Chief Physician I Various Specialties

DESCRIPTION:

This list will be used to fill vacancies in areas such as in the Division of Maternal Child and Adolescent Health of the LAC DPH as it is seeking a physician leader to direct its Perinatal and Infant Health Unit. The Programs within the Unit include the Home Visiting Program the Comprehensive Perinatal Services Program the Black Infant Health Program and the African American Infant and Maternal Mortality Prevention Initiative. The Director will have major responsibility for a constellation of programs aimed at improving outcomes for mothers infants young children and families in all Los Angeles County (LAC) communities but especially in communities that face unequal access to resources that are critical to good health. Central to the role will be leadership for programs developed specifically to eliminate persistent inequity in birth outcomes for Black women as compared to women of other racial/ethnic groups. The Director will provide direction and management to the Perinatal and Infant Health Unit supervise program leaders in the unit; serve as an inhouse subject matter expert on perinatal and infant health for Division programs but also for the Department; serve as a spokesperson for and representative of the Department of Public Health in public forums and with collaborative endeavors in relation to perinatal and infant health and maternal and child health equity and act as liaison to perinatal and infant health care providers and provider organizations assuring critical linkages between public health and clinical care.

• Formulates or assists in the formulation of overall policies and plans and directs the program and medical activities of a medical division of a hospital.
• Has responsibility for or assists in the administrative aspects of the division including budget preparation and control personnel functions procurement of equipment and supplies and coordinating the work of the division with that of other divisions in the hospital.
• Directs or assists in directing the training of interns resident physicians and medical and technical students in the work of the division.
• Directs the establishment improvement or revision of the medical work or procedures of the division in order to improve the level of service or the utilization of personnel.
• Plans directs and supervises medical research and the presentation and review of findings.
• Examines diagnoses and prescribes treatment for patients on a consultative basis and reviews the care prescribed by staff physicians resident physicians and interns.
• Gives lectures and demonstrations to medical and nursing staff and medical and technical students.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Completion of a residency approved by an American Specialty Board in one or more designated specialties* or equivalent**AND Two years of experience in medical practice additional training teaching or investigative work.

LICENSE:
California State Physician and Surgeons 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 jobrelated essential functions.


PHYSICAL CLASS:
2 Light: Light physical effort which may include occasional light lifting to a 10 pound limit and some bending stooping or squatting. Considerable walking may be involved.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT INFORMATION:

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

• Additional experience beyond the Minimum Requirements.

EXAMINATION CONTENT:
This examination will consist of an evaluation of education experience and desirable qualifications based upon application information and supplemental questionnaire at the time of filingweighted 100.

Applicants must meet theMinimum Requirements and mustachieve a passing score of 70 or higher onthe examination in order to beadded on the Eligible Register.

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

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.

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

VACANCY INFORMATION:
The EligibleRegister resulting from this examination will be used to fill vacancies in the Department of Public Health as they occur.

AVAILABLE SHIFT:
Any shift including evenings nights weekends and holidays.

APPLICATIONAND FILING INFORMATION:

Applications must be filed ONLINE ONLY. Applications submitted by U.S. mail fax or in person will NOTbe accepted. Any required 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

Apply online by clicking on the greenApplybutton located 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. PT on the last day of filing.
The acceptance of your application depends on whether you haveclearlyshown that you meet
the MINIMUMREQUIREMENTS. Fill out your application and supplemental questionnaire completely and correctly 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 is incomplete it will be REJECTED.

IMPORTANT NOTES:

• Please note that ALLinformation supplied by applicants and included in the application materials is subject to VERIFICATION 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 selection process.
• FALSIFICATION of any information may result in DISQUALIFICATION or RESCISSION OF APPOINTMENT.
• Utilizing VERBIAGE from Class Specification and Minimum Requirements serving as your description of duties WILL NOT be sufficient to demonstrate that you meet the requirements. Doing so it will result in an INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONand the application will beREJECTED. Comments such as SEE RESUME or SEE APPLICATION will not be considered a valid response therefore using such statements will also result in your application being rejected asINCOMPLETE.

Please include your Social Security Number for record control purposes. Federal law requires that all employed persons have a Social Security Number.

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 friends user ID and password may erase a candidates original application record.

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

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Revised January 2025