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Duties, Functions and Responsibilities:
- Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.
- Performs physical examinations of new and existing patients at the Public Safety Wellness Center clinic, which may include specialized functions such as infectious disease and preventative medicine.
- Diagnoses and treats based on patients’ medical histories and results of physical assessments.
- Recommends treatment and preventive care.
- Instructs patients and their families regarding procedures performed, home care, and follow-up visits.
- Directs professional and auxiliary health care staff during treatment of patients.
- Responds to inquiries from staff and patients regarding preventive health and treatments.
Responsibilities – Supervisor and/or Leadership Exercised: Responsible for the full range of supervisory activities including selection, training, evaluation, counseling, and recommendation for dismissal.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.
- Knowledge of the principles and practices of preventive medicine and infectious diseases.
- Knowledge of State and Federal laws pertaining to medicine and to health clinics.
- Knowledge of the structure and function of health clinics.
- Knowledge of principles of culture, cultural competency, and cultural humility.
- Knowledge of, and understanding of, ethics and public good; is concerned with public trust.
- Knowledge of local community, social service, and cultural resources.
- Knowledge of public health preparedness and response.
- Skill in providing excellent customer service.
- Skill in communicating effectively with patients and their families.
- Skill in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with other City employees, patients, and the general public.
- Ability to demonstrate cultural and linguistic competency.
- Ability to maintain strict confidentiality as required by HIPAA and other State and Federal privacy laws.
- Ability to demonstrate flexibility and versatility.
- Ability to work with and relate to individuals and families from diverse backgrounds and experiences.
- Ability to work professionally and ethically in a multi-cultural team setting.
- Ability to perform medical examinations, make diagnoses, and perform appropriate medical care.
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