Physician Specialist, Adult Primary Care

Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center

7601 Imperial Highway

Downey, CA 90242

Salary Ranges: $21, 069.24 – $28,248.99 Monthly

                              $252,830.88 -$338,987.88 Annually

The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (DHS) is the second largest municipal health system in the nation. Through its integrated system of 25 health centers and four (4) hospitals– DHS annually provides direct primary care to nearly 500,000 patients, employs over 23,000 staff, and has an annual budget of over $6.9 billion. For additional information regarding DHS please visit www.dhs.lacounty.gov.

Position:

The Physician Specialist joins the clinic team of medical staff providers as a primary care physician to serve the Rancho Los Amigos Patient Centered Medical Home and administratively reports to the Medical Director of Outpatient Primary Care Services.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Conducts comprehensive clinical examination, diagnoses, and treats patients
• Prescribes, administers, and dispense medical treatment related to the needs of the patients
• Responsible for the patient throughout the course of the treatment, provides the physical examination, diagnosis, and health care plan
• Assumes responsibilities for each patient from discovery of the disorder to recovery
• Coordinates the care across disciplines towards the patient medical needs and medical management and progression prevention
• Consults with specialty physician(s) as needed to coordinate a plan of care, implement intervention/treatment, discuss disease progression, prevention, and patient/family education needs
• Analyzes data collected to determine patient health status and identifies differential diagnosis based on patient history, physical examination, and clinical findings and discusses result with the patient

Minimum Requirements:

• California State Physician and Surgeon’s Certificate authorized by the Board of Medical Examiners of the State of California
• Completion of a residency approved by an American Specialty Board in one or more designated specialties* or equivalent training**

Desirable Qualifications:

• Computer Literacy and skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, and proficient in using an electronic medical record system. DHS utilizes Oracle Cerner Millennium.
•  Ability to maintain, organize, analyze, and prioritize multiple assignments simultaneously
•  Ability to communicate with patient families, care providers, and co-workers
• Experience in providing primary and specialized care to people with physical and other disabilities
•  Bilingual proficiency (Spanish preferred)

Benefits include:

• Medical, Dental, Life Insurance, Accidental Death Insurance, Dependent Term Life Insurance, Medical Coverage Protection (LTD Health Insurance), Health Care and Dependent Care Spending Accounts.
• Horizons 457 Company Contribution
• Holidays – Enjoy an average of 13 paid holidays each year
• Paid Vacation – You receive 80 hours per year after your first year of service, 120 hours per year after 4 years and an additional 8 hours each year until 200 hours annual amount is reached.
• Sick Leave – You can receive 80 hours per year in your 1st year, 88 hours from your 2nd to 4th year, and 96 hours from your 5th year onwards.
• Board Certification Bonus (5.5% of base salary monthly)

• Primary Care Differential: Within 30 days of pensionability determination, full-time DHS Physicians responsible for providing (1.0 FTE) direct patient care in primary care for their panel (i.e., 8 scheduled and 2 unscheduled half-day sessions of primary care work/panel case management duties per week) shall receive 10% of the base salary
• Non-MegaFlex (NMF) Retention Bonus – $14,000: Annual bonus paid within 60 days of pensionability determination and available to all permanent and full-time employees within this class.

• Eligibility for Loan Forgiveness: Position may be eligible for loan forgiveness through certain state or federal programs. Additional information about loan forgiveness can be found at: Student Loan Opportunities​ – LADHS

Candidates must currently 1. Hold a permanent County of Los Angeles payroll title of Physician Specialist to be considered for transfer 2. Reachable on a DHS certification list to be considered for a promotion OR 3. Be willing to submit new LA County employment application to become a new hire.

Interested candidates must complete the following to apply:

1. Submit a cover letter referencing position and resume below to:

Dr. Christopher Brown

Director of Primary Care

Phone: 213-288-8488

E-mail: Chribrown@dhs.lacounty.gov

2. Apply at: PHYSICIAN SPECIALIST (NON-MEGAFLEX) (VARIOUS SPECIALTIES) JOB POSTING to be eligible for county employment. Successful candidates will remain on the eligible register for a period of twelve (12) months. Please contact Semaj Hughes once application results are received.

RESUMES WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL THE NEEDS OF THE DEPARTMENT ARE MET

ONLY THE MOST QUALIFIED CANDIDATES WILL BE SCHEDULED FOR AN INTERVIEW

THIS IS NOT A CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION