PHYSICIAN SPECIALIST (NON-MEGAFLEX) (VARIOUS SPECIALTIES)

County of Los Angeles; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

20% Recruitment and Retention Bonus

Job summary

The County of Los Angeles Department of Health Services seeks physician specialists with California licensure and residency board approval in designated specialties. Positions include on-site work in DHS facilities to meet critical healthcare needs for underserved jail populations.

Responsibilities include performing specialized medical procedures, prescribing treatments, supervising trainees, and consulting with other medical staff.

Qualifications

• Residency must be approved by an American Specialty Board in designated specialties.
• California State Physician and Surgeon's Certificate required.
• Board certification criteria are defined by the relevant American certifying board.

Responsibilities

• Performs medical work in a specialized field.
• Prescribes drugs and therapies and monitors progress.
• Conducts training or assists in training interns and residents.
• Consults with staff physicians and other medical personnel.

Skills

Medical licensure

Residency completion

Specialty board

On-call availability

Education

Residency approved by American Specialty Board

Job description

Comments THIS ITEM CLASSIFICATION IS FOR NEW EMPLOYEES

Position/Program Information FILING DATES: November 24, 2020 @ 8:00 A.M. (PT) Until the needs of the service are met and is subject to closure without prior notice. Exam Number Y5476E Type Of Recruitment Open Competitive Job Opportunity Correctional Health Services – 20% Recruitment and Retention Bonus The County of Los Angeles is currently offering a 20% bonus for full-time Physician Specialist positions with the following specialties: Emergency Medicine, Family Practice, Infectious Disease, OB/GYN General, Internal Medicine hired by Correctional Health Services and working on-site in a designated facility to meet critical healthcare needs for the uniquely underserved jail population. Physician Specialist with the Psychiatric specialty hired at the Office of Diversion and Re-Entry will start at step 7.

The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (DHS) is the second largest municipal health system in the nation. Through its unified system of 23 health centers and four hospitals - and expanded network of community partner clinics – DHS annually provides direct care for over 500,000 outstanding patients, employs over 23,000 staff, and has an annual budget of over $8.4 billion. Through academic affiliations with the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), the University of Southern California (USC), and the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Sciences (CDU), DHS hospitals are training sites for physicians completing their Graduate Medical Education in nearly every medical specialty and subspecialty. In addition, to its direct clinical services, DHS also runs the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Agency and the County's 911 emergency response system, as well as Housing for Health and the Office of Diversion and Re‑entry, each with a critical role in connecting vulnerable populations, including those released from correctional and institutional settings to supportive housing.

To advance the health of our patients and our communities by providing extraordinary care.

Incumbents in these positions are physicians licensed to render specialized professional medical services in a specific field.

Essential Job Functions

• Performs medical work in a specialized medical field, including specialized surgical procedures within a specialty field.
• Prescribes drugs and/or therapy; monitors patients' progress, records observations and changes, and adjusts treatments as required.
• Conducts training or assists in the training of interns and resident physicians.
• Consults with staff physicians and para-medical personnel regarding care of patients and medical and diagnostic work performed.
• Provides consultation to other medical services, including specialists in other fields.
• Conducts the more difficult postmortem examinations and may provide training and lead man supervision over other physicians engaged in these activities.
• Confers with medical and professional personnel in such related fields as toxicology in order to discover the main and contributing causes of death.
• Certifies as to the cause of death and testifies in court as an expert witness.
• Performs or assists in carrying out administrative responsibilities which may include such duties as budget preparation for the section, determining equipment and supply needs, carrying out personnel functions, or developing revising work procedures to expedite work load or improve level of service.
• Assists in the planning and direction of health programs within the appropriate specialty.
• Develops new techniques within the medical specialty.
• Maintains varied hours on a rotated schedule with other physicians to ensure that there is always a physician on-call during non-business hours.
• May conduct specialized research, special studies, and services, including preventive and educational strategies.

Requirements

• Completion of a residency approved by an American Specialty Board in one or more designated specialties* or equivalent training**.

License

• California State Physician and Surgeon's Certificate authorized by the Board of Medical Examiners of the State of California.

Physical Class

3 - Moderate: Includes standing or walking most of the time, with bending, stooping, squatting, twisting, and reaching; includes working on irregular surfaces, occasionally lifting objects weighting over 25 pounds, and frequent lifting of 10-25 pounds.

Specialty Requirements

• Applicants who will successfully complete their medical residency program approved by an American Specialty Board within 12 months of filing may compete in this examination. However, their names will be withheld from the certification list. Applicants MUST submit a copy of their recommendation letter from the Residency Program Director confirming good standing and anticipated successful completion date, at the time of filing or within 15 calendar days of filing online. The recommendation letter must be on a legible letterhead from the accredited institution which shows the area of specialization. In the event candidates do not successfully complete their residency program, their names will be removed from the eligible register. A copy of the completion of residency program certificate must be submitted before final appointment.

