PH Physician Specialist MRX12

Title: PH Physician Specialist MRX12

State Role Title: Physician II

Hiring Range: $120-$130

Pay Band: 8

Agency: Virginia Department of Health

Location: MT ROGERS-WYTHE

Agency Website: www.vdh.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) is dedicated to protecting and promoting the health of Virginians. The VDH is made up of a statewide Central Office in Richmond and 35 local health districts.

The Mount Rogers Health District is seeking a dedicated Wage Public Health Physician Specialist to support our mission of improving community health across the region. This role will providing direct patient case across the 8 offices. The ideal candidate will bring strong clinical expertise and a commitment to advancing high quality, evidence based public health practice.

Candidates must hold an active license from the Virginia Board of Medicine and demonstrate excellence in clinical judgment, communication, and leadership.

This is an opportunity to join a collaborative and community focused public health team dedicated to making a meaningful impact. We welcome professionals who are passionate about serving diverse populations and strengthening health outcomes throughout the Mount Rogers Health District.

Wage employees are subject to the following conditions of employment:
• Wage employees serve at the will and pleasure of the appointing authority.
• Continuing employment is based on available funding and business need.
• Wage employees are not covered by the provisions of the Virginia Personnel Act. Therefore, they are not eligible for benefits which are provided to salaried employees, such as leave credits, holiday pay, insurance, access to the grievance procedure, etc.
• Wage employees are paid only for the hours they actually work.
• Virginia state law currently requires that agencies not permit wage employees to work in excess of 29 hours per week on average over the course of a year. Wage employees may not work for VDH beyond 1,500 hours during the period of May 1 – April 30 of the following year (the Standard Measurement Period).
• Once a wage employee works the maximum of 1,500 hours during the Standard Measurement Period, the employee may be rehired as a wage employee of VDH only after the next Standard Measurement Period has begun.
• Wage employees are eligible to apply for all classified positions for which recruitment has been initiated, including those limited to State Employees Only.
• If a wage employee becomes employed in a classified position, he/she will be eligible to purchase retirement credit for the time worked as a wage employee.
• Continuing employment is based on available funding and business need.

Minimum Qualifications

• Knowledge of adult, adolescent, and/or pediatric medicine.
• Skill in medical management of adults and pediatric/adolescent patients and their families.
• Ability to communicate with patients, families and staff.
• Ability to educate and train students and staff regarding patient care.
• Ability to utilize resources appropriately and make referrals as needed.
• Skill in coordinating a multidisciplinary approach to patient care.
• Completion of an approved residency program in internal medicine, family medicine, pediatrics or obstetrics/gynecology.
• Board certification (or eligibility) in field of specialization.

Additional Considerations

N/A

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

VDH accepts only on-line applications. Faxed, mailed, or e-mailed applications will not be considered. Applications are accepted until 11:55 p.m. on the job closing date. Applications and/or resumes should include relevant work history which indicates your qualifications for this position. Supplemental questions are encouraged to be answered in a comprehensive manner and reference any pertinent knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as any previous experience that relates to the position.

Employment is contingent upon satisfactory results of a state and federal criminal history background check and the Department of Social Service’s Child Abuse and Neglect Central Registr