SENIOR PHYSICIAN - 64001861

Requisition No: 865026 

Agency: Department of Health

Working Title: SENIOR PHYSICIAN - 64001861

 Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 64001861 

Salary:  $176,800 - $187,200 

Posting Closing Date: 11/20/2025 

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Internal Agency Job Opportunity

Applicants accepted only from Department of Health employees, (includes OPS, Career Service, SES or SMS employees).  Applicants will not be accepted from outside of the department.

Your Specific Responsibilities:

Come Join DOH-Team Duval! If you are looking to establish an exciting and successful career in Public Health, you have come to the right place. Many of our innovative and successful health programs are recognized throughout Florida.

This Senior Physician position works within the Department of Health in Duval County to provide medical services in the area of Disease Control in the Comprehensive Care Clinic and Mobile Medical Unit providing coverage for HIV and STI care. Serves as a consultant for physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners in the Disease control division. All of the following duties require accuracy, safety, positive customer and team interactions, and adherence to protocol, polices, and procedures at all times. This position reports directly to the Medical Executive Director. Duties will include but are not limited to:

Public Health Competency Domain 1: Analytical/Assessment skills

Public Health Competency Domain 2: Policy development/Program planning skills

Public Health Competency Domain 3: Communication skills

Public Health Competency Domain 4: Cultural Competency skills

Public Health Competency Domain 5: Community Dimensions of Practice skills

Public Health Competency Domain 6: Public Health Sciences skills

• Performs histories, physicals, and evaluates risk factors within the standards of accepted medical practice and protocols. This is done with cultural competence and in consultation with a physician if required by job title and as needed.
• Performs and/or orders labs, diagnostic procedures, and makes appropriate referrals as necessary.
• Analyzes data and uses problem solving skills while working within a team environment.
• Maintains patients’ records and ensures timely entry of each encounter in the electronic health record.
• Provides guidance regarding appropriate community resources.
• Provides HIV and STI services to males and females as indicated.
• Provides family planning services as indicated.
• Provides primary and specialty care services to patients who seek care at the Comprehensive Care Center including the mobile medical unit.
• Provides Pre-Exposure and Post-Exposure Prophylaxis, as well as any preventative services.
• Provides Test and Treat services.
• Provides comprehensive health assessment of client’s physical, psychosocial, and environmental status in order to develop, implement, monitor, and modify a plan of care

Public Health Competency Domain 7: Management skills

Public Health Competency Domain 8: Leadership and Systems Thinking skills

• Positively collaborates with management team, other physicians, clinical associates, nurses, and other clinical and clerical support staff to develop, maintain, and provide an interdisciplinary team approach to patient care management. Takes initiative to listen and understand the views of others.
• Provides consultation to physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician associates as needed.
• Participates in Quality Assurance and Improvement initiatives.
• Provides supervision of clinical staff, medical students, interns/residents, and/or other healthcare professional students.
• Attends medical and administrative meetings.
• Assists with coverage for any DOH-Duval clinic site as needed.
• Prepares and facilitates presentations as requested.
• Assists with staff training.
• Conducts chart reviews.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Knowledge:

• Computer – Basic knowledge of commonly used software, such as Microsoft Outlook and Word.
• Customer Service — Knowledge of principles and processes for providing good customer services.
• English Language — Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Medicine and Dentistry — Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.
• Psychology — Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests. learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
• Typing – Ability to navigate a computer keyboard with efficiency and accuracy and at a speed that facilitates completion of documentation at point of care.

Skills:

• Active Listening — Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Critical Thinking — Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Instructing — Teaching others how to do something.
• Monitoring — Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Reading Comprehension — Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
• Service Orientation — Actively looking for ways to help people.
• Time Management — Managing one's own time and the time of others.
• Writing — Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience and the ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.

Abilities:

• Deductive Reasoning — The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• Inductive Reasoning — The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
• Near Vision — The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
• Oral Comprehension — The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Oral Expression — The ability to communicate information verbally so others will understand.
• Problem Sensitivity — The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the
• problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
• Speech Clarity — The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
• Speech Recognition — The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person

Qualifications:

Minimum-

• Active and in good standing license as a Doctor of Medicine (MD)/ Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO).
• A Physician candidate is a clinician that currently holds, or is eligible for, a Florida medical license (Chapters 458 or 459, Florida Statutes).

Preferred:

• A preferred candidate has at least six months of providing care to patients with communicable diseases such as HIV and other sexually transmitted infections.

Florida Department of Health Mission, Vision, and Values:

Mission:

To protect, promote & improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county & community efforts.

Vision:

To be the Healthiest State in the Nation.

Values:

I nnovation: We search for creative solutions and manage resources wisely.

C ollaboration: We use teamwork to achieve common goals & solve problems.

A ccountability: We perform with integrity & respect.

R esponsiveness: We achieve our mission by serving our customers & engaging our partners.

E xcellence: We promote quality outcomes through learning & continuous performance improvement.

Where You Will Work:

Florida Department of Health in Duval County

Locations may vary

Jacksonville, Florida

The Benefits of Working for the State of Florida:

Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits including:

• Annual and Sick Leave benefits
• Nine paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year
• State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options
• Retirement plan options, including employer contributions (For more information, please click www.myfrs.com)

• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Tuition waivers
• And more!

For a more complete list of benefits, including monthly costs, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com.

Please be advised:

Your responses to qualifying questions for this position must be verifiable by documentation provided through the electronic application process.  

This position requires a security background check and/or drug screening and participation in direct deposit. Any misrepresentations or omissions will disqualify you from employment consideration. Note: You will be required to provide your Social Security Number (SSN) in order to conduct this background check Successful completion of a drug test is a condition of employment for safety-sensitive positions.

Male applicants born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion unless they are registered with the Selective Services System (SSS) before their 26th birthday, or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS. For more information, please visit the SSS website: http://www.sss.gov 

If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida.  Your current retirement benefits may be canceled, suspended or deemed ineligible depending upon the date of your retirement. 

The successful candidate will be required to complete the Form I-9 and that information will be verified using the E-Verify system.  E-Verify is operated by the Department of Homeland Security in partnership with the Social Security Administration to verify employment eligibility.   

Incumbents may be required to perform emergency duty before, during, and/or beyond normal work hours or days.

All Florida Department of Health positions require the incumbent to be able to learn and communicate effectively, orally and in writing, in English. Applicants who do not meet this requirement will not be considered.  

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace. 

Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-877-562-7287). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation. 

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act. 

Florida has the third largest population of veterans in the nation with more than 1.5 million service men and women.  The Florida Department of Health (department) is committed to serving members of the United States Armed Forces, veterans and their families by encouraging them to apply for vacancies that fit their area of knowledge and/or expertise.  Through the Department's VALOR program, which expedites licensing for military veterans, the Department also waives initial licensing and application fees for military veterans who apply for a health care professional license within 60 months of an honorable discharge. These initiatives help ensure that the transition from military service into the workforce is as smooth as possible and reflects our appreciation for the dedication devoted to protecting our country.    

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.