City of New York
Medical Director, Bureau of Communicable Diseases
City of New York, California, Missouri, United States, 65018
Established in 1805, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (the NYC Health Department) is the oldest and largest health department in the country. Our mission is to protect and improve the health of all New Yorkers, in service of a vision of a city in which all New Yorkers can realize their full health potential, regardless of who they are, how old they are, where they are from, or where they live.
As a world-renowned public health agency with a history of building transformative public health programming and infrastructure, innovating in science and scholarship to advance public health knowledge, and responding to urgent public health crises, we are a hub for public health innovation, expertise, and programs, and services. We serve as the population health strategist, and policy, and planning authority for the City of New York, while also having a vast impact on national and international public policy, including programs and services focused on food and nutrition, anti-tobacco support, chronic disease prevention, HIV/AIDS treatment, family and child health, environmental health, mental health, and racial and social justice work, among others.
Our Agency’s five strategic priorities are:To re-envision how the Health Department prepares for and responds to health emergencies.Address and prevent chronic and diet-related disease.Address the second pandemic of mental illness.Reduce black maternal mortality and make New York a model city for women’s health.Mobilize against and combat the health impacts of climate change.
The Bureau of Communicable Disease (BCD), part of the Division of Disease Control, is responsible for the surveillance, prevention, and control of over 70 infectious diseases including foodborne, enteric, waterborne, respiratory (including COVID-19), zoonotic and vectorborne diseases.
BCD is seeking a Medical Director to oversee several units including provider outreach, community engagement activities as well as the antibiotic resistance prevention unit.
DUTIES WILL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
Take a leadership role in advising on all aspects of operational infectious disease work.Participate in senior level meetings and policy discussions.Contribute to special projects and analyses.Serve as a Physician on Call for acute communicable disease issues.Assist with grant report writing and renewal applications.Serve in a leadership role in the Agency's Incident Command System for any public health emergency.
Minimum Qualifications
Possession of a valid license to practice medicine in the State of New York; and either:Valid Board Certification issued by the appropriate American Specialty Board in any specialty area required by the agency; orCurrent 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 valid license to practice medicine in the State of New York; andA Master's degree in Public Health, or equivalent Master's degree; andAt least two years of satisfactory experience in the practice of epidemiology.To be assigned to Assignment Level IV, individuals must possess:A valid license to practice medicine in the State of New York; andCompletion of an approved residency program; andValid board certification or board eligibility issued by the appropriate American Subspecialty Board in Infectious Disease, Pulmonary Medicine, or a related subspecialty.
Preferred Skills
Expertise in infectious diseases and public health surveillance.In-depth experience working in a local or state public health agency.Grant writing and administration experience preferred but not required.Strong supervisory and team building experience.Effective leadership skills.Excellent written, oral and interpersonal skills.
Residency Requirement
NYC RESIDENCY IS NOT REQUIRED FOR THIS TITLE.
Additional Information
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.
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As a world-renowned public health agency with a history of building transformative public health programming and infrastructure, innovating in science and scholarship to advance public health knowledge, and responding to urgent public health crises, we are a hub for public health innovation, expertise, and programs, and services. We serve as the population health strategist, and policy, and planning authority for the City of New York, while also having a vast impact on national and international public policy, including programs and services focused on food and nutrition, anti-tobacco support, chronic disease prevention, HIV/AIDS treatment, family and child health, environmental health, mental health, and racial and social justice work, among others.
Our Agency’s five strategic priorities are:To re-envision how the Health Department prepares for and responds to health emergencies.Address and prevent chronic and diet-related disease.Address the second pandemic of mental illness.Reduce black maternal mortality and make New York a model city for women’s health.Mobilize against and combat the health impacts of climate change.
The Bureau of Communicable Disease (BCD), part of the Division of Disease Control, is responsible for the surveillance, prevention, and control of over 70 infectious diseases including foodborne, enteric, waterborne, respiratory (including COVID-19), zoonotic and vectorborne diseases.
BCD is seeking a Medical Director to oversee several units including provider outreach, community engagement activities as well as the antibiotic resistance prevention unit.
DUTIES WILL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
Take a leadership role in advising on all aspects of operational infectious disease work.Participate in senior level meetings and policy discussions.Contribute to special projects and analyses.Serve as a Physician on Call for acute communicable disease issues.Assist with grant report writing and renewal applications.Serve in a leadership role in the Agency's Incident Command System for any public health emergency.
Minimum Qualifications
Possession of a valid license to practice medicine in the State of New York; and either:Valid Board Certification issued by the appropriate American Specialty Board in any specialty area required by the agency; orCurrent 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 valid license to practice medicine in the State of New York; andA Master's degree in Public Health, or equivalent Master's degree; andAt least two years of satisfactory experience in the practice of epidemiology.To be assigned to Assignment Level IV, individuals must possess:A valid license to practice medicine in the State of New York; andCompletion of an approved residency program; andValid board certification or board eligibility issued by the appropriate American Subspecialty Board in Infectious Disease, Pulmonary Medicine, or a related subspecialty.
Preferred Skills
Expertise in infectious diseases and public health surveillance.In-depth experience working in a local or state public health agency.Grant writing and administration experience preferred but not required.Strong supervisory and team building experience.Effective leadership skills.Excellent written, oral and interpersonal skills.
Residency Requirement
NYC RESIDENCY IS NOT REQUIRED FOR THIS TITLE.
Additional Information
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.
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