CONSULTING SPECIALIST, M.D.
Salary
$131.00 Hourly
Location
Los Angeles County, CA
Job Type
Full time
Job Number
Y5471G
Department
HEALTH SERVICES
Opening Date
05/28/2026
Position/Program Information
EXAM NUMBER
Y5471G
TYPE OF RECRUITMENT
We encourage applications from anyone!
WHEN TO APPLY
The application filing period will begin on May 28, 2026 at 8:00 a.m. (PT) - Continuous
We will keep accepting applications until the position is filled. The application window may close unexpectedly once we have enough qualified candidates.
Why work for us?
LA Health Services is LA County's integrated healthcare system and the second-largest public health system in the nation. Our system includes four public hospitals, more than 20 community health centers, Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Correctional Health Services, and community-based programs that connect people to care where they are.
We serve as the safety net for more than 10 million residents, providing care regardless of ability to pay, insurance coverage, or immigration status. As one connected system, we deliver extraordinary care-from prevention and primary care to emergency, specialty, trauma, and recovery services across Los Angeles County.
With more than 2.9 million visits annually and a workforce of over 23,000 dedicated staff, LA Health Services is proud to deliver high-quality, compassionate, and accessible care to everyone, no matter how they come through our doors.
Explore our one system of hospitals and community health centers: Our Locations - Health Services Los Angeles County
THE MISSION: To advance the health of our patients and our communities by providing outstanding care!
DEFINITION:
Positions allocable to this class provide specialized consultative services on a per visit basis.
Essential Job Functions
What Youll Be Doing:
Requirements
We are looking for dedicated physicians who have: Successfully fulfilled a residency accredited by an American Specialty Board in one or more specialties* or received equivalent training.
Preventive Medicine
Internal Medicine
Pediatrics
Dermatology
Family Practice
Neurology
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Psychiatry
Emergency Medicine
Neurosurgery
Thoracic Surgery
OB-GYN
Pathology
General Surgery ENT
Urology
Ophthalmology
Radiology
Anesthesiology
Orthopedics
Plastic Surgery
Nuclear Medicine
License(s)
California State Physician and Surgeons Certificate authorized by the Board of Medical Examiners of the State of California.
A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions.
Physical Class 2 - Light:
This class includes administrative and clerical positions requiring light physical effort which may include occasional light lifting to a 10 pound limit, and some bending, stooping or squatting. Considerable ambulation may be involved.
Desirable Qualification:
Additional credit will be given to applicants who possess the following desirable qualification in excess of the requirement:
SPECIAL REQUIREMENT INFORMATION:
Equivalent training is defined as that training which the appropriate American Certifying Board formally recognizes in writing as being equivalent. Equivalent training for appointments to the specialty of Emergency Medicine will be that training and/or experience approved by the Director of Health Services.
Information pertaining to the completion of residency program:
Applicants who will successfully complete their medical residency program approved by an American Specialty Board within 6 (six) months of filing may compete in this examination; however, the names of such candidates will be withheld from the certification list pending receipt of certification for completion of the required residency program.
Applicants who have completed a residency training program approved by the American Specialty Board need to attach a legible copy of their certification to their application or email it to the analyst at hhocking@dhs.lacounty.gov within seven (7) calendar days of filing your application.
Information pertaining to the required California State Physician and Surgeons Certificate:
Applicants who have the required California State Physician and Surgeons Certificate authorized by the Board of Medical Examiners of the State of California need to attach a legible copy of their certification to their application or email it to the analyst at hhocking@dhs.lacounty.gov within seven (7) calendar days of filing your application.
The required license and/or certificate needs to be current and unrestricted; conditional, provisional, probationary or restricted licenses and/or certificates cannot be accepted.
Applicants who do not possess a California State Physician and Surgeons Certificate at the time of filing may compete in this examination; however, the names of such candidates will be withheld from the certification list pending receipt of the required California State Physician and Surgeons Certificate authorized by the Board of Medical Examiners of the State of California.
