 a.m. (PT)

This examination will remain open until the needs of the service are met and is subject to closure without prior notice.

TYPE OF RECRUITMENT:

Open Competitive Job Opportunity

This announcement is being reposted to update the position information, duties, and desirable qualifications.

OUT-OF-CLASS EXPERIENCE:

No out-of-class experience will be accepted.

SPECIAL SALARY INFORMATION:

All persons appointed to the position of Physician Specialist, Non-Megaflex (5476) who have obtained certification by the appropriate American Medical Specialty Board in the specialty to which he/she is assigned, shall receive an additional compensation of a flat-rate monthly bonus equal to 5.5 percent of the step on the appropriate P schedule or D schedule to which they are entitled based upon experience. Such bonus shall only be given for certification in one specialty.

DEFINITION:

Incumbents in these positions are physicians licensed to render specialized professional medical services in a specific field.

CLASSIFICATION STANDARDS:

Positions allocable to this class report to a Chief Physician or Medical Director and provide specialized medical services which requires completion of an approved residency in an appropriate specialty. The Physician Specialist, M.D. performs the full range of professional level work including surgical procedures, examining, evaluating, diagnosing and treating patient illnesses, assessing signs and symptoms, reviewing laboratory and radiological data, and directing nurses, aides and others in the care and treatment of patients. The position is responsible for planning and directing health programs within an appropriate specialty and for training and/or assisting in the training of physicians assigned to intern or residency programs. Incumbents are required to exercise knowledge of departmental policies and procedures and to actively demonstrate skills typically associated with their specialty field(s).

This list will be used to fill various vacancies throughout the Department of Public Health, including in the Substance Abuse Prevention and Control (SAPC) Bureau. The position in SAPC will provide clinical leadership and manage the work of designated staff assigned to harm reduction and prevention programs to support all aspects of SAPC’s substance use prevention and harm reduction programming, including the development of policies and procedures to facilitate quality and evidence-based service delivery, and working with leadership to develop strategies to enhance and expand service delivery and workforce development.

Essential Job Functions

+ Provides clinical leadership, direction, oversight, and expansion of SAPC’s harm reduction network known as Engagement and Overdose Prevention (EOP) Hubs, including community-based organizations that distribute naloxone and operate syringe services programs, which includes directing the administration of policies, network management activities, and executing and monitoring budgets and contracts.

+ Provides clinical leadership, direction, and oversight to SAPC’s campaigns and work with designated internal and external partners ensuring appropriate training and educational resources are available to SAPC’s prevention and harm reduction contracted networks and to relevant community partners which include but are not limited to public health, healthcare, education, child welfare, and library sectors. Training topics include, but are not limited to, SBIRT, substance use prevention and awareness, overdose prevention and response, and harm reduction.

+ Leads the County’s various substance use prevention and overdose response efforts including but not limited to the countywide Safe Med LA opioid coalition, the Substance Use Peer Educator for Risk Reduction (SUPERR) program, the Meth Prevention Committee within the Meth Task Force, and other prevention and harm reduction focused initiatives in partnership with relevant stakeholders.

+ Develops partnerships with various federal, state, county, municipal, and other public, private, and community-based agencies to collaboratively achieve prevention and harm reduction goals and bring added value to other efforts (e.g., promoting alternate activities for high-risk youth; promoting protective factors such as positive youth development; destigmatization around harm reduction programming; increasing the

alignment between the full spectrum of prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery support programs).

+ Provides consultation, training, research, and clinical expertise to leadership and staff, including external agencies, and serve as a departmental authority and spokesperson to guide the coordination and administration of all aspects of substance use prevention and harm reduction activities, including responding to emergent efforts and working with other DPH programs, County departments, and communities to integrate prevention and harm reduction into services provided and recommending adoption of evidence-based, best, promising and innovative practices for related to substance use prevention and harm reduction.

+ Performs or assists in carrying out administrative responsibilities which may include such duties as budget preparation for the section, determining equipment and supply needs, carrying out personnel functions, or developing revising work procedures to expedite work load or improve level of service.

+ Assists in the planning and direction of health programs within the addiction and health field.

+ Consults with physical, behavioral health and social service providers regarding care of patients and medical and diagnostic work performed. Provides consultation to other health and social service providers, including specialists in other fields.

+ Advise and assist the SAPC Medical Director and staff with routine and one-time assignments, audits, specialized research, special studies, and critical reviews of policies, procedures, medical records and clinical practices, including preventive and educational strategies, as needed.

