Infectious Disease Attending

St. Joseph's Health•Paterson, NJ

2h•Onsite

About The Position

St. Joseph’s Health is hiring an Infectious Disease Attending to provide inpatient and outpatient infectious disease care, including specialized HIV services through its Comprehensive Care Center and community-based clinics. The role includes caring for hospitalized patients with HIV, providing services at the Paterson Board of Health STD Clinic, and participating in Infectious Disease on-call coverage averaging no more than one in four over a 12-month period. The attending will contribute to antimicrobial stewardship, antibiotic utilization, infection prevention, quality improvement, and development of evidence-based clinical guidelines. Academic responsibilities include teaching and mentoring medical students and residents, participating in educational activities, and contributing to clinical research and scholarly work, including opportunities to present and publish. The position is based at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, an academic tertiary care medical center and state-designated trauma center on the Paterson campus. The medical center offers a broad range of specialty and subspecialty services and accepts referrals for complex and unusual cases. St. Joseph’s Health describes itself as a highly respected healthcare organization and one of the nation’s “100 Best Places to Work in Health Care.”

Requirements

MD or DO degree from an accredited medical school.
Completion of an accredited Internal Medicine residency and Infectious Disease fellowship.
Board certification or board eligibility in Infectious Disease.
Eligibility for an unrestricted New Jersey medical license.
Strong clinical judgment and communication skills, and a patient-centered approach.
Interest in HIV medicine, antimicrobial stewardship, medical education, and collaborative clinical care.

Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive inpatient and outpatient infectious disease consultations.
Deliver specialized HIV care through the Comprehensive Care Center, including scheduled clinic patients during assigned clinic hours.
Provide clinical services to patients at the Paterson Board of Health STD Clinic.
Manage hospitalized patients with HIV admitted to the Infectious Disease Service.
Participate in Infectious Disease on-call coverage, averaging no more than one in four over a 12-month period.
Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to provide coordinated, evidence-based patient care.
Advance antibiotic utilization and antimicrobial stewardship programs.
Develop and implement clinical guidelines and educational initiatives promoting appropriate antibiotic use.
Support efforts to reduce antimicrobial resistance, adverse drug events, drug interactions, and unnecessary healthcare costs.
Monitor utilization of select high-cost antimicrobial agents and newly FDA-approved therapies.
Improve clinical outcomes through infection prevention and treatment strategies.
Teach, mentor, and supervise medical students and residents rotating through the Infectious Disease Service, Infectious Disease elective, and Comprehensive Care Center.
Participate in resident didactic lectures, morning reports, board review courses, and faculty development activities.
Support development and implementation of evidence-based clinical guidelines, including recommendations established by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA).
Participate in clinical research, scholarly projects, and quality improvement initiatives.
Pursue opportunities to present and publish scholarly work in peer-reviewed medical journals.
Participate in Infectious Disease Division meetings, Department of Medicine meetings, and Medical Grand Rounds.

Benefits

Competitive salary.
Health, dental, prescription drug, and vision plans.
403(b) retirement plan options with company match; the match does not apply to per diem employees or part-time employees working under 20 hours per week.
Health and wellness offerings.
Potential eligibility for Federal Student Loan Forgiveness through the nonprofit health system.
Paid time off and paid holidays.
Tuition reimbursement.
Employee Assistance Program.
Long-term disability coverage.
Life insurance options.
Onsite day care program.