Physician 2 (35 Hour)

Within the Department of Public Health’s Infectious Diseases Section, this Physician 2 position will serve as the Coordinator of the Healthcare Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance Program and supervise staff working in the program. Responsibilities will include providing consultation to providers treating patients with antibiotic resistant infections, responding to outbreaks and unusual or novel pathogens, analysis and review of surveillance data from multiple systems, reporting and presentation of data collected by the Program, implementation and promotion of prevention and evaluation programs and oversight of federal grants that fund the Program’s work.

Questions about any phase of this recruitment should be directed to the hiring agency's human resources office: Deb Lyons at Deborah.Lyons@ct.gov or (860) 509-7180.

In a hospital, correctional institute or other state facility, this class is accountable for performing the full range of diagnosis and treatments of clients or for acting as a medical consultant on a variety of programs operated by the State.

Participates in treatment of patients in an assigned service; manages daily rounds; examines patients; requests laboratory tests and interprets results; contacts other hospitals and physicians regarding patient welfare; treats emergency cases; obtains medical histories from patients and relatives; maintains and reviews patient records; makes diagnoses; examines employees of facility for sickness or injuries incurred on the job; pronounces deaths and issues death certificates; participates in medical/dental staff committees; attends seminars and conferences; determines appropriate treatment and reviews work of physicians of lower grade, residents, nurses and other staff members; instructs paraprofessional and professional staff with respect to regimens for individual patients and general medical management; provides professional guidance to assure that treatment plans are carried out; explains diagnoses, techniques and medications; assigns clinical duties; supervises training of the staff; may serve as an advanced clinician to specialized statewide health programs; performs related duties as required.

Considerable knowledge of principles and practices of medicine with particular reference to mentally ill, handicapped, chronically ill and imprisoned patients; knowledge of treatment of acute emergency cases; knowledge of recent developments in field of medicine; considerable skill in mental and physical diagnosis; interpersonal skills; oral and written communication skills; ability to train and lead staff.

One (1) year's experience in a hospital or clinic as a staff physician.

• Experience with the microbiology and pathogenesis of healthcare associated infections and antimicrobial resistance, experience in clinical care of hospitalized patients, and the medical management of patients in an outpatient setting;
• Experience with clinical and public health programs and surveillance systems designed to monitor and prevent healthcare associated infections (HAI) and antimicrobial resistance (AR), including the National Healthcare Safety Network, (NHSN) or similar national surveillance system for healthcare associated infections or other conditions;
• Experience conducting infectious disease surveillance and analytic epidemiologic studies, including: (1) experience with the management and analysis of infectious disease event data, and (2) experience using several statistical packages, most notably SAS, GIS, Excel and Access;
• Experience with the presentation of epidemiological data and analyses in both written and oral formats including: (1) experience producing written reports, data books, fact sheets, scientific journal articles or other written materials, and (2) experience giving verbal presentations in both formal and informal settings;
• Experience in public health program administration and management including experience: (1) developing and managing federal cooperative agreements, budgets, contracts, and designing program evaluations; (2) supervising epidemiologists and other public health professionals; and (3) collaborating with internal and external partners and stakeholders.

Incumbents in this class must possess and retain a license to practice medicine and surgery in Connecticut. A temporary license may be granted for a period not to exceed one (l) year.

AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

The Department of Public Health aims to provide equal opportunity in all aspects of employment and advancement, fostering an environment committed to supporting individuals in all protected classes. If you require an aid/accommodation to participate fully and fairly, please contact the Human Resources Office at (860) 509-7177.