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Position Title: Medical Consultant

Location: Remote

Position End Date: 2/28/2025

Salary: $208,096.00

The CDC Foundation seeks a Medical Consultant who will support the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. The Medical Consultant will provide guidance and subject matter expertise in public health response, and collaboration which are essential to building future capacity for public health response and retaining capacity built during the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of this position is to provide capacity to bridge from pandemic response to routine public health activities. The Medical Consultant will update response procedures; ensure structures are built for continued collaboration with partners across the state; and build education for medical providers on communicable disease issues.

· Knowledge of theory, principles and practices of general and preventative medicine, as related to public health administration.

· Knowledge of best practices related to public health services.

· Knowledge of surveillance methodology, data analysis and study design.

· Knowledge of public health laws, regulations and policies.

· Knowledge of developments in the field of public health and ability to apply improved techniques and procedures in the specialty to which assigned.

· Ability to establish and maintain effective communication and working relationships with the general public, other physicians and professional and community groups.

· Ability to prepare and present educational materials to professional and community groups.

· Ability to provide leadership during an emergency or disaster.

· Licensed to practice medicine in the state of North Carolina.

· Provide medical consultation and guidance on statewide public health programs and concerns to medical providers and state and local agencies.

· Serve as program medical experts in planning, overseeing and coordinating public health activities, as well as preparedness and disease and disaster response.

· Develop and disseminate protocols, policies and best practices to optimize public health.

· Support closing out final reports to CDC on jails and prisons

· Serve as a team lead for other temporary staff on the Corrections team.

This role is involved in a dynamic public health program. As such, roles and responsibilities are subject to change as situations evolve. Roles and responsibilities listed above may be expanded upon or updated to match priorities and needs, once written approval is received by both the CDC Foundation and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, in order to best support the State of North Carolina in their public health programming.

This position is currently a remote position. CDC Foundation retains the right to make adjustments to this as required.