Staff Physician - Senior Prevention Division
- Summary
Public Health Seattle-King County is seeking a compassionate provider who is mission driven to serve our community's most vulnerable people through a lens of equity, social justice and desires to learn more about trauma-informed care with an anti-racist lens. If these are the things that you hold as core values then we would like to meet you!
This is a career-service position with clinical responsibilities. This position reports to and works under the supervision of the Disease Control Officer (DCO) of the Tuberculosis Control Program (TBCP). The focuses of this position are to (1) provide direct patient care, (2) oversee medical management of the TBCP clients, and (3) provide medical consultation for healthcare professionals outside the TBCP in the community.
What you can expect:
- Evaluate and medically manage patients diagnosed with active tuberculosis (TB) disease, and latent TB infection (LTBI)
- Evaluate and medically manage those who are suspected of having active TB disease
- Evaluate and medically manage those who are exposed to an infectious TB case.
- Provide medical services including diagnosis, treatment, evaluation for treatment response, and management of adverse events.
- Coordinate medical management of TBCP’s clients with clinicians outside the TBCP
- Provide medical consultation for TBCP nurses and for healthcare professionals outside the TBCP in the community.
- Read and interpret chest radiographs and consult with Harborview Medical Center/University of Washington radiologists as needed.
- Participate in weekly case review (currently 8:30 – 10 am on Wednesdays).
- Participate in weekly TB ECHO (currently 12:30 – 1:30 pm on Mondays).
- Review existing clinical protocols and procedures, and assist the TB DCO in writing and implementing new or revised clinical protocols and clinical procedures in the TBCP
- Provide supervision to students, residents, fellows and visiting physicians who rotate through the TBCP while they are gaining clinical experience in TB.
- Assist the TB DCO in providing education efforts (e.g., lectures, in-service training)
- Review and study up-to-date information on medical evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, and clinical management of patients with TB and LTBI.
- Work collaboratively with PHSS (the nursing supervisor), and perform quality improvement/quality assurance activities, including medical record review of clinical staff’s activities, to ensure compliance with clinical protocols.
- Work collaboratively with the TB program manager, the TBCP’s unit supervisors and staff, and community healthcare professionals to ensure effective program operations.
- Function as a DCO designee when he is out of the office.
- Perform other duties as assigned within the position's scope.
What further experience you can expect to gain:
- Deeper experience in clinical medicine and comprehensive clinical knowledge in managing patients with TB and LTBI as well as those who are suspected of having active TB.
- Understanding of the role of Public Health in protecting our community's most vulnerable populations
- Heightened ability to understand and navigate complex healthcare systems to manage TBCP’s clients.
- Broader ability to understand quality assurance and quality improvement activities, including patient safety and infection control to prevent the transmission of TB.
Requirements:
- Washington State Drivers' License or the ability to provide transportation to work.
- Current BLS-CPR for Healthcare Providers
- A National Provider Identification (NPI) must be obtained prior to employment
- Washington State Medical License must be obtained prior to employment.
- Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) registration must be obtained prior to employment
- Letter of interest describing why you would like to work with our community
Desired:- Bilingual and/or Bicultural
- A physician waiver to prescribe buprenorphine under the Drug Addiction Treatment Act of 2000
WHO MAY APPLY: This position is open to all qualified applicants.
Interviews for this position will be Friday, August 20, 2021.WORK SCHEDULE: This position is required to work at the TB clinic in person at least three days a week and a total of 24 hours each week. When the patient volume increases, the work hours is expected to increase to 30 hours per week. The position is required to work outside of business hours to meet operational needs. May also be required to work evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays when assigned or as needed.
WORK LOCATION: The TB Clinic, which is located at Harborview Medical Center in Downtown Seattle. This position is also a member of the WTCN (Washington TB Collaborative Network) team and may be dispatched to other Counties across the state with short notice to provide TB support services.
CONTACT: For more information, contact Amy M. Curtis, BSN, RN, Healthcare Recruitment Manager at amy.curtis@kingcounty.gov
APPLICATION PROCESS: The following completed items are required to be considered for this vacancy:
- NEOGOV/Government Jobs on-line
- Completed supplemental questions that are supported in your application. These answers will be reviewed to determine competitiveness. Please do not use "see resume" in your answers as these will be considered incomplete.
- Letter of interest describing why you want to work with our community.
Your application will be rejected as incomplete if you do not include the required information in the application. If you reference "see resume" on your application it will be considered incomplete. You must completely fill out the application with your relevant education and work experience. The selection process may include but is not limited to: evaluation of application materials and supplemental questions, interviewing, and testing. For more information on our selection process, please refer to www.kingcounty.gov/depts/health/jobs/hiring
NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:- The selected candidate will be required to submit a background check. Records are not automatically disqualifying.
- Employees are required to protect the privacy and security of protected health information as defined in State and Federal Law.
- Employees are required to adhere to OSHA/WISHA guidelines including but not limited to completing required trainings on time.
