General Definition

This is supervisory medical work in the area of assignment. Employees in this class provide technical guidance to public health clinic personnel engaged in examining and treating patients. An employee in the Medical Epidemiology specialty develops, implements and evaluates the City's public health epidemiological activities. The responsibility for directing the activities of a number of medical personnel and for securing and maintaining the cooperation of patients and their families is of significance to the work.

RESIDENCY WAIVER

The Civil Service Commission has waived the usual requirement that candidates must be residents of Philadelphia for one year prior to appointment.

Minimum Acceptable Training and Experience

The following statement represents the minimum training and experience standards which will be used to admit or reject applicants for tests. Candidates must meet requirements within 30 days after the last date for filing applications.

1. EDUCATION

Graduation from an accredited school of medicine or osteopathy, with a degree of Doctor of Medicine or Osteopathy and completion of an internship in an approved hospital.

Completion of all formal training requirements and certification by the appropriate American Medical Specialty board.

AND

2. GENERAL EXPERIENCE

Two years of experience in the field of specialization.

PHYSICAL AND MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS

Ability to physically perform the duties and to work in the environmental conditions required of a position in this class.

LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS AND/OR CERTIFICATES

Possession of a valid unrestricted license to practice medicine or osteopathy in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania issued by the appropriate state board prior to and during tenure of employment as a Medical Specialist.

Eligibility for hospital admitting privileges in the appropriate area of assignment, and possession of hospital admitting privileges within one year of appointment and during tenure of employment, if required by work assignment.

Eligibility for an unrestricted Controlled Substances Registration Certificate from the United States Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, and possession of such certificate within six months of the date of appointment and during tenure of employment. Completion of one hundred fifty (150) hours of continuing medical education (CME) credits within three years from the date of appointment, of which a minimum of sixty (60) hours shall be Category I credits