County of San Joaquin Seeks Public Health Professional

APHO: $171,872 to $208,915 Annually DOE/DOQ

ASSISTANT PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICER – MEDICAL & PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE PROGRAMS (APHO)

 This position must be a licensed MD in one of the US states, but will obtain an unrestricted physician and surgeon license to practice medicine in the state of California (see details in How to Apply).

 The County of San Joaquin is currently seeking a dynamic public health professional to serve as the Assistant Public Health Officer (APHO) to help lead the Public Health Services Department and oversee the medical and various public health programs and provide public health leadership in the community. This position is very public facing and will act as the Public Health Officer in their absence.

Successful candidates are licensed physicians who have a thorough understanding of public health and a passion for fostering healthy communities.  This position will effectively serve as a subject matter expert and is part of the executive team for the Public Health Services Division for the County of San Joaquin.  This position will directly interface with County executives, medical professionals, local and state officials, community partners, health and human service professionals and agencies, as well as County residents.

THE JOB / IDEAL CANDIDATE:

This position is an at-will position and embraces PHS’ evolving horizontal leadership style and works closely with other managers across the department as part of the management team.  The candidate will “model the way” of staff to experiment with new ways to work across programmatic boundaries.  This leadership role requires the individual to know how to gain trust; and knows how to trust.

Minimum Qualifications for this position:

• Be a graduate from a recognized medical school with a degree of M.D.
• Possess a valid unrestricted Physician’s and Surgeon’s license issued by the California Medical Board - OR- possession of a valid unrestricted Doctor of Osteopathy license issued by Osteopathic Medical Board of California – OR - be an out-of-state licensed physician who is eligible for licensure in the State of California.
  • The California Medical Board will provide priority review and processing of your application for out-of-state applicants for licensure as a physician and surgeon if you receive and accept an offer of employment as APHA, or PHO for this agency. For more information go to: http://www.mbc.ca.gov/Applicants/Physicians_and_Surgeons/Underserved.aspx
• Demonstrate familiarity with the broad range of specific public health programs in California.
• Be able to attend meetings outside of normal working hours and must work on-call to respond to emergency situations during weekends, holidays, and other off-hour shifts.

Desirable:

• Master’s degree in Public Health: additional graduate level coursework in Public Health, Epidemiology, Environmental Health, Maternal and Child Health, or closely related field.
• Board certification in General Preventative Medicine/Public Health.

For more details, please see the complete recruitment brochure: https://wbcpinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/WBCP_SJ_APHO-UP2_R3.pdf

 HOW TO APPLY:

For first consideration please apply by February 5, 2021.

• Please complete an application at: https://wbcpinc.com/job-board/
  Questions? Call Sam Sackman at 866-929-9227, or email sam@wbcpinc.com 

Interview Timeline: Mark your calendar for these Important Dates:

• APHO – Public Health Interviews: February 25^th and 26^th (candidates invited to interview will need to be available for both days)

 The County of San Joaquin is an Equal Opportunity Employer.