Additional Information
EXAMINATION CONTENT:
This assessment type will evaluate the training and experience you list on the online application and supplemental questionnaire and assign a score based on a standardized scoring system. This portion of the assessment represents 100% of your total score and examines: Requirements, Desirable Qualification and Supplemental Questionnaire.
Achieving a passing score of 70% or higher on the assessment is needed to be added to the list.
ELIGIBILITY AND VACANCY INFORMATION:
Applicants who passed the assessment are placed on a list in the order of their score group for a period of six (6) months. Applications will be processed as they are received and added to the list accordingly. We will use this list to fill vacancies in the DHS as they occur.
No person may compete in this examination more than once every six (6) months.
SPECIAL INFORMATION:
Available Shift:
Appointees may be required to work any shift, including evenings, nights, weekends and holidays.
APPLICATION AND FILING INFORMATION:
We only accept applications filed online. Applications submitted by U.S mail, fax, or in person are not accepted. Apply online by clicking on the "Apply" green button at the top right of this posting. This website can also be used to get application status updates.
Please fill out the application completely. Provide relevant job experience including employer's name and address, job title, beginning and ending dates, number of hours worked per week, and description of work performed.
We may verify information included in the application at any point during the examination and hiring process, including after an appointment has been made. Falsification of information could result in refusal of application or rescission of appointment. Copying verbiage from the Requirements or class specification as your work experience will not be sufficient to demonstrate meeting the requirements.
We will send notifications to the email address provided on the application, so it is important that you provide a valid email address. If you choose to unsubscribe or opt out from receiving our emails, it is possible to view notices by logging into governmentjobs.com and checking the profile inbox. It is every applicants responsibility to take steps to view correspondence, and we will not consider claims of missing notices to be a valid reason for re-scheduling an exam part. Register the below domains as approved senders to prevent email notifications from being filtered as spam/junk mail.
New email addresses need to be verified. This only needs to be done once per email address and can be done at any time by logging in to governmentjobs.com and following the prompts. This is to enhance the security of the online application and to prevent incorrectly entered email addresses.
Social Security No. (SSN):
Please include your SSN for record control purposes. Federal law requires that all employed persons have a social security number.
Computer and internet access at public libraries:
For candidates who may not have regular access to a computer or the internet, applications can be completed on computers in public libraries throughout Los Angeles County.
No sharing of user ID and password:
All applicants must file their application online using their own user ID and password. Using others login credentials may erase a candidates original application record.
Anti-Racism, Diversity, and Inclusion (ARDI):
Los Angeles County recognizes and affirms that all people are equal and are entitled to all rights afforded by the Constitution of the US. We are committed to promoting Anti-racism, Diversity, and Inclusion efforts to address the inequalities and disparities amongst race. We support the ARDI Strategic Plan and its goals by improving equality, diversity, and inclusion in recruitment, selection, and employment practices.
ADA COORDINATOR PHONE: (323) 914-6365
CALIFORNIA RELAY SERVICES PHONE: (800) 735-2922
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Hilary Hocking, Exam Analyst
Telephone Number: (213) 288-7000
Email Address: hhocking@dhs.lacounty.gov
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
Employment Information
Any language contained in the job posting supersedes any language contained below.
This document is intended to provide general information about the recruitment process of the County of Los Angeles. Applicants with questions about a specific job posting should contact the exam analyst listed on the posting.
Equal Employment Opportunity/Non-Discrimination Statement:
The County of Los Angeles is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and is committed to non-discrimination in the County workforce, regardless of age (40 and over); ancestry; color; ethnicity; religious creed; protected family or medical leave status; disability; marital status; medical condition; genetic information; military and veteran status; national origin; race ; sex; gender; sexual orientation; or any other characteristic protected by State or federal law. For more information, please visit: https://employee.hr.lacounty.gov/eeo-programs/.
