HEALTHCARE PROVIDER (Medical Officer) - Range 24 / EXE

Municipality of Anchorage•Anchorage, AK

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Healthcare Provider (Medical Officer) provides practitioner-level direct patient services for the Anchorage Health Department’s Clinical Services Division Public Health Clinic, with a focus on sexual and reproductive health. Services include contraception, sexually transmitted infection evaluation and treatment, initial and annual reproductive health exams, and cervical dysplasia follow-up. The role also provides direct patient care and oversees and mentors registered nurses and unlicensed assistive personnel in clinical assessment and treatment. It links patients to medical services as needed through collaboration with community partners. The position creates, maintains, and oversees implementation of standing orders for Public Health Nurses and unlicensed assistive personnel within the Clinical Services Division, and issues and oversees medical directives as needed for patient care. It assists management with policy and procedure review and stays current on CDC recommendations concerning public health, vaccines, and medical care for emerging public health diseases. The position also assists the Chief Medical Officer and the State of Alaska with Disease Prevention & Control services, including reviewing X-rays and information gathered by public health nurses to support tuberculosis evaluations, treatment, clearance, and case-management assessments. This is an executive position with no union affiliation and serves at the pleasure of the Mayor of the Municipality of Anchorage. The position is based at 825 L Street, Anchorage, Alaska, and has a Monday–Friday schedule from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States; the Municipality does not provide visa sponsorship.

Requirements

Medical degree from an accredited medical school and six years of experience in rural and urban medicine, patient care, disease prevention and control, and public health advisement; OR a master's or higher-level degree in Public Health, Health Science, Biostatistics, Health Informatics, or a related field and two years of experience in public health and/or communicable disease surveillance, reporting, and investigation.
Possess a State of Alaska Physician License at the time of application.
Complete a satisfactory national criminal background investigation.
Possess a valid State of Alaska Driver’s License and satisfactory driving record at the time of hire.
Pass satisfactory background checks, including criminal, education, and employment-history checks, at the time of hire.
Pass a satisfactory credit check at the time of hire.
Maintain all required certifications and licenses for the duration of employment.
Be legally authorized to work and accept employment in the United States; visa sponsorship is not available.

Responsibilities

Provide practitioner-level direct patient services at the Public Health Clinic, focusing on sexual and reproductive health.
Evaluate and treat sexually transmitted infections; provide contraceptive services, initial and annual reproductive health exams, and cervical dysplasia follow-up.
Provide direct patient care and oversee and mentor registered nurses and unlicensed assistive personnel in clinical assessment and treatment.
Link patients to medical services as needed by collaborating with community partners.
Create, maintain, and oversee implementation of standing orders for Public Health Nurses and unlicensed assistive personnel in the Clinical Services Division.
Issue and oversee medical directives as necessary for patient care.
Assist management with reviewing policies and procedures as needed.
Stay current with CDC recommendations related to public health, vaccines, and medical care for emerging public health diseases.
Assist the Chief Medical Officer and State of Alaska with services to Disease Prevention & Control patients, including reviewing X-rays and information gathered by public health nurses.
Support tuberculosis evaluations, treatment, and clearance, and review case-management assessments.
Evaluate laboratory results, X-rays, and disease-investigation information.