Public Health Medical Officer

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Adams County Health Department is a newly-formed, local public health agency in the State of Colorado and part of the Adams County Government. The department was formally formed on January 1, 2023. As of September 1, 2025, the department is composed of 6 Divisions including Performance and Business Excellence, Strategic Health Initiatives, Epidemiology and Data Science, Public Health Nursing, Environmental Health, and Nutrition and Family Health, and employs approximately 220 staff and has an annual operating budget of approximately $30M.

The ACHD Medical Officer is a public health executive responsible for advising, planning, and administering medical decisions and public health projects and services intended to protect and improve the health of individuals who live, work, and play in Adams County. The Medical Officer advises the Executive Director, clinical nursing, environmental health, emergency response, and nutrition and family health programs. This position provides general oversight and planning, develops and executes policies, procedures, and performance criteria, recommends and promotes public health policy at a program, local, state, and national level, and represents the department in efforts to improve service delivery and performance.

• Advises and briefs ACHD leadership, Board of Health, and public health staff regarding public health issues requiring clinical expertise.
• Serves as the medical consultant for clinical services reviews and approves clinical protocols and standing orders.
• Serves as the prescribing physician and provides authorization for vaccine and other public health medications, as needed.
• Provides physician/medical consultation on public health surveillance, environmental health, nutrition, community health assessment and planning, project evaluation, community epidemiologic study, disease investigations, emergency preparedness, and preventive health services.
• Works closely with the ACHD Communicable Disease Epidemiology Team on disease investigation, outbreak response, and occurrence of diseases and reportable conditions of public health importance.
• Provides expertise to ensure appropriate interventions are taken to address public health threats, not limited to communicable diseases.
• Works with ACHD Communications Team to develop, deliver, and disseminate relevant public health and medical information. Provides media interviews at the request of the Executive Director.
• In consultation with the County Attorney’s Office, analyzes and reviews federal, state, and local laws, regulations, policies, and procedures to ensure compliance.
• Advises and consults with policymakers, other officials, organizations, and agencies concerning public health matters, collaborating with Local, State, and national organizations, community agencies, and community leaders.
• Engages community health care providers of all types to support ACHD initiatives.
• Advocates local public health department autonomy, local community health priorities, and policies that improve population health outcomes.
• Trains and mentors staff in infectious disease prevention and clinical best practices.
• Prepares and delivers testimony at legislative sessions or other committee hearings, providing medical and public health expertise.
• Provides timely, evidence-based guidance to the public and stakeholders on emerging issues.

• Assesses and plans for future needs for direct clinical and medical services, organizes services in partnership with Public Health Nursing and Nutrition and Family Health Divisions, and ensures equitable access to care.
• Provides medical direction and oversight for community health programs, supports autonomy of mid-level providers, and upholds nursing scope of care in public health settings.
• Offers clinical oversight on complex population health issues, infectious disease management, and diagnostic methods.
• Possibly carries medical case load within ACHD clinics such as sexual health, infectious disease, or chronic disease.
• Supports innovative approaches to care delivery and health systems integration.
• Ensures alignment of all clinical practices with ethical standards and cultural understanding.
• Provides on‑call consultation for emergencies for clinical and epidemiology staff.
• Provides oversight and guidance of clinical documentation for billing and compliance, using chart audits and other methodologies.
• Sustains financial models for clinical service delivery and expansion.
• Brings forward visionary concepts on new methods of clinical service and community health improvement activities.
• Builds and maintains strong relationships with healthcare providers, health systems, professional associations, community-based organizations, and fellow public health agency Medical Officers across the Denver Metro area and Colorado to…