Testing Accommodations for Applicants:
The County of Los Angeles complies with all federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for qualified applicants and employees with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application process, please contact the testing accommodation coordinator listed on the job posting. Hearing impaired applicants with telephone teletype equipment may leave messages by calling the teletype phone number on the job posting. For more information on accommodations, please visit: https://hr.lacounty.gov/accessibility/.
Fair Chance:
The County of Los Angeles is a Fair Chance employer. Except as otherwise permissible under applicable laws, you will not be asked to provide information about conviction history unless you receive a conditional offer of employment. The County will make an individualized assessment of whether your conviction history has a direct and adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job, and will also consider potential mitigating factors, which may include, but is not limited to, evidence and extent of rehabilitation, recency of the offense(s), and age at the time of the offense(s). If asked to provide information about conviction history, any convictions or court records which are exempted by a valid court order do not have to be disclosed. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with County Fair Chance Policies and the Fair Chance Act (Gov. Code Section 12952).
Employment Eligibility:
Final appointment is contingent upon verification of U.S. citizenship or the right to work in the United States.
Career PathFinder:
Resources to help current and prospective employees plan a career with Los Angeles County are available. To explore career paths to and from nearly all job titles, please visit our interactive Career PathFinder application at http://career-pathfinder.hr.lacounty.gov.
Veteran's Credit:
Pursuant to the County Charter and County policy, in all open competitive examinations (i.e., examinations open to everyone), the County of Los Angeles will add a credit of 10 percent of the total credits specified for such examination to the final passing score of an honorably discharged veteran, as well as the spouse of a deceased or disabled veteran, who served in the Armed Forces of the United States under specific conditions.
For more information on veteran's credit, please visit: https://file.lacounty.gov/SDSInter/dhr/205102_PPG_115.pdf
Revised September 2025
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This Supplemental Questionnaire (SQ) is to be completed by all applicants for this examination. The information you provide on your application and on this supplemental questionnaire will be evaluated and used to determine your eligibility. CHECK YOUR ANSWER CAREFULLY. Please read each question carefully and be as specific as possible when answering by including all the information requested; please do not COPY AND PASTE all your Duties as stated in the application under the Work Experience section, from your resume, and/or from the Class Specifications. In doing so, your application will be rejected as INCOMPLETE. It is the applicants sole responsibility to complete this questionnaire completely, correctly, and accurately. The experience you claim in this Supplemental Questionnaire MUST be consistent with the experience listed in your application. Comments such as "SEE RESUME" or "SEE APPLICATION" will not be considered a valid response, therefore, using such statements will also result in your application being rejected as INCOMPLETE.
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REQUIRED CERTIFICATION:
Have you completed a residency accredited by an American Specialty Board in one or more specialties or received equivalent training?
ACTION REQUIRED: To validate your certification, You must provide a legible copy of your certification with your application or email the required certification to the exam analyst at hhocking@dhs.lacounty.govwithin seven (7) calendar days of filing.
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REQUIRED LICENSE:
Do you have current license as a Physician and Surgeon granted by the Medical Examiners Board of California?
ACTION REQUIRED: To validate your license, ensure that the License and Certification Section of the application is complete. List the title, license number, issue date and expiration date. All mandatory licenses should be active and without restrictions. Provide a legible copy of your license with your application or email the required license to the exam analyst at hhocking@dhs.lacounty.gov within seven (7) calendar days of filing.
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DESIRABLE QUALIFICATION:
Do you have experience in a specialized field beyond board certification?
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Describe your experiences that supports your responses to the questions above.
ACTION REQUIRED: To receive full credit, list all relevant experiences with the required information below.
NOTE: For each experience listed, please provide the following information:
Name and Address of Employer
Position/Title Held
Date From: (MM/DD/YYYY), Date To: (MM/DD/YYYY) Must be post-doctoral.
Hours worked per week
Detailed Description of Work related to this experience.
If you have no experience, please indicate "No experience" below.
Required Question
Employer County of Los Angeles
Address
Los Angeles, California, 90010
Website http://hr.lacounty.gov