• Performs medical work in a specialized medical field within a custody setting.
  
• Treats inmates with a wide variety of medical problems.
  
• Prescribes drugs and/or therapy; monitors patients' progress, records observations and changes, and adjusts treatments as required.
  
• Reviews laboratory, radiological data, and other diagnostic data. Uses a computer to document patient notes.
  
• Consults with staff physicians and para-medical personnel regarding care of patients and medical and diagnostic work performed.
  
• Provides consultation to other medical services, including specialists in other fields.
  
• Performs or assists in carrying out administrative responsibilities, which may include such duties as developing and revising work procedures to expedite work load or improve level of service.
  
• Develops new techniques within the medical specialty.
  
• Maintains varied hours on a rotated schedule with other physicians to ensure that there is always a physician on-site during non-business hours to answer medically related calls.
  
• Drives to any Sheriff’s Department custody facility when needed to carry out job-related essential functions.
  
  

SELECTION REQUIREMENTS:

Board certification in one or more designated specialties* by the American Specialty Board.**

*Board certification is required in one or more of the following specialties:

Dermatology
Emergency Medicine
Family Practice
Internal Medicine-General/Endocrinology
Internal Medicine-Cardiology (Invasive)
Internal Medicine-Cardiology (Non-Invasive)
Internal Medicine-Critical Care
Internal Medicine-Gastro (Invasive)
Internal Medicine-Gastro (Non-Invasive)
Internal Medicine-Hematology/Oncology
Internal Medicine-Infectious Disease
Internal Medicine-Nephrology
Internal Medicine-Pulmonary (Invasive)
Internal Medicine-Pulmonary (Non-Invasive)
Internal Medicine-Rheumatology
Neurology
Obstetrics and Gynecology-General
Obstetrics and Gynecology-Gynecologic Oncology
Obstetrics and Gynecology-Maternal/Fetal Medicine
Otolaryngology
Pathology
Pathology-Forensic
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Preventive Medicine
Radiology-General/Diagnostic
Radiology-Vascular/Internal Diagnostic
Surgery-Cardio Thoracic
Surgery-General
Surgery-Neurological
Surgery-Ophthalmology
Surgery-Orthopedics
Surgery-Plastic
Surgery-Urologic
Surgery-Vascular

NOTE: A SPECIAL CERTIFICATION FROM THIS EXAMINATION MAY BE ESTABLISHED BASED ON MEDICAL SPECIALTY NEEDED BY THE DEPARTMENT.

**Applicants must attach a copy of their certification by the American Specialty Board at the time of filing.

***A copy of the California State Physician and Surgeon's Certificate must be submitted at the time of filing.

License Information: ****Successful applicants for this position will be required to obtain a copy of his/her driving record from the California State Department of Motor Vehicles before being appointed. A copy of your driving record must be presented at the time of your appointment. License must not be suspended, restricted, or revoked. AN APPLICANT WHOSE DRIVING RECORD SHOWS (3) OR MORE MOVING VIOLATIONS WITHIN THE LAST YEAR WILL NOT BE APPOINTED.

This examination will consist of an oral interview covering training, experience and general ability to perform the duties of the position weighted 100%. As part of the interview, candidates will also be required to complete a brief writing sample to evaluate the ability to write a note detailing a patient's examination.

Candidates must achieve a passing score of 70% or higher on the examination in order to be placed on the eligible register.

APPOINTEES MUST BE WILLING TO WORK ANY SHIFT, INCLUDING EVENINGS, NIGHTS, WEEKENDS, AND HOLIDAYS.

SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES MUST COMPLETE A THOROUGH BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION, INCLUDING FINGERPRINT SEARCH. Examples of disqualifying factors include: Any felony convictions; job related misdemeanor convictions; certain serious traffic convictions or patterns of traffic violations (3 moving violations in one year; failure to appear; at fault accidents; suspended license; driving under the influence); poor credit history; poor employment history; substance abuse; anyone on probation.

The eligible register resulting from this examination will be used to fill vacancies throughout the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Correctional Services Division, Medical Services Bureau.

Fill out your application and Job Specific Questionnaire (if applicable) completely.  Provide any relevant education, training, and experience in the spaces provided so we can evaluate your qualifications for the job.

All information is subject to verification.

We may reject your application at any time during the selection process.

We may close this examination without prior notice.

File using ONE of the methods below:

INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILING ONLINE:

We encourage you to apply online by clicking on the button above or below this bulletin that reads, "APPLY TO JOB" so you can apply online and track the status of your application and get notified of your progress by mail.

We must receive your application and Job Specific Questionnaire (if applicable) by 5:00 pm, PST, on the last day of filing.

NOTE:  Candidates who apply online must upload any required documents as attachments during application submission. If you are unable to attach required documents, you may fax the documents to (323) 415-2580 within five (5) days of filing online, or by the last day of filing, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. Please include your Name, the Exam Number, and the Exam Title on the faxed documents.

FILING BY U.S. MAIL OR IN PERSON

We must receive your completed application and Job Specific Questionnaire (if applicable) at the address below by 5:00 pm, PST, on the last day of filing.

Sheriff's Department
University Centre Building, Professional Exams Unit
101 Centre Plaza Drive
Monterey Park, CA 91754

Applications filed at any other County location will not be accepted if they are not received at the above location by the last day of filing.  For further information concerning this examination, please call Personnel Administration, Professional Examinations Unit, at (323) 526-5611, TTY (323) 260-5291 OR (323) 267-6669.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING ONLINE FILING:

SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER:
All applicants must enter a valid social security number at the time of filing. Entering anything other than a valid social security (i.e. 000-00-0000, 111-11-1111, etc.) will result in an automatic rejection of your application.

COMPUTER AND INTERNET ACCESS AT LIBRARIES: 
For candidates who may not have regular access to a computer or the internet, applications and JSQs can be completed on computers at public libraries throughout Los Angeles County.

NO SHARING OF USER ID AND PASSWORD:
All applicants must file their application online using their own user ID and password. Using a family member or friend's user ID and password may erase a candidate's original application record.

The acceptance of your application depends on whether you have clearly shown that you meet the REQUIREMENTS. Please fill out the application completely and correctly to receive full credit for any related education, training, and job experience. In the space provided for education, include the names and addresses of schools attended, titles of courses completed, dates completed, and number of credits and/or certificates earned. For each job held, give the name and address of your employer, your job title, beginning and ending dates, description of work performed, and salary earned.  All information supplied by applicants is subject to verification.  Applicants may be rejected at any stage of the selection process.  

Equal Employment Opportunity:  It is the policy of the County of Los Angeles to provide equal employment opportunity for all qualified persons, regardless of race, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, or disability.

Los Angeles County Child Support Compliance Program:  In an effort to improve compliance with court-ordered child, family and spousal support obligations, certain employment and identification information (i.e., name, address, Social Security number and date of hire) is regularly reported to the State Directory of New Hires which may assist in locating persons who owe these obligations. Family Code Section 17512 permits under certain circumstances for additional employment and identifying information to be requested. Applicants will not be disqualified from employment based on this information.

Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990:  All positions are open to qualified men and women. Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, persons with disabilities who believe they need reasonable accommodation, or help in order to apply for a position, may contact the ADA/Personnel Services for Disabled Persons Coordinator at the number below.

Hearing impaired applicants with telephone teletype equipment may leave messages by calling the teletype phone number below.

The County will attempt to meet reasonable accommodation requests whenever possible.