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Pima County
Tucson, Arizona, United States (on-site)
14 hours ago

Description

Pima County local health officers help carry out the mission to ensure the health, safety, and well-being of Pima County residents. This position is part of the leadership team at the Health Department and works closely with the director for planning, organizing, and directing activities of the Department, including working with direct clinical services and epidemiology.
 
The position is engaged with the ongoing assessment of community health needs, developing community partnerships, and public health policy development. The selected candidate will be responsible for analyzing program effectiveness and helping evaluate and implement appropriate changes in programs, business functions, and programmatic functions of the Department. The ideal candidate is a passionate, innovative physician who is determined to make a difference in the health, well-being, and lives of the diverse people and communities of Pima County. As a clinical leader, the ideal candidate will promote and foster excellence, initiative, commitment, and cooperation amongst staff, partners, and stakeholders.

This classification is in the unclassified service and is exempt from the Pima County Merit System Rules. 

Duties/Responsibilities

(Work assignments may vary depending upon the department's needs and will be communicated to the applicant or incumbent by the supervisor.)
 
Assists with administering and directing public health and/or health care functions and programs;

Makes long-range plans, establishes goals to be achieved, and recommends policies;

Performs direct patient care services to include medical/dental evaluations, patient histories, physical examinations, consultations and provision of direct treatment, therapies and/or other medical/dental interventions, as required of a Primary Care Provider (PCP) or consultant;

Coordinates patient treatment with other health-care providers to include social/mental health caseworkers and practitioners;

Initiates and develops programs of public health and/or health care services;

Supervises, trains and evaluates allied health professionals, e.g., physicians, dentists, nurse practitioners, nurses, etc.;

Assists in directing the organization, staffing, and implementation of public health and/or medical and/or dental care services within the department;

Reviews departmental medical, dental and public health activities for effectiveness;

Participates in continuing evaluation of services provided through membership or participation in quality management/assurance panels, teams or like functions;

Coordinates the professional staffing of an assigned clinic or service through other County resources and contracted health-care providers;


Assumes a leadership role in the community in the development of health care services;

Personally handles public health problems and/or medical/dental problems of an unusual nature;

Recommends actions to maintain high medical and public health standards;

Meets with community representatives, members of the medical or dental professions and governmental authorities to coordinate and implement effective public health and/or health care programs;

Assists in directing proposed legislation, health codes, ordinances and laws and recommends their adoption before legislative bodies and advisory committees;

Attends meetings and conferences;

Writes reports and gives lectures to include the conducting of medical/dental training of medical/dental students/interns;

May serve as department director in their absence.
 
KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS:
 
Knowledge of:

  • medical/dental trends, practices and methodologies for providing patient assessment, care and treatment;
  • public health and/or medical services programs, functions and services;
  • principles and practices of public health and/or medical/dental services administration;
  • state and federal laws, programs and preventive medicine;
  • principles and practices of budgeting and organizational design.

 
Skill in:

  • initiating, coordinating and directing public health and/or health care programs, services and functions;
  • assessment and treatment of patients per standards of medical/dental practices and procedures and legal and other regulatory requirements;
  • evaluating and solving complex public and/or institutional health problems;
  • establishing and maintaining a leadership role in the field of public health and/or medical/dental services and in the provision of health care services within the community.


Requirements

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
 
Graduation from an accredited school of medicine as a Medical Doctor (M.D.) or Doctor of Osteopathy (D.O.), completion of an approved internship and residency and six years of professional medical experience. See Special Notice Items for non-licensed Residents.


(Additional relevant education from an accredited college or university may substitute for a portion of the aforementioned experience.) 


Qualifying education and experience must be clearly documented in the "Education" and "Work Experience" sections of the application. Do not substitute a resume for your application or write "see resume" on your application. 

Preferred Qualifications: (Be specific in describing your experience in your application. Ensure the descriptions provided illustrate your competencies, specifically addressing the required and preferred qualifications.): 


  1. Minimum six (6) years of professional medical experience.
  2. Master's degree in a health-related area.
  3. Minimum two (2) years working in a public health department, school of public health, or comparable public health exposure.
  4. Experience in quality improvement initiatives.
  5. Minimum one (1) year of Epidemiology experience.

Job Information

  • Job ID: 70982545
  • Workplace Type: On-Site
  • Location:
    Tucson, Arizona, United States
  • Company Name For Job: Pima County
  • Position Title: Physician (Public Health)
  • Job Function: Senior
  • Job Type: Full Time
  • Job Duration: Indefinite
  • Min Education: MD
  • Min Experience: 5-7 Years
  • Required Travel: None
  • Salary: $155,453.00 - $233,180.00 (Yearly Salary)

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