City Medical Specialist II / Complex Care Physician Supervisor (Part-Time)

Division/Program Summary Description:

The Office of School Health (OSH) is a joint program of the Department of Education and the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene responsible for promoting the health of 1.3 million school aged children enrolled in approximately 1,800 public and non-public schools in New York City. This is achieved through a combination of public health initiatives, case management, education, and direct clinical services. School Physicians have served the students of NYC for over a century.

The vision of the DFCH is that every child, woman, and family recognize their power and is given the opportunity to reach their full health and development potential.

We encourage qualified applicants with demonstrated commitment to social justice, particularly racial, gender, and LGBTQI+ equity to apply.

Position Summary:

Under the supervision of the Deputy Medical Director

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

- Work within the mandates, policies and protocols of the Office of School Health (OSH).

- Serves as a consultant for all medical accommodations

- Supervision of administrative physicians assigned to review medical accommodations

- Completes Accommodation Reviews (Home Instruction, Transportation/Medical Exception, Diabetes Medication Administration Form Reviews, Paraprofessional Reviews, and Immunization Exemption Reviews) efficiently, using sound clinical judgment, coordinating services when appropriate.

- Utilizes the Automated Student Health Record (ASHR) to maintain accurate student health records.

- Consults with community primary care providers and specialists to review accommodations requests when needed in order to ensure appropriate care coordination.

- Integrates information from multiple agency sources and communication with PCPs to determine the appropriate level of service for each accommodation request.

- Participates in meetings concerning student medical needs at school

- Reviews and assists with in-school case management

- Manages complex clinical cases in collaboration with multiple teams, including OSH clinical and DOE teams

- Performs clinical case reviews as requested by the Medical Director

- Advocates for the health needs of students as outlined by their diagnosis and related accommodation requests and current services.

- Participates in the Program’s public health initiatives/exploratory research projects/quality improvement programs.

- Participates in the agency’s on-call physician program.

- Functions as a leading medical expert for the school community as part of multi-disciplinary, multi-agency collaboration to review and implement accommodations for students

- Keeps abreast of health management policy statements and emerging research within the health community affecting school health.

- Remains up to date with all OSH policies and protocols.

- Participates in training, orientation and other educational activities for the unit’s clinical staff.

- Participate in School Health research activities and attend mandated DOHMH and Office of School Health trainings, meetings, and Continuing Medical Education classes

Possession of a valid license to practice medicine in the State of New York; and either:
a) Valid Board Certification issued by the appropriate American Specialty Board in any specialty area required by the agency; or
b) Current approved application on file for admission to the certifying examination given by the appropriate American Specialty Board in any specialty area required by the agency.
To be assigned to Assignment Level II, individuals must have, in addition to meeting the minimum qualification requirements for Assignment Level I described above, one year of satisfactory experience practicing in the specialty area.
To be assigned to Assignment Level III, individuals must possess:
a) A valid license to practice medicine in the State of New York; and
b) A Master's degree in Public Health, or equivalent Master's degree, including or supplemented by graduate credits in epidemiology and biostatistics. Completion of Epidemic Intelligence Service program of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention may be used to substitute for this Master's degree; and
c) At least two years of satisfactory experience after receipt of the Master's degree, or equivalent, in the practice of epidemiology. Specialty Board Certification or eligibility may be substituted for one year of this experience.
To be assigned to Assignment Level IV, individuals must possess:
a) A valid license to practice medicine in the State of New York; and
b) Completion of an approved residency program in an accredited hospital, including three years of experience, in either internal medicine, or family practice, or pediatrics, or another related specialty area required by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; and
c) Valid board certification or board eligibility issued by the appropriate American Subspecialty Board in Infectious Disease, Pulmonary Medicine, or a related subspecialty; and
d) Completion of an approved fellowship program in an accredited hospital, including two years of experience, in either infectious diseases, or pulmonary medicine, or another related subspecialty required by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.