Physician (Part-Time), Bureau of Public Health Clinics
Job DescriptionCity Medical Specialist, 4 (Part-time)Program and Job Description:The Bureau of Public health clinics (BPHC) is under the division of Disease Control, comprising of 4 TB clinics, 8 Sexual health clinics and 1 immunization clinic. The mission of the BPHC is to promote a healthy community by providing New Yorkers with the resources needed to make informed and empowered health decisions; identify and treat tuberculosis and provide immunization and sexual health services regardless of ability to pay or immigration status.DUTIES WILL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
- Perform histories and physicals, evaluate laboratory and microbiologic data and other radiological studies to determine if a patient needs treatment for tuberculosis disease or infection.
- Supervise or formulate treatments and interventions, including complex regimens for patients with drug resistant and multidrug resistant TB.
- Monitor and ensure patient compliance during treatment.
- Participate in the implementation of patient care protocols in the care and treatment of latent TB infection or active TB disease in the BPHC chest centers.
- Oversee work of other City Medical Specialists, health care providers and BPHC staff in the evaluation and treatment of tuberculosis.
- Work with case management staff in the bureau of TB control (BTBC), as an integral member of the case management team, performing systematic reviews of patient case and contact investigation.
- Participate in contact investigation and evaluating clients for disease or preventative therapy.
- Act as a consultant to community doctors and other health care providers in all aspects of tuberculosis.
- Attend conferences, symposiums, seminars, and meetings as appropriate.
- Write standard and special reports as assigned.
- Participate in agency wide emergency response activities.