Sexual Health Medical Director

Description

The Medical Director oversees clinical services at Baltimore City Health Department Sexual Health and Wellness Clinics. Clinical Services in the SHWC potentially include, but are not limited to:

• Screening, prevention, and treatment of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) including mpox
• HIV treatment and primary care
• PrEP and nPEP
• Buprenorphine treatment
• Hepatitis C testing and treatment
• Duties also include overview of a limited aspect of the BCHD Tuberculosis clinic.
• This position also oversees the activities of the HIV Directly Observed Therapy (DOT) Program, which provides home-based treatment adherence services to HIV-seropositive patients referred from Baltimore City HIV clinics.
• Limited clinical duties in the Baltimore City Health Department Tuberculosis clinic

Clinical duties may change as the clinical services offered through the BCHD SHWC evolve. The Medical Director is responsible for implementing the vision and mission of the BCHD SHWC, as determined by the Baltimore City Health Department and Baltimore City Health Commissioner.

These professional services are provided through a contract with the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.  Duties include direct patient care as well as on-site supervision of advanced practice clinicians and nurses to ensure that standards for excellence can be met in sexually transmitted infection, HIV, PrEP, hepatitis C, and buprenorphine treatment services.  The Medical Director works collaboratively with members of the multidisciplinary care team to develop and guide clinical services. Additionally, the Medical Director collaborates with the HIV/STI Prevention team at the BCHD as well as other Baltimore City partners to advance innovative clinical services related to sexual health, HIV prevention and treatment, and Hepatitis C services.  The Medical Director also collaborates with other Health Department programs to ensure maximum efficiency of clinical services. This includes the BCHD Disease Intervention Specialists (DIS) and Linkage to Care Specialists (LTC) teams, which are integrated into the BCHD clinic to provide services for individuals with STIs, HIV, and Hepatitis C. The Medical Director reports directly to the Clinical Chief and works in collaboration with other medical directors and the Assistant Commissioner to ensure services at the Sexual Health and Wellness Clinics are high-quality and integrated across disciplines.

The locations of clinical service include the BCHD SHWC, currently located at 2 brick and mortar locations in Baltimore City.  The position also includes supervision of an NP and clinical operations at the SPARC center.

This is a 100% in person position. There is no telework option with this position.

Managerial Duties and Responsibilities:  

1.      Directly supervises the nurse practitioners and physician assistants who provide sexually transmitted infection, HIV, hepatitis C, and HIV PrEP care, totaling approximately 8 clinicians (5-10 FTE). Support the nurse manager who oversees registered nurses, approximately 4-8 nurses (6-8 FTE). This includes completion of timesheets, approval of leave time, and coordination with the clinic manager on leave requests and scheduling of providers.  Complete formal annual and semi-annual evaluations for NPs and PAs, as well as informal feedback as needed based on individual performance.

2.      Serve as the authorizing provider for registered nurses or other JHH staff operating under clinical standing order protocols.  

3.      Provide clinical services and clinician oversight in the BCHD Tuberculosis clinic up to one half day per week, as needed.

4.      Coordinates with the clinic manager and clinic operations director as it pertains to clinician schedules. The clinic manager has the responsibility of approving all leave requests in accordance with the clinic appointment schedule. The medical director has the responsibility of being aware of requests made by clinical staff, ensuring they are in line with JHH protocols and guidelines, and working with the clinic manager to ensure clinical coverage of the clinics as it pertains to APP leave requests.

5.      Collaborate closely with the clinic administrator and clinic manager(s) on all aspects of clinic operations, including at least weekly meetings to ensure smooth clinic operations. This includes but is not limited to staff hours, clinic workflows, and inventory of medical items.

6.      Oversees management of Ryan White, CDC, Maryland Department of Health, and other grants and for continued funding of sexually transmitted infection, EII, PrEP, and HIV DOT services. This includes grant preparation, budget development and management, required deliverables and meetings, and grant reporting, with support from BCHD grant management and data teams.

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