Salary Grade: 22
Pay Range Full Range: $155,453 - $233,180 Annually
Salary offers are based on the candidate's equivalent experience and internal equity with other employees within the same job classification.
The Pima County Health Department is actively seeking a dedicated Public Health Physician to join our team. In this position, you will play a crucial role in the leadership and coordination of public health initiatives related to epidemiology, clinical care, and quality improvement. This role involves providing medical expertise, guiding clinical strategies, and implementing evidence-based practices to promote the health and well- being of the community.
This classification is in the unclassified service and is exempt from the Pima County Merit System Rules. Duties/Responsibilities (Work assignments may vary depending upon the department's needs and will be communicated to the applicant or incumbent by the supervisor.) Assists with administering and directing public health and/or health care functions and programs;
Makes long-range plans, establishes goals to be achieved, and recommends policies;
Performs direct patient care services to include medical/dental evaluations, patient histories, physical examinations, consultations and provision of direct treatment, therapies and/or other medical/dental interventions, as required of a Primary Care Provider (PCP) or consultant;
Coordinates patient treatment with other health-care providers to include social/mental health caseworkers and practitioners;
Initiates and develops programs of public health and/or health care services;
Supervises, trains and evaluates allied health professionals, e.g., physicians, dentists, nurse practitioners, nurses, etc.;
Assists in directing the organization, staffing, and implementation of public health and/or medical and/or dental care services within the department;
Reviews departmental medical, dental and public health activities for effectiveness;
Participates in continuing evaluation of services provided through membership or participation in quality management/assurance panels, teams or like functions;
Coordinates the professional staffing of an assigned clinic or service through other County resources and contracted health-care providers; Assumes a leadership role in the community in the development of health care services;
Personally handles public health problems and/or medical/dental problems of an unusual nature;
Recommends actions to maintain high medical and public health standards;
Meets with community representatives, members of the medical or dental professions and governmental authorities to coordinate and implement effective public health and/or health care programs;
Assists in directing proposed legislation, health codes, ordinances and laws and recommends their adoption before legislative bodies and advisory committees;
Attends meetings and conferences;
Writes reports and gives lectures to include the conducting of medical/dental training of medical/dental students/interns;
May serve as department director in their absence.