Physician (Part-Time) (Variable Rate)(On-site)

Introduction

Are you a licensed Physician looking to help the children of Connecticut?  If so, we invite you to take this opportunity to join our team!

The State of Connecticut, Department of Children and Families (DCF) – Albert J. Solnit Children’s Center – Hospital, South Campus –is accepting applications for one (1) part-time Physician position, in Middletown, CT.

Position Highlights: PCN 43136

• Part-time | 17 Hours per week
• On-site with On-call duties

In your role as an Physician, you will:

• Provide 24-hour medical supervision to specified groups of patients and facility coverage as scheduled, including on-call and weekend coverage;
• Examine, diagnose and medically treat patients;
• Develop and monitor integrated treatment plans;
• Interview, examine and admit patients to treatment;
• Perform physical examinations;
• Order, analyze and interpret medical and laboratory tests;
• Prescribe appropriate medications and treatments;
• Coordinate treatment with other therapeutic programs;
• Provide medical expertise and consultation to treatment teams;
• Order and monitor special treatment procedures;
• Perform discharge planning;
• Participate in staff meetings;
• Maintain accurate, up-to-date medical records and prepare required reports according to hospital policy and/or JCAHO and HCFA standards;
• Perform related duties as required.

We believe that:

• Children and adolescents with serious emotional disorders can lead productive and satisfying lives. 
• Children, youth and their families have the right and responsibility to participate in their treatment. 
• No child will be refused treatment based on their ability to pay for services. 
• Our services work best when integrated with community care.

Selection Plan

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To Apply:

• In order to be considered for this job opening, you must meet the Minimum Qualifications as listed on this job opening.  You must specify your qualifications on your application.
• For current state employees, salary calculations are not necessarily comparable from one of the three branches of government (i.e., Executive, Legislative, Judicial) to the other.
• The minimum experience and training requirements must be met by the close date on the job opening, unless otherwise specified.
• These positions will be filled in accordance with contractual language, reemployment, SEBAC, transfer, promotion, and merit employment rules.  Applications to this recruitment will be used to meet collective bargaining requirements.  Once any collective bargaining requirements have been met, all other applications may be considered.
• Interviews will be limited to candidates whose experience most closely meets the preferred qualifications, so please ensure that your application is complete and details your experience as outlined in this job posting.  Please note: You will be unable to make revisions once you submit your application into the JobAps system.
• The immediate vacancy is listed above, however, applications to this recruitment may be used for future vacancies in this job class.
• Ensure that your application is complete and detailed before submitting it. In order to comply with Public Act 21-69, the State of Connecticut is no longer asking for resumes during the initial application process. You will not be able to make revisions once your application is submitted into the JobAps system.

Important Next Step Information for After You Apply:

• Although applicants will receive correspondence via email, as a backup they are also encouraged to sign on to their Personal Status Board on a daily basis to monitor their status, view all emailed notices and complete tasks required in the recruitment process.
• This posting may require completion of additional referral questions (RQs). You can access these RQs via an email that will be sent to you after the posting's closing date or by visiting your JobAps Personal Status Board (Certification Questionnaires section). Your responses to these RQs must be submitted by the question's expiration date. Please regularly check your email and JobAps Personal Status Board for notifications. Please check your SPAM and/or Junk folders on a daily basis in the event an email provider places auto-notification emails in a user's spam.
• At any point during the recruitment process, applicants may be required to submit additional documentation which support their qualification(s) for this position. These documents may include: a cover letter, resume, performance reviews, attendance records, supervisory references, licensure, etc., at the discretion of the hiring agency. Applicants must meet the minimum qualifications as indicated to apply for this position.
• All application materials must be received by the recruiting agency by the time specified on the job opening for the position for which you are applying. Late applications may not be submitted and will not be considered. Exceptions are rare and limited to documented events that incapacitate a candidate during the entire duration of the job posting time period. It is the candidate’s obligation and responsibility to request an exception and provide a legally recognized justification to accommodate such exception. Requests should be made to DAS.SHRM@ct.gov.
• Due to the large volume of applications received, the Department of Administrative Services is unable to provide confirmation of receipt or status during the recruitment process. Updates will be available through your JobAps portal account.
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• If you have any questions pertaining to this recruitment, please contact Rocky Young at rocky.young@ct.gov and reference the recruitment number. 
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PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)

In a state agency this class is accountable for providing part-time medical treatment services to patients.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

• Provides 24-hour medical supervision to specified groups of patients and facility coverage as scheduled, including on-call and weekend coverage; 
• Examines, diagnoses and medically treats patients; 
• Develops and monitors integrated treatment plans; 
• Interviews, examines and admits patients to treatment; 
• Performs physical examinations; 
• Orders, analyzes and interprets medical and laboratory tests; 
• Prescribes appropriate medications and treatments; 
• Coordinates treatment with other therapeutic programs; 
• Provides medical expertise and consultation to treatment teams; 
• Orders and monitors special treatment procedures; 
• Performs discharge planning; 
• Participates in staff meetings; 
• Maintains accurate, up-to-date medical records and prepares required reports according to hospital policy and/or JCAHO and HCFA standards; 
• Performs related duties as required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

• Knowledge of
  • methods and principles of medicine and surgery; 
  • current principles and methods of assessment and treatment of patients with medical illness, mental illness and substance abuse disorders; 
  • recent developments in field of medicine and substance abuse; 
• Skills
  • interpersonal skills; 
  • oral and written communication skills; 
• Ability to
  • examine for, diagnose, assess and treat patients with medical and/or substance abuse disorders; 
  • prescribe appropriate medications and other treatments specific to medical illness, mental illness and substance abuse disorders; 
  • analyze and interpret laboratory reports, x-rays and other medical reports and findings; 
  • maintain accurate patient records and charts.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE

Completion of one (1) year of a residency program.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience with Connecticut public medical systems of care.
• Experience providing medical care to children and adolescents in mental health facilities.
• Experience as an on-site covering physician.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

• Incumbents must possess and maintain eligibility for participation in federal health care programs as defined in 42 U.S. 1320a-7b(f).
• Incumbents in this class may be required to possess and retain a license to practice medicine and surgery in Connecticut. A temporary license may be granted for a period not to exceed one (1) year.
• Incumbents in this class may be required to demonstrate continued competency and proficiency in the practice of medicine by successfully completing an established agency program.
• Incumbents in this class may be required to be board-certified in internal medicine, family medicine or neurology.
• Incumbents in this class may be required to be bilingual.

Conclusion

AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

As defined by Sec. 5-196 of the Connecticut General Statutes, a job class is a position or group of positions that share general characteristics and are categorized under a single title for administrative purposes.  As such, a job class is not meant to be all-inclusive of every task and/or responsibility.