Physician - Infectious Disease

Job description

Job Summary: The Infectious Disease Physician serves as a consultant to other physicians for patients with infectious diseases in an outpatient and/or hospital setting. The Infectious Disease is expert in history taking, physical examination, test interpretation, patient counseling and differential diagnosis and medical therapeutics. Accountable to the Associate Medical Specialty Director, for assuring the most effective delivery of care while meeting and exceeding compliance standards. The physician will have responsibility and decision- making for the overall conduct of Infectious Disease diagnosis and treatment of patient related issues in the outpatient setting. Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following and other assignments, projects and duties may be required: - Supervision and management (where appropriate) of patients transitioning from hospital to out-patient care - Initiation and Supervision of home IV therapies. - Antibiotic stewardship in conjunction with P&T committee - Continuity outpatient clinics - Virtual health as pertains to Infectious Diseases - Availability for telephone and E-consults during regular business hours - Virtual visits - Telephone...