Chief Physician ; Specialties

FILING DATES

November 24, 2020 @ 8:00 A.M. (PST) (subject to closure without prior notice).

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Open Competitive Job Opportunity

The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (DHS) is the second largest municipal health system in the nation. Through its integrated system of 25 health centers and four acute hospitals – and an expanded network of community partner clinics – DHS annually provides direct care for 600,000 unique patients, employs over 23,000 staff, and has an annual budget of over $6.9 billion.

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Through academic affiliations with the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), the University of Southern California (USC), and the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Sciences (CDU), DHS hospitals are training sites for physicians completing their Graduate Medical Education in nearly every medical specialty and subspecialty. In addition, to its direct clinical services, DHS also runs the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Agency and the County's 911 emergency response system, as well as Housing for Health and the Office of Diversion and Re‑entry, each with a critical role in connecting vulnerable populations, including those released from correctional and institutional settings, to supportive housing.

All Department of Health Services workforce members must be fully vaccinated against COVID‑19 as a condition of employment. Successful candidates for this position will be required to submit proof of vaccination against COVID‑19 or request an exemption for qualifying medical or religious reasons during the onboarding process. Candidates should not present proof of vaccination until instructed to do so by the hiring department.

To advance the health of our patients and our communities by providing extraordinary care.

Incumbents in these positions are licensed physicians that have immediate responsibility, either within a geographical area or County‑wide, for a general or specialized health services program or directs a medical division in a County hospital.

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Recruitment/Questionnaire?exam

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• Curriculum Vitae
• Statement of Career Goals
• Legible copy of certificate of completion of residency training program approved by the American Specialty Board.
• Legible copy of California State Physician and Surgeon's Certificate authorized by the Board of Medical Examiners of the State of California.

Before submission of your information, it is necessary to ensure that all information is complete and includes all required documents as directed on the job posting in order for your information to be reviewed and processed in a timely manner.

The Statement of Career Goals is a narrative that serves as an effective way of assessing current career achievements and the means one should take for accomplishing such career objectives.

• 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.

Completion of a…