CHIEF PHYSICIAN III

Full Job Description

The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (DHS) is the second largest municipal health system in the nation. Through its unified system of 23 health centers and four hospitals - and expanded network of community partner clinics – DHS annually provides direct care for over 500,000 outstanding patients, employs over 23,000 staff, and has an annual budget of over $8.4 billion. For additional information regarding DHS please visit www.dhs.lacounty.gov

Requirements

Formulates or assists in formulating overall policies and in planning and directing of programs and activities of a very large and complex medical organization.

Has responsibility for such administrative aspects of the organization's medical program as budget preparation and control, personnel functions, procurement of equipment and supplies, and coordinating of the work with other organizational units and top management of the department.

Assigns, trains, and evaluates medical and related personnel.

Directs or assists in directing the training of interns, resident physicians, and medical and technical students in the work of the organization.

Directs inpatient and outpatient medical services.

Directs the establishment, improvement, or revision of the medical work or procedures of the organization to improve the level of care and service, or the utilization of personnel.

Plans, directs and supervises medical research and the presentation and review of findings.

Represents the department head at meetings involving other County departments, various public or private health agencies and other governmental agencies.

Directs activities of nursing, counseling, laboratory and related medical support personnel.

Qualifications

SELECTION REQUIREMENTS:
Completion of a residency approved by an American Specialty Board in one or more designated specialties* or equivalent** -AND- four (4) years of medical administrative experience***.

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

Anesthesiology
Dermatology
Emergency Medicine
Family Practice
Int Med-General/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
Psychiatry
Radiology-General/Diagnostic
Radiology-Vasc/Int Diagnostic
Surgery-Cardio Thoracic
Surgery-General
Surgery-Neurological
Surgery-Ophthalmology
Surgery-Orthopedics
Surgery-Pediatric
Surgery-Plastic
Surgery-Vascular
Surgery-Urologic

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 II – 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:
**Equivalent certification is defined as that certification 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 Health Services.

***Medical administrative in the County of Los Angeles is defined as: planning, organizing, developing, staffing and controlling of a health facility, clinic, unit, ward or program.

Applicants must attached a legible photocopy of the certificate of completion of a residency training program approved by the American Specialty Board and California State Physician and Surgeon's Certificate to the application at the time of filing or email the analyst within 7 calendar days from filing online.

All required licenses and certifications must be active and unrestricted or your application will not be accepted.

Additional Information

EXAMINATION CONTENT:
This examination will consist of an evaluation of training and experience based upon application information weighed 100%.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS:
Additional credit will be given to applicants who possess the following:

Experience beyond the Selection Requirements.Candidates must achieve a passing score of 70% or higher on this examination to be added to the eligible register.ELIGIBILITY INFORMATIONApplications will be processed on an "as received" basis and those receiving a passing score will be promulgated to the eligible register accordingly.The names of candidates receiving a passing grade in the examination will be placed on the eligible register in the order of their score group for a period of twelve (12) months following the date of promulgation.NO PERSON MAY COMPETE IN THIS EXAMINATION MORE THAN ONCE EVERY TWELVE (12) MONTHS.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 history unless 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.VACANCY INFORMATIONThe eligible register for this examination will be used to fill vacancies throughout the Department of Health Services as they occur.SPECIAL INFORMATION:Appointees may be required to work any shift, including evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays.APPLICATION AND FILING INFORMATIONAPPLICATIONS MUST BE FILED ONLINE ONLY.

APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED BY U.S. MAIL, FAX OR IN PERSON WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Applications electronically received after 5:00 p.m., PDT, on the last day of filing will not be accepted.

Apply online by clicking on the green "Apply" button at the top right of this posting. You can also track the status of your application using this website. All information is subject to verification.

We may reject your application at any time during the examination and hiring process, including after appointment has been made.

Falsification of any information may result in disqualification or rescission of appointment.

Utilizing VERBIAGE from Class Specification and Selection Requirements serving as your description of duties WILL NOT be sufficient to demonstrate that you meet the requirements.

Doing so may result in an INCOMPLETE APPLICATION and you may be DISQUALIFIED. This examination will remain open until the needs of the service are met.

Application filing may be suspended at any time with or without advance notice. Fill out your application completely.

The acceptance of your application depends on whether you have clearly shown that you meet the REQUIREMENTS.

Provide any relevant education, training, and experience in the spaces provided so we can evaluate your qualifications for the job.

For each job held, give the name and address of your employer, your job title, beginning and ending dates, number of hours worked per week, description of work performed.

If your application is incomplete, it will be rejected.Notification Letters and other correspondences will be sent electronically to the email address provided on the application.

It is important that applicants provide a valid email address.

Please add truocco@dhs.lacounty.govand info@governmentjobs.com to your email address book and to the list of approved senders to prevent email notifications from being filtered as SPAM/JUNK mail.

Applicants have the ability to opt out of emails from Los Angeles County.

If you unsubscribe, you will not receive any email notification for any examination for which you apply with Los Angeles County.

Regardless of whether you choose to unsubscribe, you can always check for notifications by logging into governmentjobs.com and viewing your profile inbox, which saves a copy of all emailed notices.

NOTE: If you are unable to attach required documents, you can e-mail the documents to the exam analyst at truocco@dhs.lacounty.gov, within 7 calendar days of filing online.

Please include the exam number and the exam title. SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER: Please include your Social Security Number for record control purposes.

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's or friend's user ID and password may erase a candidate's original application record.

DEPARTMENT CONTACTTeresa Ruocco, Exam Analyst(213) 288-7000truocco@dhs.lacounty.gov ADA COORDINATOR PHONE(323) 914-6365 CALIFORNIA RELAY SERVICES PHONE(800) 735-2922