Permanent Infectious Disease Job Jacksonville, FL
Job Description
Exciting Leadership Opportunity
Northeast Florida’s
largest and most preferred health system is seeking a MEDICAL DIRECTOR
of INFECTIOUS DISEASE to further develop and effectively lead an
established, integral component of the region’s most robust
clinically-integrated network.
The successful
candidate will possess leadership experience in a dynamic, multi-site
environment and demonstrate a history of accountability and success in
designing infectious disease clinical programs, guiding quality, optimizing
protocols, achieving targeted outcomes and driving a patient-centered culture
across matrixed systems. In addition to clinical responsibilities and via
collaboration with senior administrative and medical leadership, the Medical
Director of Infectious Disease will ensure provision of quality services
through effective evaluation, development, implementation and supervision of
delivery models, practices and protocols.
Qualifications:
- Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Infectious
Disease
- Demonstrated leadership experience with evidence of
success in programmatic design, development, performance and growth
- Ability to obtain an active and unrestricted FL license
Responsibilities
include but are not limited to:
- The Medical Director shall have the authority to direct
the activities of the Infectious Diseases Department:
- Build a culture of respect, trust and professionalism
among staff of the service
- Perform oversight of clinical and programmatic design
and direction
- Lead quality initiatives and drive desired outcomes by
providing and directing evidence-based care
- Develop and optimize clinical practices, protocols,
policies and procedures
- Partnering with the Infection Preventionists, Chief
Quality Officer, Chief Medical Officer, and Chief Physician Executive of
Baptist Health
- Supervise physician and provider teams
- Ensure regulatory and accreditation compliance
- Work collaboratively with the epidemiologist for
Wolfson Children’s Hospital and the clinical microbiologist
- Serve as the epidemiologist for all campuses except
Wolfson Children’s Hospital for infectious diseases issues
- Work with the system manager of infection prevention;
co-lead the Baptist Health Emerging Pathogens Program
- Maximize collaboration between clinical teams in both
inpatient and outpatient environments
- Attract, recruit and develop qualified physician
talent. Work cooperatively with BMDA to recruit Oncology focused ID
physician
- Chair, System Infection Control Committee
- Co-Chair, System Antimicrobial Stewardship Committee
- Member, System Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee
- Develop system wide outpatient capacity to serve
Baptist Primary Care and other outpatient physicians to include but not
limited to: HIV management, Antimicrobial infusion capacity, collaborative
wound care management with existing Baptist wound care capacity
- Develop ER and Admission diversion capacity including
outpatient and infusion center resources to reflect evolution to Value
Base payment reform
- Participate with financial development of ID
compensation plan that supports inpatient, outpatient, quality and service
goals
The Strength of Our
System
Baptist Infectious
Disease is affiliated with Baptist Health, Northeast Florida’s “Most Preferred”
provider since 1990 ranking highest in the categories of Best Doctors, Best
Nurses, Best Quality and Best Reputation. Baptist Health specialty physicians
enjoy the ability to build thriving and robust practices as part of the largest
physician network in the region, including a distinguished pathology team and
more than 250 inpatient and outpatient primary care physicians at the core of
the health system. With five nationally-recognized hospitals and clinical teams
providing care across the spectrum of inpatient and outpatient services,
Baptist Health offers physicians the opportunity for exceptional careers backed
by renowned reputation, outstanding infrastructure and a patient-centered
culture at the heart of our mission.
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