+ Follow established policies and procedures within scope of practice. Comply with licensing and accreditation standards and other regulatory requirements. Interpret and support standards and requirements to others, and completed other assignments, as assigned.

Requirements

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Completion of a residency approved by an American Specialty Board in one or more designated specialties* or equivalent training**.

LICENSE:

California State Physician and Surgeon's Certificate authorized by the Board of Medical Examiners of the State of California.***

A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions.

PHYSICAL CLASS:

3- Moderate: Includes standing or walking most of the time, with bending, stooping, squatting, twisting, and reaching; includes working on irregular surfaces, occasionally lifting objects weighting over 25 pounds, and frequent lifting of 10-25 pounds.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT INFORMATION:

*INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE COMPLETION OF RESIDENCY PROGRAM

Applicants who have completed a residency training program approved by the American Specialty BoardMUSTattach a legible copy of the certificate of completion to the application at the time of filing or within fifteen (15) calendar days from application submission [email protected].

Certification may be designated in one or more of following specialties:

+ Anesthesiology

+ Dermatology

+ Emergency Medicine

+ Family Practice

+ Int Med-General

+ Int Med-Endocrinology

+ Int Med-Cardiology (Invasive)

+ Int Med-Cardiology (Non-Invasive)

+ Int Med-Critical Care

+ Int Med-Gastro (Invasive)

+ Int Med-Gastro (Non-Invasive)

+ Int Med-Hematology/Oncology

+ Int Med-Infectious Disease

+ Int Med-Nephrology

+ Int Med-Pulmonary (Invasive)

+ Int Med-Pulmonary (Non-Invasive)

+ Int Med-Rheumatology

+ Neurology

+ Nuclear Medicine

+ ObGyn-General

+ ObGyn-Gynecologic Oncology

+ ObGyn-Maternal/Fetal Medicine

+ Otolaryngology

+ Pathology

+ Pathology-Forensic

+ Pediatrics

+ Pediatrics-Neonatal/Critical Care

+ Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

+ Preventive Medicine

+ Preventive Medicine-Public Health and General Preventive Medicine

+ Psychiatry

+ Radiology-General/Diagnostic

+ Radiology-Vasc/Int Diagnostic

+ Surgery-Cardio Thoracic

+ Surgery-Critical Care

+ Surgery-General

+ Surgery-Neurological

+ Surgery-Ophthalmology

+ Surgery-Orthopedics

+ Surgery-Pediatric

+ Surgery-Plastic

+ Surgery-Urologic

+ Surgery-Vascular

**Equivalent training is defined as that training which the appropriate American Certifying Board formally recognizes in writing as being equivalent. Equivalent training for appointments to the specialty of Emergency Medicine will be that training and/or experience approved by the Director of Public Health.

***INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE REQUIRED CALIFORNIA STATE PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON'S CERTIFICATE

Applicants who have the required California State Physician and Surgeon's Certificate authorized by the Board of Medical Examiners of the State of CaliforniaMUSTattach a legible copy of the certificate to the application at the the time of filing or within 15 calendar days of application submission [email protected] ([email protected]) .

The required license and/or certificate MUST be current and unrestricted;conditional, provisional, probationary or restricted licenses and/or certificates will NOTbe accepted.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS:

Additional credit will be allocated for applicants who possess the following full-time work experience listed below:

+ Experience working with individuals with substance use disorders and/or agencies that target substance use disorders.

+ Experience performing administrative leadership functions.

+ Experience working in complex governmental systems/organizations.

Additional Information

EXAMINATION CONTENT:

This examination will consist of an evaluation of education and experience based upon the application information, desirable qualifications, and supplemental questionnaire at the time of filing, weighted 100%.

Candidates must meet the Minimum Requirements and must achieve a passing score of 70% or higheron the examination in order to be added on the Eligible Register.

Passing this examination and being placed on the Eligible Register does not guarantee an offer of employment.

Final results will be sent via United States Postal Service (USPS). Final Scores cannot be given over the phone or by email.

ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION:

The names of candidates receiving a passing score in the examination will be added to the Eligible Register in the order of their score group for a period of twelve (12) months following the date of eligibility.

NO PERSON MAY COMPETE IN THIS EXAMINATION MORE THAN ONCE EVERY TWELVE (12) MONTHS.

Completed applications will be processed on an as received basis and promulgated to the Eligible Register accordingly.

