Infectious Disease Physician
About The Position
UMass Memorial Health, the health and wellness partner of the people of Central Massachusetts, the largest health care system in Central Massachusetts and the clinical partner of UMass Chan Medical School, seeks an Infectious Disease Physician to join the UMass Memorial Medical Group. UMass Memorial Medical Center is a level I trauma center and tertiary care referral center serving more than one million people in central Massachusetts and the surrounding region. The physician will serve as an attending on infectious disease inpatient and outpatient services including the most inpatient service as attending on Transplant ID Service. An interest or experience in transplant infectious diseases, transplants for HIV infected patients, hepatitis C and Infection Prevention for transplant recipients is ideal. Appointment as Medical Director of Transplant Infectious Diseases is possible for applicants with strong administrative skills and experience on Transplant Infectious Diseases since fellowship. Our solid organ transplant program is multidisciplinary and transplants over 65 livers/year and100 kidneys/year. We have an active bone marrow transplant program and growing cardiac ventricular assist device program. Our HIV program is a grantee of Ryan White Part C and state contracts for HIV and Hep C care. Teaching is integrated into our practice and an academic appointment is available commensurate with experience. There are extensive research opportunities and educational offsets for teaching through UMass Chan Medical School. The physician will work in a collegial and collaborative setting where clinical care, education and research are valued.
Requirements
- Board-certified or board-eligible in Infectious Diseases
- MD or DO degree
- Eligibility for Massachusetts medical licensure
- Interest in academic medicine, including teaching and clinical research/trials
- Ability to thrive in a collaborative, interdisciplinary team environment
Nice To Haves
- Interest or experience in transplant infectious diseases
- Interest or experience in transplants for HIV infected patients
- Interest or experience in hepatitis C care
- Interest or experience in Infection Prevention for transplant recipients
- Strong administrative skills (for potential Medical Director role)
- Experience on Transplant Infectious Diseases since fellowship (for potential Medical Director role)
Responsibilities
- Serve as an attending on infectious disease inpatient and outpatient services.
- Serve as attending on the Transplant ID Service.
- Engage in teaching and clinical research/trials.
Benefits
- Academic appointment at UMass Chan Medical School (rank based on experience)
- Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package
- Employer-funded retirement contributions of 8% of base salary with additional retirement plan options
- Tuition reimbursement
- Student loan forgiveness support
- PSLF-eligible employment
- Concierge services for relocation to include special mortgage promotions
- Professional liability insurance coverage of $5 million per claim and $10 million aggregate
- Organization-wide commitment to formal Clinician Wellness Program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
