ATTO RN/Registered Nurse EY III JC-410850

California Department of Public Health
US - California - Sacramento
July 1, 2024

Department Information

At the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), equity, diversity, and inclusion are at the core of our mission to advance the health and well-being of California's diverse people and communities. We are genuinely and strongly committed to cultivating and preserving a culture of inclusion and connectedness where we can grow and learn together with a diverse team of employees. In recruiting for team members, we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring to us and the work we do.

The Office of Legal Services (OLS) provides comprehensive legal support and services to the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) programs and leadership to advance CDPH's mission to optimize the health and safety of all Californians. OLS is comprised of four legal teams:
the Operations and Administrative Litigation (OPAL) team; the Center for Health Care Quality (CHCQ) team; the Public Health Programs (PHP) team; and the Regulations, Privacy and Special Projects (RPSP) team. This position is for the CHCQ team.

And Duties

Would you like to help protect the health and well-being of Californians while working as part of a highly collegial and collaborative legal team? Do you set high standards for yourself and enjoy working on challenging questions of law and policy?

The California Department of Public Health's (CDPH) Office of Legal Services is seeking an Attorney III to join a team committed to protecting our State's most vulnerable residents by ensuring, among other things, that long-term care residents receive the treatment and care required by law; that patients admitted to a hospital receive care that complies with the licensing requirements; and that businesses licensed by the Department to provide care in a patient's home are qualified to provide the care needed.

Working under the general direction of the Career Executive Assignment and Civil Service Assistant Chief Counsel (ACCs), the Attorney III will advise and support CDPH's Center for Health Care Quality (CHCQ) and work primarily with CHCQ's Licensing and Certification (L&C) Program. The L&C Program is responsible for ensuring that health care facilities and certain health professional, are licensed, regulated, inspected, and/or certified in order to operate in California. The Attorney III will work closely with the L&C Program on a wide variety of issues that may include citations for dangerous regulatory violations that occur in licensed skilled nursing facilities, such as untreated bed ulcers and avoidable falls that lead to severe injury or fatality; and administrative penalties against general acute care hospitals for regulatory violations such as sponges and other foreign objects left in patients, medication errors, a failure to accurately monitor a patient for complications after surgery, or a medical information breach The Attorney III will also (1) assist with the drafting of new statutes and the development of new regulations to implement new laws or address gaps in existing laws; (2) advise on the legal consequences to breaches of medical information by licensed entities; (3) assist the Attorney General's Office in litigation involving CHCQ; and (4) advise on how to respond to Public Records Act requests and subpoenas. The Attorney III may also be required to handle sensitive and high-profile matters of immense media interest and provide trainings to others in CDPH. Some travel may be required.

The attached duty statement indicates whether this position is eligible for telework. All employees who telework are required to be California residents in accordance with Government Code 14200, and may be required to report to a CDPH office, when needed. Candidates who reside outside of the state of California may be interviewed; however, the selected candidate must have a primary residency in the state of California prior to appointment (and continue to maintain California residency) as a condition of employment. Failure to meet this requirement may result in the job offer being rescinded.

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The salary information listed on this advertisement may not reflect recent salary increases from salary adjustments or changes in the fiscal year.

Final Filing Date:
1/22/2024

Position Details

Job Code #:
JC-410850

Position #(s):
***-027

Working Title:
Attorney III

Classification:
ATTORNEY III $10,536.00 - $13,526.00
• of Positions:
1

Work Location:
Sacramento County

Telework:

Telework

Job Type:
Permanent, Full Time

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