State of Maryland

A Physician Supervisor is the supervisory level of Physician work pertaining to mental illness, chronic illness, developmental disabilities or medical and preventive treatment.  Employees in this classification provide clinical services to patients in facilities and local health departments or provide medical program services in a headquarters program.  Employees in this classification are primarily located at the Maryland Department of Health.  Employees in this classification supervise Physicians and may supervise health care support staff.

Employees in this classification receive general supervision from a higher-level Physician or an administrative official.  Employees may be assigned to day, evening, night or rotating shifts which may include holidays and weekends.  Employees may be subject to call-in and overtime based on staffing requirements.  Employees may be required to observe infection control precautions in order to prevent contamination and spread of disease.

Positions in this classification are evaluated by using the classification job evaluation methodology.  The use of this method involves comparing assigned duties and responsibilities of a position to the job criteria found in the Nature of Work and Examples of Work Sections of the class specification.

The Physician Supervisor is differentiated from Physician Clinical Staff and Physician Program Staff in that the Physician Supervisor has supervisory responsibility for Physicians Clinical Staff or Physicians Program Staff while the Physician Clinical Staff and Physician Program Staff perform the full range of duties and responsibilities under general supervision. The Physician Supervisor is differentiated from the Physician Program Manager I and Physician Program II in that the Physician Program Manager I is Health Officer of small local county health departments and Physician Program Manager II is Health Officer of large county health department or multi-county local health departments or assistant directors at headquarters administrations.

When assigned to clinical services:

Plans, coordinates, supervises and evaluates the work of Physicians and assigned support staff;

Participates in the recruitment and selection of Physicians and assigned support staff;

Plans and participates in the medical care of patients in a State facility, local health department or other agency;

Develops patient treatment plans based on assessments and diagnoses;

Implements and oversees implementation of treatment plan;

Examines and treats patients based on diagnoses;

Prescribes medications and treatments as indicated by diagnoses;

Orders various tests and analyses to provide information on patient conditions;

Analyzes reports and findings in order to determine patients’ progress and adjusts treatment plans accordingly;

Reviews patients’ records to assure their adequacy and proper administration Advises health care support staff of appropriate treatment techniques needed for individual cases;

Conducts clinical rounds and reviews progress of patients;

Meets with patients and their families to discuss treatment plans and address concerns;

Attends staff meetings and participates in diagnostic and treatment discussions, lectures, seminars and case presentations;

Performs other related duties.

When assigned to medical program services:

Plans, coordinates, supervises and evaluates the work of Physicians and assigned support staff;

Participates in the recruitment and selection of Physicians and assigned support staff;

Develops medical guidelines, policies, procedures and standards;

Reviews and evaluates statistical reports and other reports;

Evaluates implementation of programs and coordinates with public and private agencies providing similar services;

Performs other related duties.

Knowledge of principles and practices in the field of medicine;

Knowledge of the clinical aspects of medicine; 

Knowledge of the standards of medical care;

Knowledge of current developments in medicine;

Skill in the examination and treatment of patients;

Skill in identifying medical diagnoses and planning treatment based on diagnosis;

Ability to communicate effectively with other physicians, health care professionals, support staff, patients and families of patients;

Ability to provide advice and consultation to a comprehensive program of community health and medical care services;

Ability to coordinate local, State and federal programs;

Ability to plan, coordinate, supervise and evaluate the work of physicians.

Education:   A Doctorate degree in medicine from an accredited college or university.

Experience: Five years of experience in the practice of medicine.

Notes:

1. Candidates may substitute the possession of a Master’s degree in public health from an accredited college or university for one year of the required experience.

2. Candidates may substitute the successful completion of internships and residencies in medicine as qualifying medical experience.

3. Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a commissioned officer in Medical Corpsman and Physicians classifications or Nursing or Physician and Medical Services and Special Corpsman Officer specialty codes in the medicine field of work on a year-for-year basis for the required education.  

Class specifications are broad descriptions covering groups of positions used by various State departments and agencies. Position descriptions maintained by the using department or agency specifically address the essential job functions of each position.

This is a Professional Service classification in the State Personnel Management System.  All positions in this classification are Professional Service positions.  Some positions in Professional Service classifications may be designated as Special Appointment in accordance with the State Personnel and Pensions Article, Section 6-405, Annotated Code of Maryland.

This classification is not assigned to a bargaining unit, as indicated by the designation of S (Supervisor), M (Manager), T (Agency Head), U (Board or Commission Member), W (Student), X (Used by Agency or Excluded by Executive Order), or Z (Confidential).  As provided by State Personnel and Pensions Article, Section 3-102, special appointment, temporary, contractual, supervisory, managerial and confidential employees are excluded collective bargaining.  Additionally, certain executive branch agencies are exempt from collective bargaining and all positions in those agencies are excluded from collective bargaining.