Current jobs in Public Health
Visit the Department of Public Health (DPH) physician Current Job Opportunities page to view physician vacancy announcements within Public Health. If there is a specific DPH physician position that you are interested in applying for, then follow the requested steps as outlined in the vacancy announcement. This usually includes sending a cover letter and resume directly to the DPH office that is hiring as well as applying to an “exam”. The exam is an evaluation of training and experience which is required in order to be placed on a list of physicians eligible for hire. Read the exam bulletin to find out the components of the evaluation. In order to be hired for any LA County physician job, you must ultimately be on a list of eligible physicians.
Future jobs in Public Health
If there is no specific vacancy announcement that you are interested in, but you would like to be considered for future physician job opportunities, then it makes sense to apply to all relevant "exams" to be placed on lists of eligible physicians. Examinations are subject to closure without prior notice. For all current opportunities, please visit the LA County Application system at governmentjobs.com/careers/lacounty.
Below you will find links to the open “exams” for the physician lists most commonly used by DPH. First look for a DPH exam and apply.
Note: you can only stay on an eligible list for 12 months. After that, you need to re-apply.
You can find all open “exams” for physician lists throughout the County by using the County's search engine.
For questions regarding DPH exams, please contact the DPH Examinations and Recruitment Unit at (323) 659-6546 or HRExams@ph.lacounty.gov.
For general questions and help navigating the hiring process contact the Division of Medical and Dental Affairs at
medicalaffairs@ph.lacounty.gov.
To return to the main Physician Employment page click
here.