What are the responsibilities and job description for the Physician Medical Director - Region or Facility ( Region 1 Medical Director) position at State of Louisiana?
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About this position :
This position is located within the Louisiana Department of Health / Office of Public Health / Region 1 Office - Metropolitan / Orleans Parish
Announcement Number : OPH / AS / 203771
Cost Center : 3262108001
Position Number(s) : 50548061
This vacancy is being announced as an Unclassified position.
No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.
The Regional Medical Director directs the execution of public health programs and all matters impacting the administrative operations of the Louisiana Department of Health-Office of Public Health within Region 1 (Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, and St. Bernard parishes) with signatory authority delegated from the OPH Assistant Secretary to direct the various disciplines, staff and programmatic functions to provide comprehensive public health services.
This position supervises, or designates supervision, of the regional staff located in the Regional Office and state-operated public health delivery sites, which includes three Parish Health Units and monitors, with the state WIC Program, WIC contract sites in the region.
ADMINISTRATIVE
The RMD serves as the appointing authority for all Civil Service matters involving LDH-OPH Region 1, providing direction and oversight into the hiring, training, management, and disciplinary matters of regional staff including physicians, nurses, nutritionists, health educators, administrative assistants, and other public health professionals.
This position provides direct supervision to the Regional Nurse Manager, the Regional Administrator, Advanced Practiced Registered Nurses, and other program managers and staff within OPH Region 1 as deemed appropriate.
This position is responsible for the preparation and monitoring of parish and regional budgets, which includes salaries for regional employees and all operating / service delivery expenditures in OPH facilities in the region.
Represents the Assistant Secretary of OPH regarding all administrative and programmatic concerns with regional health, social, and economic impact at legislative hearings, local governing body meetings, and budget conferences.
PUBLIC HEALTH
The RMD supervises the medical / clinical aspects of all public health programs in Region 1 and serves as the regional medical contact for central office staff for all programs, including reproductive health, maternal child health, immunizations, and TB.
Serves as a medical consultant for LDH / OPH environmental health issues in the region and assumes the medical / clinical leadership role for the Rapid Response Team regarding communicable disease outbreak investigations and emergency preparedness activities.
COMMUNITY
The RMD provides education for the public and elected officials regarding public health issues and serves as regional contact on such issues.
Represents the agency in meetings with community groups, governmental and private officials and assumes a leadership role in the development of coalitions related to public health issues in Region 1.
OTHER DUTIES
The RMD performs other duties as directed and / or approved by the OPH Assistant Secretary, State Health Officer, and other appropriate authorities.
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