VACANCY INFORMATION:

The Eligible Register resulting from this examination will be used to fill vacancies in the Department of Public Health as they occur.

AVAILABLE SHIFT:Any

APPLICATION AND FILING INFORMATION:

Applications must be filedONLINE ONLY. Applications submitted by U.S. mail, fax, or in person willNOT be accepted. Any required license, certificates, documents, and/or additional information, if any, must be received with your application at the time of filing online or within fifteen (15) calendar days from application submission to [email protected].

Apply online by clicking on the "Apply" button at the top right of this posting. You can also track the status of your application using this website.

Applicants must submit their completed applications by 5:00 p.m., PDT, on the last day of filing.

The acceptance of your application depends on whether you haveclearlyshown that you meet theMINIMUMREQUIREMENTS. Fill out your application completely to receive full credit for any relevant education, training, and job experience you include. In the space provided for education, include the names and addresses of schools attended, dates attended, degree received, and degree major. For each job held, give the name and address of your employer, your job/position title, beginning and ending dates, number of hours worked per week, description of work and duties performed. If your application incomplete, the application will beREJECTED.

Failure to provide complete, accurate information will impact the assessment of your qualifications and the acceptance of your application into the examination process.

IMPORTANT NOTES:

+ Allinformation supplied by applicants and included in the application materials is subject toVERIFICATION at any point during the examination and hiring process, including after an appointment has been made.

+ Applications may be rejected at any stage of the examination and hiring process, including after appointment has been made.

+ FALSIFICATION of any information may result inDISQUALIFICATION orRESCISSION OF APPOINTMENT.

+ UtilizingVERBIAGE from Class Specification and/or Selection Requirements serving as your description of dutiesWILL NOTbe sufficient to demonstrate that you meet the requirements. In doing so your application may beREJECTED AS INCOMPLETE.

SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER:

Please include your Social Security Number for record control purposes in the following format: XXX-XX-XXXX. Federal law requires that all employed persons have a Social Security Number.

COMPUTER AND INTERNET ACCESS AT PUBLIC LIBRARIES:

For candidates who may not have regular access to a computer or the internet, applications can be completed on computers at public libraries throughout Los Angeles County.

NO SHARING OF USER ID AND PASSWORD:

All applicants must file their application online using their OWN user ID and password. Using a family member or friend's user ID and password may erase a candidate's original application record.

FAIR CHANCE INITIATIVE:

The County of Los Angeles is a Fair Chance employer. Except for a very limited number of positions, you will not be asked to provide information about a conviction historyunless you receive a contingent offer of employment.The County will make an individualized assessment of whether your conviction history has a direct or adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job, and consider potential mitigating factors, including, but not limited to, evidence and extent of rehabilitation, recency of the offense(s), and age at the time of the offense(s). If asked to provide information about a conviction history, any convictions or court records which are exempted by a valid court order do not have to be disclosed.

Department Contact Name: Exam Analyst

Department Contact Phone: (213) 684-8726

Department Contact Email:[email protected]

ADA Coordinator: (844) 914-1006

Teletype Phone: (213) 974-0911

California Relay Services Phone: (800) 735-2922

COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES

Employment Information

Any language contained in the job posting supersedes any language contained below.

This document is intended to provide general information about the recruitment process of the County of Los Angeles. Applicants with questions about a specific job posting should contact the exam analyst listed on the posting.

Equal Employment Opportunity/Non-Discrimination Statement:

The County of Los Angeles is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and is committed to non-discrimination in the County workforce, regardless of age (40 and over); ancestry; color; ethnicity; religious creed; protected family or medical leave status; disability; marital status; medical condition; genetic information; military and veteran status; national origin; race ; sex; gender; sexual orientation; or any other characteristic protected by State or federal law. For more information, please visit:https://employee.hr.lacounty.gov/eeo-programs/.

Testing Accommodations for Applicants:

The County of Los Angeles complies with all federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for qualified applicants and employees with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application process, please contact the testing accommodation coordinator listed on the job posting. Hearing impaired applicants with telephone teletype equipment may leave messages by calling the teletype phone number on the job posting. For more information on accommodations, please visit:https://hr.lacounty.gov/accessibility/.

Fair Chance:

The County of Los Angeles is a Fair Chance employer. Except as otherwise permissible under applicable laws, you will not be asked to provide information about conviction history unless you receive a conditional offer of employment. The County will make an individualized assessment of whether your conviction history has a direct and adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job, and will also consider potential mitigating factors, which may include, but is not limited to, evidence and extent of rehabilitation, recency of the offense(s), and age at the time of the offense(s). If asked to provide information about conviction history, any convictions or court records which are exempted by a valid court order do not have to be disclosed. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with County Fair Chance Policies and the Fair Chance Act (Gov. Code Section 12952).

