The Immunization Medical Exemption and Surveillance Specialist will report to the Director of Epidemiology and Surveillance and will work with both SCU and the Surveillance Unit. With the SCU, the Medical Specialist will be a primary physician responsible for reviewing requests for medical exemptions to immunizations submitted by medical providers for children attending childcare and school. The Medical Specialist will determine if the exemption request is valid based on national guidance and recommendations. The Medical Specialist would also work on various aspects of emergency and outbreak responses for vaccine preventable diseases, as needed. This includes serving as a medical liaison to exposure sites to provide guidance on contact identification and notification, immunity assessments, and post-exposure prophylaxis for measles. They would coordinate referrals to healthcare facilities for prophylaxis and titers for community contacts and would provide guidance to specialists for high-risk contacts, including pregnant and immunocompromised individuals. They would also be the point of contact for receiving clinical updates from infection control and providers for hospitalized cases and contacts and for relaying test results in these settings. They would assist in other aspects of outbreak responses, as needed. DUTIES WILL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO: Receive and review medical exemption requests to immunizations including any accompanying medical documentation. Determine the validity of the medical exemption requests through discussion with the submitting physician, BOI physicians and external consultants as needed. Enter exemption request data and use the data entry system to describe trends in medical exemption requests and the submitting physicians. Draft written guidance to medical providers and schools regarding immunization exemptions. Serve as a medical liaison to sites of exposures for vaccine preventable diseases to provide guidance on contact identification and notification immunity assessments, and control measures. Collaborate with medical providers for high-risk contacts to determine need for PEP based on the contacts' medical conditions. Coordinate referrals for titers for assessment of serologic immunity for vaccine preventable diseases and referrals to healthcare facilities for PEP for people exposed in community settings. Document updates in the surveillance database, Maven. Assist in other aspects of outbreak responses, as needed. Participate in BOI activities, such as the Doctor-of-the-Week rotation. Participate in additional DOHMH activities, such as the Doctor-on-Call program and emergency response activities. Qualifications Possession of a valid license to practice medicine in the State of New York; and either: a) Valid Board Certification issued by the appropriate American Specialty Board in any specialty area required by the agency; or b) Current approved application on file for admission to the certifying examination given by the appropriate American Specialty Board in any specialty area required by the agency. To be assigned to Assignment Level II, individuals must have, in addition to meeting the minimum qualification requirements for Assignment Level I described above, one year of satisfactory experience practicing in the specialty area. To be assigned to Assignment Level III, individuals must possess: a) A valid license to practice medicine in the State of New York; and b) A Master's degree in Public Health, or equivalent Master's degree, including or supplemented by graduate credits in epidemiology and biostatistics. Completion of Epidemic Intelligence Service program of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention may be used to substitute for this Master's degree; and c) At least two years of satisfactory experience after receipt of the Master's degree, or equivalent, in the practice of epidemiology. Specialty Board Certification or eligibility may be substituted for one year of this experience. To be assigned to Assignment Level IV, individuals must possess: a) A valid license to practice medicine in the State of New York; and b) Completion of an approved residency program in an accredited hospital, including three years of experience, in either internal medicine, or family practice, or pediatrics, or another related specialty area required by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; and c) Valid board certification or board eligibility issued by the appropriate American Subspecialty Board in Infectious Disease, Pulmonary Medicine, or a related subspecialty; and d) Completion of an approved fellowship program in an accredited hospital, including two years of experience, in either infectious diseases, or pulmonary medicine, or another related subspecialty required by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.