Medical Director Public Health / Vaccination Clinic

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Competitive salary
• Health insurance
• Medical Director – Public Health / Vaccination Clinic

• Location: Passaic, NJ | Onsite
• Job Type: Part Time
• Schedule: Up to 19 hours per week, as needed

Position Overview

Our client is seeking a New Jersey Licensed Physician to serve as Medical Director for its NJVFC, 317-Funded Adult, and COVID-19 vaccination clinic programs. The physician will provide medical oversight, patient evaluations, vaccination services, public-health consultation, and clinical guidance to Health Department staff, nurses, and the Health Officer.

The physician will work up to 19 hours per week, as needed, and must remain available to the Health Officer and nursing staff when required.

Key Responsibilities

Perform medical evaluations and examinations of clinic patients.

Review medical reports and, when necessary, communicable disease reports, and provide medical guidance to staff.

• Serve as a medical consultant to the Health Officer and public-health nursing staff.
• Administer required and ACIP-recommended vaccines to clinic patients and Passaic residents.
• Provide hepatitis B, COVID-19, influenza, and pneumococcal vaccination services.
• Perform capillary and venous lead testing, including pediatric lead screening.
• Issue standing orders to nursing staff for immunizations, medications, and other appropriate procedures.
• Make medical decisions regarding vaccinations and public-health clinical services.
• Refer patients to licensed physicians or specialists when follow-up or additional care is needed.
• Issue prescriptions for medications and/or supplements as appropriate.
• Attend meetings or other events as directed by the Health Officer.
• Remain available to the Health Officer and nursing staff as needed.
• Support compliance with NJVFC, 317-Funded Adult, and CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Program Provider Agreements.
• Submit physician billing by the 5th day of each month for services provided during the prior month.

Qualifications

• Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree.
• Clinical specialty in Pediatrics.
• Active New Jersey medical license in good standing.
• Minimum 2 years of physician experience in a local health department clinic.
• Experience providing Child Health Conference (CHC) services.
• Experience with Vaccine for Children (VFC) programs and 317-Funded Adult clinical services.
• Experience consulting with a local Health Officer on public-health and medical matters.
• Experience providing hepatitis B immunizations and evaluating hepatitis B antibody reports.
• Experience issuing standing orders to public-health nursing personnel.
• Experience providing influenza, pneumococcal, and COVID-19 vaccinations through mass immunization clinics.
• Experience performing capillary and venous pediatric lead screenings.

Experience with communicable disease reporting, NJIIS, epidemiology, and disease control in a local health department setting.