Closing Date: 7th May, 2024
Description:
Job Description 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?
A Government Entity 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 A Government Entity'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 A Government Entity. Some travel may be required.
This is a reposting of JC-420047 to increase the candidate pool; previous applicants do not need to reapply. Your application is still in consideration.
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 A Government Entity 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.
Please let us know how you heard about our position by taking this brief survey:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CDPHRecruitment
You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement. (https://www.calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/FileDownload.aspx?aid=22594565&name=DutyStatement-CHCQAttorneyIII.pdf)
Special Requirements:
For experience/education to qualify during the application screening process, and to ensure that minimum qualifications can be determined, applicants should include all employment history on the Employment Application (STD 678) and/or Resume, including detailed job descriptions, hours worked per week, and start/end dates (MM/DD/YYYY). Application packages without this information will experience delayed processing times and your eligibility for this position may be impacted.
A completed State application (STD. 678) and any other relevant documents (e.g. unofficial transcript, copy of degree, resume, etc.) should be submitted electronically via your CalCareers Account. Please reference Job Control # 420047 and indicate the basis of your eligibility in the Examination(s) or Job Title(s) section. SROA and surplus candidates should submit a copy of their letter with their application. Please remove any confidential information (i.e. social security number, date of birth) from your documents prior to submission.
Complete Application Packages (including your Examination/Employment Application (STD 678) and applicable or required documents) must be submitted to apply for this Job Posting. Application Packages may be submitted electronically through your CalCareers Account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov. Submitting an electronic application through your CalCareers account is strongly recommended since electronic applications will be received/processed faster than other methods of filing. Please submit only one application.
If you are unable to submit your application electronically through your CalCareers account, please email apply@cdph.ca.gov for assistance and a A Government Entity Human Resources Division staff member will contact you to assist with the online application process or, a hard copy application package may be submitted through an alternative method as explained in the How to Apply section below. When submitting your application in hard copy, a completed copy of the Application Package listing must be included.
For experience/education to qualify during the application screening process, and to ensure that minimum qualifications can be determined, applicants should include all employment history on the Employment Application (STD 678) and/or Resume, including detailed job descriptions, hours worked per week, and start/end dates (MM/DD/YYYY). Application packages without this information will experience delayed processing times and your eligibility for this position may be impacted.
A completed State application (STD. 678) and any other relevant documents (e.g. unofficial transcript, copy of degree, resume, etc.) should be submitted electronically via your CalCareers Account. Please reference Job Control # 420047 and indicate the basis of your eligibility in the Examination(s) or Job Title(s) section. SROA and surplus candidates should submit a copy of their letter with their application. Please remove any confidential information (i.e. social security number, date of birth) from your documents prior to submission.
Complete Application Packages (including your Examination/Employment Application (STD 678) and applicable or required documents) must be submitted to apply for this Job Posting. Application Packages may be submitted electronically through your CalCareers Account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov. Submitting an electronic application through your CalCareers account is strongly recommended since electronic applications will be received/processed faster than other methods of filing. Please submit only one application.
If you are unable to submit your application electronically through your CalCareers account, please email apply@cdph.ca.gov for assistance and a A Government Entity Human Resources Division staff member will contact you to assist with the online application process or, a hard copy application package may be submitted through an alternative method as explained in the How to Apply section below. When submitting your application in hard copy, a completed copy of the Application Package listing must be included.
Desirable Qualifications:
In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:
In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:
- Excellent analytical, research, and communication skills (both written and oral)
- Demonstrated ability to prioritize workload and manage multiple projects with short-term deadlines
- Understanding of public health principles and practice
- Experience with licensing and enforcement schemes and interest in and/or knowledge of modalities for the delivery of care
- Experience drafting and/or interpreting and applying statutes and regulations
- Knowledge of relevant state and federal privacy laws, and knowledge of the Public Records Act
- Litigation experience and knowledge of California state administrative law, particularly the Administrative Procedure Act
