Baltimore City

Clinical Health Director (NCS) - Baltimore City Health Department

1001 E Fayette St Full time

THIS IS A NON-CIVIL SERVICE POSITION

Salary Range:  

$107,187.00 - $176,715.00 Annually

Hiring Salary Range: 

$107,187.00 - $141,950.00 Annually

 

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Job Summary    
The Baltimore City Health Department (BCHD) is seeking a Clinical Health Director to oversee and manage the BCHD Adolescent & Reproductive Health (ARH) and Immunization Services (IZ) clinical operations.  This position will lead the ARH and IZ clinics.  The Clinical Health Director will ensure that the clinics are responsive to  population needs, meet funding requirements, and coordinate service delivery. The position will be expected to establish and maintain excellent relationships with community counterparts and partners.  Typical duties and responsibilities will be, but not limited to, the following:

 

Essential Functions    

  • Provides direct out–patient reproductive health care services to 20-25 clients per week, including provision of contraceptive methods, pregnancy testing and referral, STI diagnosis and treatment, and referral for other acute and chronic illnesses.  Contraceptive methods include insertion and removal of intrauterine devices and hormonal subdermal implant, which are minor surgical procedures performed with local anesthesia.  Provides in-room medical consultations on medically complex cases to nurse practitioners and clinical nurse midwives.  Collaborates with outside clinical colleagues and clients’ primary care providers in order to support coordination of care.  Maintains appropriate licensure, national board certification, CDS, and DEA.
  • Serves as Medical Director for the ARH and IZ programs. Completes annual review of clinic protocols and standing orders. Trains and supervises clinical staff, including nurse practitioners, clinical nurse midwives, community health nurses, in order to ensure standards of care consistent with national and state practice guidelines.  Trains and monitors clinicians in coding for billing purposes.  Performs hiring, credentialing, and evaluation of clinical staff.
  • Provides clinical lead for medical care services in various programs, bureaus, or divisions in the Baltimore City Health Department (BCHD). Provides clinical consultation and occasionally (2-3 weeks per year) after-hours call for BCHD Acute Communicable Disease, Emergency Preparedness, School Health, STI services, MCH’s Fetal and Infant Mortality Review (FIMR), Teen Pregnancy Prevention Initiative (TPPI), and BabyStat.  Participates in reviewing and/or developing city or state legislation appropriate to the program’s needs.
  • Determines new clinical priorities, policies, and protocols, congruent with that of national professional organizations, and federal and state guidelines. Develops and monitors continuous quality improvement (CQI) measures congruent with the departmental directives, prepares reports. Arranges or provides continuing education appropriate for the program’s needs. Provides clinical lead and consults  with ARH subrecipients and collaborative  partners.  Performs annual ARH subrecipients site visits to ensure compliance with state and federal clinical and administrative practice recommendations.  
  • Serves as laboratory director at all ARH clinical sites and ensures regulation compliance and proficiency.  Assists in overseeing clinic operations, including clinician and client scheduling, client flow.
  • Provides direction for BCHD clinician and insurance credentialing, liaison with insurance companies, monitor BCHD clinician insurance credentialing.  Serves as ARH lead in transition to Electronic Health Record (EHR).
  • Determines ARH clinical research direction, collaborates with local institutions and funding organizations, serves as co-principal investigator.  Responsible for oversight of and assists in implementation of local and federally-funded reproductive health care and HIV-prevention initiatives.  Serves as co-principal investigator for a federal Title X research grant.  
  • Attends various interdepartmental and external meetings, including those required by funding organizations.  

 

Minimum Qualifications
Education: Possession of a degree in medicine from an accredited college or university.


AND

Experience: Have two years of experience as a licensed physician including one year in community health work or in public health.

OR

Possession of a Nurse Practitioner Licensure from the State of Maryland and possession of a master’s degree in nursing or nursing doctorate from an accredited university and three years of experience as a licensed Nurse Practitioner including one year in community health work or in public health

Equivalency Notes: A master’s degree in public health from an accredited college or university may be substituted for one year of the required experience.

Licenses, Registrations, and Certificates: Have a valid Maryland Class C Noncommercial driver's license or an equivalent driver's license and be eligible to obtain a Baltimore City driver’s permit. PROVISIONAL DRIVER’S LICENSES ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE. 

NOTE: YOU MUST UPLOAD A COPY OF YOUR VALID DRIVER’S LICENSE WITH THE APPLICATION AT THE TIME OF APPLYING.      

Additional Information

 

Background Check    

Eligible candidates under final consideration for appointment to positions identified as positions of trust will be required to complete authorization for a Criminal Background Check and/or Fingerprint screening, and must be successfully completed.

 

Probation

All persons, including current City employees, selected for this position must complete a 6-month mandatory probation.

 

Financial Disclosure
This position is required to complete a Financial Disclosure pursuant to Sections 7-7, 7-8, and 7-9 of the City Ethics Law. The initial financial disclosure must be submitted within 30 days of hire.

Baltimore City Government is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, and we are committed to a workplace that values diversity, equity, and inclusion. The City of Baltimore prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, ancestry, creed, national origin, disability status, genetics, marital status, military service, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.  Applicants requiring accommodation during the hiring process should contact the Department of Human Resources directly. Requests for accommodation should not be attached to the application.

 

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