Medical Director, Infection Prevention & Control and Infectious Diseases Physician
About The Position
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center’s Division of Infectious Diseases is seeking a board-certified or board-eligible Infectious Diseases physician for a full-time, dual-role position in Boston. The position is split evenly between clinical care and administration, with service as Medical Director, Infection Prevention at Beth Israel Lahey Health (BILH) and clinical responsibilities at BIDMC and community affiliates. The Medical Director, Infection Prevention & Control reports to the Chief Infection Prevention Officer and assists senior infection prevention leadership with developing and implementing guidelines and education to prevent healthcare-associated infections across BILH. The role contributes to infection-prevention education for patients and staff and provides system-wide consultation regarding communicable disease transmission. The Medical Director also partners with BIDMC infection preventionists, attends local meetings as an infection-prevention content expert and leader, and may participate in quality, medical executive, and operational committees. Clinical care includes patients receiving general infectious diseases care and care for immunocompromised hosts, in inpatient and outpatient settings. The physician will also serve as an educator at BIDMC and community affiliates. The division has 30 full-time members with Harvard Medical School academic appointments and missions in research, teaching, and clinical care. The candidate will be appointed to the Harvard Medical School faculty at an academic rank commensurate with experience.
Requirements
- MD or DO from an accredited medical school.
- Board-certified or board-eligible in Infectious Diseases.
- Valid Massachusetts medical license or ability to obtain one.
- Completion of the SHEA/CDC Training Course in Healthcare Epidemiology or equivalent.
- Knowledge and ability to work in an academic medical center planning and successfully implementing infection prevention programs.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree in epidemiology, public health, or another appropriate advanced degree.
- At least 3 years of total work experience participating in infection prevention programs in a tertiary care environment.
- Experience performing infection prevention in community settings.
Responsibilities
- Assist infection prevention leadership in developing and implementing guidelines and education to prevent healthcare-associated infections across BILH.
- Contribute to infection-prevention education for patients and staff.
- Serve as a system-wide consultant on the transmission of communicable diseases.
- Partner with BIDMC infection prevention medical directors and senior infection preventionists.
- Attend local meetings as an infection-prevention content expert and leader, including potentially quality, medical executive, and operational committees.
- Provide inpatient and outpatient infectious diseases care to general ID and immunocompromised host populations at BIDMC and community affiliates.
- Serve as a clinician and educator.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- Retirement plan(s) with employer contributions
- Potential eligibility for performance-based productivity and quality bonuses
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
