Physician; Benefitted Part-time

The Physician BPT provides medical expertise and leadership to protect and improve the health of the community. This role combines clinical, preventative, and administrative responsibilities, ensuring compliance with North Carolina Public Health Laws and advancing evidence-based practices in population health. Develops and maintains standards of quality health care with an emphasis on health promotion and disease prevention to meet the needs of the community for the Public Health Department of the Union County Human Services Agency.

Serves as a resource for programs operating within the Public Health Department, including Communicable Disease, Child Health and Women’s Health Clinics, WIC, Environmental Health, and Public Health Preparedness.

Public Health is responsible for preparedness activities in the event of a natural disaster, disease outbreak, and other threats to the health of the public. Employees in this classification participate in preparedness response activities, which may include mass vaccination clinics, sheltering, dispensing medications from the Strategic National Stockpile, and/or other needed response activities as directed.

Provides direct patient care in public health clinics (e.g., communicable disease, sexually transmitted infections, family planning, maternal health, immunizations, tuberculosis). Refers patients to other medical or health resources as appropriate

Reviews and approves standing medical orders, protocols, and treatment guidelines.

Conducts medical consultations for nursing and clinical staff, including case reviews.

Ensures appropriate medical oversight of communicable disease surveillance, outbreak response, and immunization practices. Supports disease prevention and health promotion initiatives.

Collaborates with epidemiologist, nurses, and environmental health staff during investigations of communicable disease outbreaks.

Advises on community health assessments, health improvement plans, and policy development as needed.

Provides medical expertise in public health emergencies and disaster response. Participates in preparedness response activities which may include mass vaccination clinics, sheltering, dispensing medications, and/or other needed response activities as directed.

Serves as liaison with local medical community, hospitals, and state health officials as needed.

Participates in interdisciplinary leadership team and provide guidance on medical issues.

Ensures compliance with state and federal regulations governing public health practice.

Assists with training, mentoring, and professional development of clinical staff including precepting nurses completing Enhanced Role training and advanced practice students.

Provides consultation in the preparation of the Public Health Department’s policy and procedure manuals.

Provides ongoing supervision, collaboration, consultation, and evaluation of the medical acts performed by the Advanced Practice Providers.

Provides ongoing collaboration, consultation, and evaluation of Enhanced Role Nurses.

Provides consultation to the Public Health Director as needed for quarantine and isolation orders. Confers with other staff members on professional and administrative matters.

Serves as an active member of the Public Health EPI Team.

Maintains accurate medical records by recording all provision of care and communication regarding care accurately and timely in the appropriate format.

Follows facility policies, processes and OSHA standards.

Complies with the NC Medical Practice Act. North Carolina Child Medical Exam Program, North Carolina Division of Public Health Agreement Addenda, Federal Title X guidelines and agency policy, and procedure.

Ensures patient privacy and compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act as required by federal law.

Serves as the Medical Director as assigned.

Serving as Medical Director entails providing clinical, educational and administrative consultation services in the development, implementation, and evaluation of the Public Health Department programs. This includes the development of policy and procedures, signing of standing orders, annual review, serving as supervising…