Specialties

• Anesthesiology
• Dermatology
• Emergency Medicine
• Family Practice
• Int Med-General
• Int Med-Endocrinology
• Int Med-Cardiology (Invasive)
• Int Med-Cardiology (Non-Invasive)
• Int Med-Critical Care
• Int Med-Gastro (Invasive)
• Int Med-Gastro (Non-Invasive)
• Int Med-Hematology/Oncology
• Int Med-Infectious Disease
• Int Med-Nephrology
• Int Med-Pulmonary (Invasive)
• Int Med-Pulmonary (Non-Invasive)
• Int Med-Rheumatology
• Neurology
• Nuclear Medicine
• ObGyn-General
• ObGyn-Gynecologic Oncology
• ObGyn-Maternal/Fetal Medicine
• Otolaryngology
• Pathology
• Pathology-Forensic
• Pediatrics
• Pediatrics-Neonatal/Critical Care
• Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• Preventive Medicine
• Preventive Medicine-Public Health and General Preventive Medicine
• Psychiatry
• Radiology-General/Diagnostic
• Radiology-Vasc/Int Diagnostic
• Surgery-Cardio Thoracic
• Surgery-Critical Care
• Surgery-General
• Surgery-Neurological
• Surgery-Ophthalmology
• Surgery-Orthopedics
• Surgery-Pediatric
• Surgery-Plastic
• Surgery-Urologic
• Surgery-Vascular

• Equivalent training is defined as that training which the appropriate American Certifying Board formally recognizes in writing as being equivalent. Equivalent training for appointments to the specialty of Emergency Medicine will be that training and/or experience approved by the Director of Health Services.

THIS ITEM CLASSIFICATION IS FOR NEW EMPLOYEES APPOINTED ON OR AFTER MAY 20, 2008.

Additional Information

This examination will consist of a self-assessment based on Supplemental Questionnaire weighted 100%, covering experience, professional development and collaboration. Candidates must achieve a passing score of 70% or higher on the examination in order to be placed on the eligible register.

Eligibility Information

Applications will be processed on an "as-received" basis and those receiving a passing score will be promulgated to the eligible register accordingly. Only the most qualified candidates will be selected and placed on the Eligible Register. The name of candidates receiving a passing grade on the examination will be added to the Eligible Register without any indication of relative standing in the examination. Successful candidates will remain on the register for a period of twelve (12) months following the date of eligibility. No person may compete in this examination more than once every 12 months.

Fair Chance Initiative

The County of Los Angeles is a Fair Chance employer. Except for a very limited number of positions, you will not be asked to provide information about a conviction history unless you receive a contingent offer of employment. The County will make an individualized assessment of whether your conviction history has a direct or adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job, and consider potential mitigating factors, including, but not limited to, evidence and extent of rehabilitation, recency of the offense(s), and age at the time of the offense(s). If asked to provide information about a conviction history, any convictions or court records which are exempted by a valid court order do not have to be disclosed.

Vacancy Information

The resulting eligible register will be used to fill vacancies throughout the Department of Health Services as they occur.

Special Information

Appointees may be required to work any shift including evenings, nights, weekends and holidays. AVAILABLE SHIFT: Any

Equal Employment Opportunity/Non-Discrimination Statement

The County of Los Angeles is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and is committed to non-discrimination in the County workforce, regardless of age (40 and over); ancestry; color; ethnicity; religious creed; protected family or medical leave status; disability; marital status; medical condition; genetic information; military and veteran status; national origin; race ; sex; gender; sexual orientation; or any other characteristic protected by State or federal law. For more information, please visit: https://employee.hr.lacounty.gov/eeo-programs/

Testing Accommodations For Applicants

The County of Los Angeles complies with all federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for qualified applicants and employees with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application process, please contact the testing accommodation coordinator listed on the job posting. Hearing impaired applicants with telephone teletype equipment may leave messages by calling the teletype phone number on the job posting. For more information on accommodations, please visit: https://hr.lacounty.gov/accessibility/

Employment Eligibility

Final appointment is contingent upon verification of U.S. citizenship or the right to work in the United States.

Career PathFinder

Resources to help current and prospective employees plan a career with Los Angeles County are available. To explore career paths to and from nearly all job titles, please visit our interactive Career PathFinder application at http://career-pathfinder.hr.lacounty.gov.

Veteran’s Credit

Pursuant to the County Charter and County policy, in all open competitive examinations (i.e., examinations open to everyone), the County of Los Angeles will add a credit of 10 percent of the total credits specified for such examination to the final passing score of an honorably discharged veteran, as well as the spouse of a deceased or disabled veteran, who served in the Armed Forces of the United States under specific conditions. For more information on veteran’s credit, please visit: https://file.lacounty.gov/SDSInter/dhr/205102_PPG_115.pdf

Revised September 2025

Revised September 2025