Employment Eligibility:

Final appointment is contingent upon verification of U.S. citizenship or the right to work in the United States.

Career PathFinder:

Resources to help current and prospective employees plan a career with Los Angeles County are available. To explore career paths to and from nearly all job titles, please visit our interactive Career PathFinder application athttp://career-pathfinder.hr.lacounty.gov.

Revised January 2025

For detailed information, please clickhere (http://hr.lacounty.gov/benefits/)

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This Supplemental Questionnaire is to be completed by all applicants for thePHYSICIAN SPECIALISTexamination. The information you provide on this application and supplemental questionnaire will be evaluated and used to determine your eligibility to participate in the next phase of the examination process. Please read each question carefully and be as specific as possible, including all information as requested. It is the applicant's sole responsibility to complete this questionnaire completely, correctly, and accurately.

Do not misrepresent or falsify facts regarding your qualifications, accomplishments or responsibilities such as over-inflating skills as related to an individual's actual ability, embellishing achievements at work, or claiming sole responsibility for team efforts.

THE EXPERIENCE YOU CLAIM IN THIS QUESTIONNAIRE MUST BE CONSISTENT WITH THE EXPERIENCE LISTED IN YOUR APPLICATION.Comments such as "see resume or application" will not be considered as a response.

+ You certify that the information provided is accurate and you are aware that the information on the application and supplemental questionnaire is subject to verification at any time during the examination and hiring process.

+ You also understand that any false statements may result in disqualification or dismissal.

+ Yes, I have read and understand the above information and instructions.

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MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Do you have a California State Physician and Surgeon's Certification authorized by the Board of Medical Examiners of the State of California?

If"YES"you MUST attach a legiblecopy of the certificate to the application at the time of filing or within 15 calendar days of the application submission to [email protected].

The required license and/or certificate MUST be current and unrestricted; conditional, provisional, probationary or restricted licenses and/or certificates will NOT be accepted.

+ YES

+ NO

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MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Have you completed residency in one or more designated specialties approved by the American Specialty Board?

Applicants who have completed a residency training program approved by the American Specialty Board MUSTattach a legible copy of the certificate of completion to the application at the time of filing or within fifteen (15) calendar days from application submission to [email protected].

+ YES

+ NO

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MINIMUM REQUIRMENTS:

If you answered "Yes" to the previous question, please list your specialty or specialties approved by the American Specialty Board. If "No", please indicate "Not Applicable".

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MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Have you completed an equivalent training recognized by the American Certifying Board?

If "YES" , applicants must provide a legible letter on letterhead or certification from the appropriate American Certifying Board which indicates the equivalency of the training and specialty or specialtiesat the time of filing or within 15 calendar days of application submission to [email protected].

+ YES

+ NO

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DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS:

Please describe your experience working with individuals with substance use disorders and/or agencies that target substance use disorders.

If you do not have this work experience, please indicate"NO EXPERIENCE."

NOTE:For each experience please indicate the following information:

+ a) Name and Address of Employer

+ b) Position/Title held

+ c) Date From: (MM/DD/YYYY), Date To: (MM/DD/YYYY)(specifically, when you performed the duties)

+ d) Hours Worked per Week

+ e) Detail your experience

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DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS:

Please describe your experience performing administrative leadership functions.

If you do not have this work experience, please indicate"NO EXPERIENCE."

NOTE:For each experience please indicate the following information:

+ a) Name and Address of Employer

+ b) Position/Title held

+ c) Date From: (MM/DD/YYYY), Date To: (MM/DD/YYYY)(specifically, when you performed the duties)

+ d) Hours Worked per Week

+ e) Detail your experience

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DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS:

Please describe your experience working in complex governmental systems/organizations.

If you do not have this work experience, please indicate"NO EXPERIENCE."

NOTE:For each experience please indicate the following information:

+ a) Name and Address of Employer

+ b) Position/Title held

+ c) Date From: (MM/DD/YYYY), Date To: (MM/DD/YYYY)(specifically, when you performed the duties)

+ d) Hours Worked per Week

+ e) Detail your experience

Required Question

Employer

County of Los Angeles

Address

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Los Angeles, California, 90010

Website

http://hr.lacounty.gov

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