Employee Health Service Physician 1

Employee Health Service Physician 1

Employee Health Service (EHS) is responsible for medical examination services, including pre-employment, fitness-for-duty / return-to-work, and occupational health examinations, for all New York State departments and agencies. In addition, Health Service Nurses perform occupational health screening and immunization services throughout the State. This position will play an important role in helping to ensure the health and safety of employees throughout New York State agencies.

The Employee Health Service Physician 1 duties in the Employee Health Services Division will include but are not limited to the following:

• Conducting pre-employment physical examinations to establish baseline health status and job fitness.
• Performing occupational health annual physicals in compliance with agency and regulatory standards.
• Completing fit-for-duty evaluations to assess employees' medical ability to safely perform their duties.
• Evaluating and managing agency referrals for medical assessments and providing appropriate documentation and recommendations.
• Maintaining complete, accurate, and confidential medical records in accordance with applicable laws and policies.
• Staying informed on relevant occupational health regulations, clinical guidelines, and best practices.
• Contributing to clinic quality improvement initiatives and supporting employee health and wellness efforts.

NY HELPS

This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS). For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title may be filled via a non-competitive appointment, which means no examination is required but all candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of the title for which they apply. At a future date, it is expected employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non-competitive employment status converted to competitive status, without having to compete in an examination. Employees will then be afforded with all of the same rights and privileges of competitive class employees of New York State. While serving permanently in an NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified.

NON-COMPETITIVE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS (NY HELPS): Current, valid license to practice medicine in New York State AND one year of full-time post-licensure medical experience in internal medicine, family medicine, preventative medicine, emergency medicine, or surgery.

REASSIGNMENT QUALIFICATIONS: Current Department of Civil Service employees with one year of permanent, contingent permanent, or 55 B/C service as an Employee Health Services Physician 1, if less than one year, you must be currently reachable on the Employee Health Services Physician 1 eligible list for the Albany location if one exists.

COMPETITIVE QUALIFICATIONS: You must be reachable on the current eligible list or eligible for transfer.

It is essential that candidates clearly and concisely indicate exactly how they meet the above minimum qualifications in their resume. Failure to show how you meet the minimum qualifications above may result in disqualification and removal from consideration.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Current and unrestricted license to practice medicine in the State of New York.
• Current and unrestricted New York State Driver's License.
• Board certification in Occupational Medicine, Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Preventive Medicine, or Public Health.
• At least 1 year of recent post graduate experience in Occupational Health/Medicine is preferred.

The Department of Civil Service is the central personnel agency for the Executive Branch of New York State government, serving approximately 150,000 employees. Our mission is to build tomorrow's workforce today by promoting a diverse, inclusive, and talented workforce. We lead and deliver world-class workforce management strategies by providing innovative solutions based on merit, fitness, and equality of opportunity.

Among its duties, the Department:

• Partners with State agencies to offer workforce recruitment and placement services, including developing minimum qualifications, classifying positions, developing civil service examinations, and administering performance assessment tests.
• Administers the New York State Health Insurance Program, one of the largest public employer health insurance programs in the nation, serving more than 1.2 million lives.
• Assists municipal agencies with civil service administration of more than 360,000 local government employees.
• Oversees the Governor's Program to Hire Individuals and Veterans with Disabilities to place individuals with disabilities in State jobs and the New New York Leaders Initiative Student Intern Program.

NOTE ON TELECOMMUTING: DCS employees may be approved for a maximum of 50% telecommuting, however, they are required to apply and obtain approval through management in accordance with DCS Telecommuting Program Guidelines.

The Department of Civil Service is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We encourage women, people of color, LGBTQ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply. We celebrate diversity and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, age, veteran status, disability status, arrest record or criminal conviction history, or any other category protected by law. We are happy to provide reasonable and religious accommodations during the hiring process for those in need. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please send a request to YourFutureBeginsHere@cs.ny.gov

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