Employee Health Services Physician 1

About the role

Employee Health Service (EHS) provides medical examination services, including pre-employment, fitness-for-duty/return-to-work, and occupational health examinations, for all New York State departments and agencies. Health Service Nurses also conduct occupational health screening and immunization services statewide. This position helps ensure the health and safety of employees across New York State agencies.

Responsibilities

• Conduct pre-employment physical examinations to establish baseline health status and job fitness.
• Perform occupational health annual physicals in compliance with agency and regulatory standards.
• Complete fit-for-duty evaluations to assess employees' medical ability to safely perform their duties.
• Evaluate and manage agency referrals for medical assessments and provide appropriate documentation and recommendations.
• Maintain complete, accurate, and confidential medical records in accordance with applicable laws and policies.
• Stay informed on relevant occupational health regulations, clinical guidelines, and best practices.
• Contribute to clinic quality improvement initiatives and support employee health and wellness efforts.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications (NY HELPS): Current, valid license to practice medicine in New York State and two years of full-time post‑licensure medical experience in internal medicine, family medicine, preventive medicine, emergency medicine, or surgery.

Reassignment Qualifications: Current Department of Civil Service employees with one year of permanent, contingent permanent, or 55 B/C service as an Employee Health Services Physician 1; if less than one year, must be currently reachable on the Employee Health Services Physician 1 eligible list for the Brooklyn location (if such a list exists).

Competitive Qualifications: Must be reachable on the current eligible list or eligible for transfer.

55 B/C Qualifications: Individuals certified eligible for the 55 B/C program under the Governor's Program to Hire Persons/Veterans with Disabilities pursuant to Section 55 B/C of the Civil Service Law will be considered; must provide a copy of the eligibility letter and meet the open competitive qualifications from the most recent examination announcement (current, valid NY medical license and two years of full‑time post‑licensure experience in the specialties listed above).

Preferred Qualifications: Post‑licensure medical experience in occupational health; ability to read and interpret normal and abnormal EKGs; ability to read and interpret drug testing results; administrative experience in a medical setting; medical or administrative experience in a government setting.

Applicants must clearly indicate how they meet the minimum qualifications in their resume; failure to do so may result in disqualification.

Skills

• Ability to read and interpret normal and abnormal EKGs.
• Ability to read and interpret drug testing results.
• Administrative experience in a medical setting.
• Medical or administrative experience in a government setting.
• Occupational health experience (preferred).

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package provided by the Department of Civil Service.
• Eligibility for advancement to Employee Health Services Physician 2 after satisfactory completion of the 12‑month probationary period, without further examination.
• Telecommuting: DCS employees may be approved for a maximum of 50% telecommuting, subject to management approval per the DCS Telecommuting Program Guidelines.