Environmental Public Health Physician

State of Maine • Augusta, ME

12d • $112,507 - $159,328 • Hybrid

About The Position

This position allows for partial telework with management approval. Currently, this position is not eligible for visa sponsorship or STEM OPT extensions. Join the Maine CDC’s Environmental Health Program (EHP) and use your medical expertise to make a direct impact on the health of children in Maine communities, especially for children. As part of a close-knit team, you will work in a collaborative, innovative, and supportive environment that is cutting-edge, challenging, and engaging, one where no two days are the same and teamwork drives success. In addition to meaningful public health work, State of Maine employees enjoy a comprehensive benefits package that supports work-life balance and personal well-being, including generous paid time off, substantial employer-paid health and dental insurance, and opportunities to build a long-term career in public service. In this role, you’ll serve in two meaningful capacities: 1. Lead the health team for the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (CLPPP) 2. Serve as a medical expert on environmental chemical exposures This is a managerial medical position in a public health setting, where your leadership, clinical insight, and collaboration will help protect and improve lives across the state. Join a great team doing meaningful, innovative work in environmental health. Flexible and/or reduced schedules (to 32 hours per week) may be negotiated for candidates who want to maintain a clinical role outside of State government.

Requirements

• Graduate degree from an accredited Medical or Osteopathic School in the United States (or, if a graduate of a medical school outside of the U.S., evidence of passing scores for FLEX or National Board Examinations, or current Maine medical licensure); AND
• Master’s Degree in Public Health OR at least two (2) years of full-time experience performing public health work at the US CDC’s Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS), US Public Health Service, another US state or territory, an accredited university, a hospital accredited by The Joint Commission, or a similar public health practice setting.
• Certificate of registration with the right to practice medicine and surgery in Maine as issued by the State Board of Registration of Medicine.

Nice To Haves

• Experience or training in the fields of environmental medicine, occupational medicine, environmental health, or occupational health;
• Experience supervising staff and managing complex teams;
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills;
• Experience working in a public health program or agency.

Responsibilities

• Oversee monitoring of children’s blood lead levels, including confirmatory and follow-up testing, based on current state and federal guidelines, best practices, and CLPPP standard operating protocols;
• Supervise a team of two nursing staff;
• Lead a weekly childhood lead poisoning team case review;
• Inform healthcare providers about blood lead testing requirements and protocols for the medical management of childhood lead poisoning cases;
• Approve provider offices to conduct in-office blood lead testing;
• Collaborate with other state offices and state clinical organizations to perform education and outreach and to advance CLPPP priorities;
• Deliver presentations and grand rounds on childhood blood lead testing and lead exposure;
• Develop lead poisoning health case management protocols and procedures;
• Partner with managers and epidemiologists to monitor rates of blood lead testing in various populations;
• Partner with environmental specialists to determine when temporary relocation is needed for affected children.
• Provide medical guidance to toxicologists, epidemiologists, other state agencies, and Maine residents;
• Support responses to both routine and acute environmental, occupational, and chemical exposures;
• Assist with consultations, reporting, and surveillance for notifiable environmental health conditions, including carbon monoxide poisoning and exposure to polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS), also known as “forever chemicals”;
• Assist toxicologists in responding to community or individual concerns when environmental exposures approach clinical significance;
• Collaborate across disciplines, sometimes in time-sensitive situations, under the direction of the Senior Environmental Health Program Manager.
• On occasion, as needed, and as funding allows, support other Divisions within Maine CDC to provide medical expertise for other health conditions;
• Infrequently, and only in extreme circumstances, provide on-call coverage or work outside of regular business hours to ensure timely and appropriate management of severe lead poisoning or other serious environmental health incidents.

Benefits

• 13 paid holidays
• 12 days of sick leave
• 3+ weeks of vacation leave annually
• Health Insurance Coverage (State of Maine pays 85%-100% of employee-only premiums)
• Health Insurance Premium Credit (Participation decreases employee-only premiums by 5%)
• Dental Insurance (State of Maine pays 100% of employee-only dental premiums)
• Retirement Plan (State contributes 14.11% of employee's pay towards MainePERS)
• Six weeks of fully paid parental leave
• Additional, unpaid leave may also be available, under the Family and Medical Leave Act.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager