Position Information

NY HELPNo

AgencyCivil Service, Department of

TitleDirector, Health Services Medical Service

Occupational CategoryHealth Care, Human/Social Services

Salary Grade668

Bargaining UnitM/C - Management / Confidential (Unrepresented)

Salary RangeFrom $184000 to $184000 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Non-competitive Class

Travel Percentage 10%

Schedule

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 9 AM

To 5 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? Yes

Location

County Albany

Street Address 55 Mohawk Street

City Cohoes

StateNY

Zip Code12047

Job Specifics

Minimum Qualifications Current, valid license to practice medicine in New York State AND two years of full-time post-licensure medical experience in internal medicine, family medicine, preventative medicine, emergency medicine, or surgery.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Post-licensure medical experience in occupational health.

Ability to read and interpret normal and abnormal EKGs.

Ability to interpret drug testing results.

Duties Description Director Health Service Medical Service is responsible for the leadership and oversight of the Employee Health Service including ensuring the quality of practice. Duties include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Supervises and directs the EHS Medical and Administrative Staff;
• Reviews work performance and output to evaluate overall efforts, provides feedback, develops and mentors staff, and implements new procedures which ensure efficient utilization of personnel resources.
• Provides overall supervision for EHS occupational health programs and participates in the formulation of statewide occupational health policies and strategic planning for EHS and other NYS agencies.
• Performs medical examinations to patients and makes diagnoses of illness and medical problems, reviews and interprets laboratory and medical test reports.
• Reviews determinations made by physicians, nurse practitioners and psychologists of candidate medical qualifications and disqualifications for agency referral exams, occupational health examinations, and consultant examinations.
• Prepares evaluations and/or makes recommendations related to staffing, hiring, policy development, meetings, cost containment, equipment, and other matters related to EHS.
• Maintains liaison with other State policy-making agencies concerned with occupational health matters.
• Serves as Medical Review Officer for the LabCorp contract and orders blood work and drug testing.
• Serves as the medical provider for the purposes ordering of medication and vaccines for EHS.
• Serves as the medical expert when testifying at legal proceedings or Civil Service appeals.

Additional Comments NOTE ON TELECOMMUTING: DCS Employees are required to apply and obtain approval through management to telecommute according to DCS Telecommuting Pilot Program Guidelines.

Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.

Contact Information

Name Megan Louden

Telephone 518-473-4306

Fax

Email Address DCSHumanResources@cs.ny.gov

Address

Street Agency Bldg. 1, ESP

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12239

 

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