- Employees will be redeployed in the event of a Public Health emergency.
UNION AFFILIATION: This position is not represented by a labor union, is exempt from FLSA provisions, and is not overtime eligible.
- Supplemental Information
Forbes recently named King County as one of Washington State's best employers.
Together, with leadership and our employees, we're changing the way government delivers service and winning national recognition as a model of excellence. Are you ready to make a difference? Come join the team dedicated to serving one of the nation's best places to live, work and play.
Guided by our "True North", we are making King County a welcoming community where every person can thrive. We value diversity, inclusion and belonging in our workplace and workforce. To reach this goal we are committed to workforce equity. Equitable recruiting, support, and retention is how we will obtain the highest quality workforce in our region; a workforce that shares and will help advance our guiding principles--we are one team; we solve problems; we focus on the customer; we drive for results; we are racially just; we respect all people; we lead the way; and we are responsible stewards. We encourage people of all backgrounds and identities to apply, including Native American and people of color, immigrants, refugees, women, LGBTQ+, people living with disabilities, and veterans.
King County is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer
No person is unlawfully excluded from employment opportunities based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation and pregnancy), age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or other protected class. Our EEO policy applies to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, selection for training, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation.
To Apply
If you are interested in pursuing this position, please follow the application instructions carefully. If you need this announcement in an alternate language or format, would like to request accommodation or assistance in the application or assessment process or if you have questions please contact your recruiter listed on this job announcement.
King County offers a highly-competitive compensation and benefits package designed to meet the diverse needs of our employees and support our employees' health and well-being. Eligible positions receive the following benefits and have access to the following programs:
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage: King County pays 100% of the premiums for eligible employees and family members
- Life and disability insurance: employees are provided basic coverage and given the opportunity to purchase additional insurance for both the employee and eligible dependents
- Retirement: King County employees are eligible to participate in a pension plan through the Washington State Department of Retirement Systems and a 457(b) deferred-compensation plan
- Transportation program and ORCA transit pass
- 10 paid holidays each year (plus 2 personal holidays)
- Generous vacation and paid sick leave
- Paid parental leave, family and medical leaves, and volunteer leave
- Flexible Spending Account
- Wellness programs
- Onsite gyms and activity centers
- Employee giving program
- Employee assistance programs
- Flexible schedules and telecommuting options, depending on position
- Training and career development programs
This is a general description of the benefits offered to eligible King County employees, and every effort has been made to ensure its accuracy. If any information on this document conflicts with the provisions of a collective bargaining agreement (CBA), the CBA prevails. Also, in the event of any incorrect information in this document, applicable laws, policies, rules, CBAs, or official plan documents will prevail.
NOTE: Benefits for Term Limited Temporary (TLT) or Short Term Temporary (STT) positions, including leave eligibility and/or participation in the pension plan through the Washington State Department of Retirement Systems, will vary based upon the terms and details of the position. Short Term Temporary positions are not eligible for an ORCA transit pass.
For inquiries about the specifics of this position, please contact the recruiter identified on this job posting.
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01Have you used an electronic health records system? If so, what systems are you proficient in using?02Have you ever been subject to review, challenges, and/or disciplinary action, formal or informal, by an ethics committee, licensing board, medical disciplinary board or related professional association?
- Yes
- No
03Have you ever been involved, as a health service provider, in a malpractice claim or suit?- Yes
- No
04Have you ever had your license to practice nursing in any jurisdiction revoked, denied, suspended, reduced, or relinquished?- Yes
- No
05Do you have knowledge of any action pending before any licensing board(s) which could affect your license or ability to practice?- Yes
- No
06Seattle & King County Public Health has a strong commitment to equity and social justice. All staff are given training in Equity and Social Justice (ESJ) as well as Trauma Informed Care (TIC). Please describe why working for an agency that values ESJ and TIC is important to you.07Do you possess BLS CPR for Healthcare Providers? If so, please attach documentation of your current BLS/CPR certification. If you do not, please describe how you would obtain certification by time of job offer. Failure to obtain this BLS/CPR certification will result in job offer being delayed or rescinded.08Are you bilingual? If so, what language(s) are you proficient in reading, writing and speaking?09Are you applying to this position as an eligible Current or Previous King County Employee Priority Placement Program Participant AND Is this position the same or lower percentage of full-time when compared to the position held at the point of the notification of layoff AND Do you possess the skills and abilities to qualify for this position?- Yes, I was given a layoff notice from my role at King County AND I am within two years of the effective date of my layoff. AND The position I was laid off from was the same or a higher percentage of FT status when compared to this one.
- No.
10If you answered yes to the question above and you are applying for this position as a Priority Placement Participant, to be considered, you must provide the following three pieces of information in the space provided: 1. The title you held when you received your layoff notice 2. The department you worked in 3. The effective date of your layoff11Should you be selected to move forward in the process, do you acknowledge that interviews will be conducted on August 20, 2021?- Yes
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