Field Medical Doctor Bureau of School Health

THIS IS A PARTTIME POSITION 35 HOURS/WEEK

Established in 1805 the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (the NYC Health Department) is the oldest and largest health department in the country. Our mission is to protect and improve the health of all New Yorkers in service of a vision of a city in which all New Yorkers can realize their full health potential regardless of who they are how old they are where they are from or where they live.

As a worldrenowned public health agency with a history of building transformative public health programming and infrastructure innovating in science and scholarship to advance public health knowledge and responding to urgent public health crises from New York Citys yellow fever outbreak in 1822 to the COVID19 pandemic we are a hub for public health innovation expertise and programs and services. We serve as the population health strategist and policy and planning authority for the City of New York while also having a vast impact on national and international public policy including programs and services focused on food and nutrition antitobacco support chronic disease prevention HIV/AIDS treatment family and child health environmental health mental health and racial and social justice work among others.

Our Agencys five strategic priorities building off a recentlycompleted strategic planning process emerging from the COVID19 emergency are:
1) To reenvision how the Health Department prepares for and responds to health emergencies with a focus on building a responseready organization with faster decisionmaking transparent public communications and stronger surveillance and bridges to healthcare systems 2) Address and prevent chronic and dietrelated disease including addressing rising rates of childhood obesity and the impact of diabetes and transforming our food systems to improve nutrition and enhance access to healthy foods
3) Address the second pandemic of mental illness including: reducing overdose deaths strengthening our youth mental health systems and supporting people with serious mental illness
4) Reduce black maternal mortality and make New York a model city for womens health
5) Mobilize against and combat the health impacts of climate change

Our 7000plus team members bring extraordinary diversity to the work of public health. True to our value of equity as a foundational element of all of our work and a critical foundation to achieving population health impact in New York City the NYC Health Department has been a leader in recognizing and dismantling racisms impacts on the health of New Yorkers and beyond. In 2021 the NYC Board of Health declared racism as a public health crisis. With commitment to advance antiracist public health practices that dismantle systems that perpetuate inequitable power opportunity and access the NYC Health Department continues to work in and with communities and community organizations to increase their access to health services and decrease avoidable health outcomes.

PROGRAM AND JOB DESCRIPTION:

The Division of Family and Child Health (DFCH) of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene is charged with the creation and oversight of programs policies services and environments that support physical and socioemotional health and promote primary and reproductive health services health equity social justice safety and wellbeing for New York City families and children.

The Division is comprised of the Bureau of Maternal Infant and Reproductive Health the Bureau of Early Intervention the Office of School Health and the Bureau of Administration. The vision of the DFCH is that every child woman and family recognizes their power and is given the opportunity to reach their full health and development potential. We encourage qualified applicants with demonstrated commitment to social justice particularly racial gender and LGBTQI equity to apply.

The Office of School Health (OSH) is a joint program of the Department of Education and the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene responsible for promoting the health of 1.3 million school aged children enrolled in approximately 1800 public and nonpublic schools in New York City. This is achieved through a combination of public health initiatives case management education and direct clinical services. School Physicians have served the students of NYC for over a century.

For additional information regarding the role of the School Health Physician please refer to the American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement:

DUTIES WILL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:

Under the direction of the Supervising Physician the School Health Physicians will:

Work within the mandates policies and protocols of the Office of School Health

Improve the health of school children through case management of chronic disease preventive health screening and counseling health education and referrals

Perform mandated physical examination (new entrant sport physical working paper physicals

Develop relationships with community health providers in order to optimize medical management of students with health issues

Attend to the health needs of your assigned school community

Utilize the Automated Student Health Record (ASHR) to maintain adequate student health records

Serve as a consultant to the school nurse and administration on school related health concerns

Support the development of school educational and prevention programs promoting the health and wellness of all students

Provide clinical assistance in the event of an environmental or communicable disease occurrence

Develop and maintain professional relationships within the school community

Support all medical initiatives put forth by the Office of School Health e.g. Asthma Reproductive Health Obesity and Diabetes initiatives

Provide trainings/presentations to school staff community organizations or parents

Stay abreast of health management policy statements and emerging research within the health community related to school health

Participate in School Health research and quality improvement activities

Participate in all mandated DOHMH and Office of School Health trainings and professional development sessions

Attend all program meetings and Continuing Medical Education classes provided by the Office of School Health.

**IMPORTANT NOTES TO ALL CANDIDATES:

Please note: If you are called for an interview you will be required to bring to your interview copies of original documentation such as:
A document that establishes identity for employment eligibility such as: A Valid U.S. Passport Permanent Resident Card/Green Card or Drivers license.

Proof of Education according to the education requirements of the civil service title.

Current Resume

Additional documentation may be required to evaluate your qualification as outlined in this postings Minimum Qualification Requirements section. Examples of additional documentation may be but not limited to: college transcript experience verification or professional trade licenses.

If after your interview you are the selected candidate you will be contacted to schedule an onboarding appointment. By the time of this appointment you will be asked to produce the originals of the above documents along with your original Social Security card.

**LOAN FORGIVENESS

As a prospective employee of the City of New York you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information please visit the U.S. Department of Educations website at StudentAid.gov/PSLF.


FINAL APPOINTMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT & BUDGET APPROVAL

CITY MEDICAL SPECIALIST (PART 53040

Qualifications :

Possession of a valid license to practice medicine in the State of New York; and either:
a) Valid Board Certification issued by the appropriate American Specialty Board in any specialty area required by the agency; or
b) Current approved application on file for admission to the certifying examination given by the appropriate American Specialty Board in any specialty area required by the agency.
To be assigned to Assignment Level II individuals must have in addition to meeting the minimum qualification requirements for Assignment Level I described above one year of satisfactory experience practicing in the specialty area.
To be assigned to Assignment Level III individuals must possess:
a) A valid license to practice medicine in the State of New York; and
b) A Masters degree in Public Health or equivalent Masters degree including or supplemented by graduate credits in epidemiology and biostatistics. Completion of Epidemic Intelligence Service program of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention may be used to substitute for this Masters degree; and
c) At least two years of satisfactory experience after receipt of the Masters degree or equivalent in the practice of epidemiology. Specialty Board Certification or eligibility may be substituted for one year of this experience.
To be assigned to Assignment Level IV individuals must possess:
a) A valid license to practice medicine in the State of New York; and
b) Completion of an approved residency program in an accredited hospital including three years of experience in either internal medicine or family practice or pediatrics or another related specialty area required by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; and
c) Valid board certification or board eligibility issued by the appropriate American Subspecialty Board in Infectious Disease Pulmonary Medicine or a related subspecialty; and
d) Completion of an approved fellowship program in an accredited hospital including two years of experience in either infectious diseases or pulmonary medicine or another related subspecialty required by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.

Additional Information :

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic including but not limited to an individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Parttime