Overview
Job Description and Duties
** Please note candidates applying for the PHMA II, C.E.A. classification must be in possession, or in the process of securing approval, of the legal requirements for the practice of medicine in California as determined by the California Board of Medical Quality Assurance, or the California Board of Osteopathic Examiners. Candidates must also possess valid specialty Board certification. Please review the minimum requirements, in the CalCareers posting, for detailed information. **
This position supports the California Department of Public Health’s (CDPH) mission and strategic plan by serving as Chief of the Division of Communicable Disease Control (DCDC) in the Department of Public Health. The Public Health Medical Administrator II (PHMA II) C.E.A. provides medical and general administrative leadership in the control and prevention of infectious disease through a staff of approximately 500 state, federal, and contract staff. The PHMA II leads responses to disease occurrences that impact the 61 local California health jurisdictions, including outbreaks and other infectious disease threats. The PHMA II may also engage with national organizations involved in developing health policy.
The PHMA II will manage California’s response to new challenges including emerging infectious diseases and bioterrorism threats while emphasizing population level disease prevention efforts and responsible for the direct supervision of five Public Health Medical Administrator (PHMA) I Branch Chiefs and the Assistant Division Chief (HPM III).
About The California Department of Public Health
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) works to protect the public's health in the Golden State and helps shape positive health outcomes for individuals, families and communities. The Department's programs and services, implemented in collaboration with local health departments and state, federal and private partners, touch the lives of every Californian and visitor to the state 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Our Shared Vision
CDPH public health professionals, researchers, scientists, doctors, nurses, and other staff members have a shared vision to protect and improve the health of all Californians. We are dedicated to public service and passionate about our work and the people and communities we serve and protect.
