Are you a dedicated and compassionate physician who is committed to providing high-quality, patient-centered care and treatment? As a Supervisory Physician with the Department of Human Services, you will play an important role in improving the health and wellbeing of residents at Selinsgrove Center. This position blends hands-on medical care with team leadership, giving you the chance to support both individuals and staff. Your work will help strengthen clinical services and maintain high standards of care. Step into a position where your leadership and knowledge truly matter.
Watch this video to see how you can make a difference at the Selinsgrove Center!
Watch this video to see how you can make a difference at the Selinsgrove Center!
This role focuses on providing medical leadership and ensuring high-quality health care for individuals living at Selinsgrove Center. The work includes direct medical care, staff supervision, and coordination of services across multiple disciplines. As a Supervisory Physician, you will perform the following duties:
- Medical Leadership: Oversee the delivery of medical services and guide clinical decisions for individuals receiving care
- Staff Supervision: Direct and evaluate physicians and other health care professionals to ensure effective and consistent medical coverage
- Clinical Care: Examine individuals, diagnose health conditions, and provide or direct appropriate treatment and follow up
- Service Coordination: Work with psychiatric, dental, nursing, and outside medical providers to support comprehensive care plans
- Policy Guidance: Interpret medical standards, regulations, and organizational goals for staff and contribute to policy development
- Record Oversight: Review documentation, diagnostic results, and treatment records to maintain accuracy and compliance
Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.
Work Schedule and Additional Information:
- Full-time employment, 37.5 hours per week
- Work hours are 1st shift (8:00 AM to 4:00 PM), with rotating on-call hours, and a 30-minute lunch.
- Overtime: As needed
- Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.
- Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
- You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.
Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:
- One year of experience as a Staff Physician 2 or as a Physician Specialist (all specialties) (Commonwealth job title or equivalent Federal Government job title, as determined by the Office of Administration); or
- Graduation with a degree of Doctor of medicine or osteopathy from a medical school approved or recognized by the Pennsylvania State Board of Medicine or the Pennsylvania State Board of Osteopathic Medicine and completion of an approved U.S. residency-training program in the allopathic medical specialty of family practice, general practice, internal medicine or occupational medicine; and
- Successful completion of 50 hours of continuing medical education approved by the American Medical Association or the American Osteopathic Association in the previous 12 months; and
- Four years of post-residency experience in the practice of medicine, of which one of the last three years must have included one full year in an administrative, consultative or supervisory capacity over physicians assigned a direct primary care caseload, supplemented by successful completion of 75 hours of post graduate education or training in health services administration or related management topics within the last five years; and
- Board Certification by the American Boards of Medical Specialists or the American Osteopathic Medical Specialist Boards, as appropriate in family practice, general practice, internal medicine or occupational medicine.
Special Requirements:
- You must be in possession of a current unrestricted license to practice medicine in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania issued by the Pennsylvania State Board of Medicine or the Pennsylvania State Board of Osteopathic Medicine and possession of a current certification to prescribe medication from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency.
Other Requirements:
- PA residency requirement is currently waived for this title.
- You must be able to perform essential job functions.
Legal Requirements:
- A conditional offer of employment will require a medical examination.
- This position falls under the provisions of the Older Adult Protective Services Act.
- Under the Act, a conditional offer of employment will require submission and approval of satisfactory criminal history reports, including but not limited to, PA State Police and FBI clearance.
How to Apply:
- Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
- If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
- Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
- Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.
- All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant’s own experience, qualifications, and work. Applicants may use generative AI tools for preparation purposes only. Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to assist during interviews, is not permitted. Review the Guidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekers for additional information.
Veterans:
- Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html and click on Veterans.
Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS):
- 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).
If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.
The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.
- Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).
- Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions.
- Your score is valid for this specific posting only.
- You must provide complete and accurate information or:
- your score may be lower than deserved.
- you may be disqualified.
- You may only apply/test once for this posting.
- Your results will be provided via email.