Infectious Disease Physician

Infectious Disease Physician at Veterans Health Administration summary :

An Infectious Disease Physician at the VA Palo Alto Healthcare System collaborates with Stanford University to provide high-quality, Veteran-centered care. This role encompasses responsibilities in infectious disease management, infection prevention and control, and antimicrobial stewardship, alongside educational duties for medical trainees. The position demands U.S. citizenship, completion of residency, and board certification in the relevant specialties.

VA Palo Alto Healthcare System, affiliated with Stanford University School of Medicine, maintains an active Infectious Disease (ID) program within the ID Section of Medical Service. The goal of the ID Section is to deliver the highest level of quality, Veteran-centered care while providing a world class educational experience for Stanford residents, fellows, and medical students. We strive to do so by promoting a culture that focuses not only on promoting residents knowledge, skills, and attitudes, but equally values the principles of continuous daily improvement, respect for others, and optimizing the patient experience. ID physicians play a major role at VAPAHCS in addressing infectious diseases, infection prevention and control (IPC), and antimicrobial stewardship.

The Hospital Epidemiology and ID Attending Physician will be located at VA Palo Alto Health Care System, primarily at Palo Alto Division but also, with time and / or responsibilities at other VAPAHCS divisions and community-based outpatient clinics (CBOCs) as assigned.

Qualifications

• Completion of a U.S. based residency program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)
• A current state physician license and board certification or equivalent training and experience in internal medicine and in the specialty of infectious disease
• Interest and experience (at least 1 year) in Hospital Epidemiology, including specialized experience in biosurveillance, general Hospital Epidemiology, and ideally data analysis
• U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.

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Work Schedule : Monday through Friday, 08 : 00am-04 : 30pm

Pay : $245-$300K annually

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Keywords :

Infectious Disease, Healthcare, Hospital Epidemiology, Antimicrobial Stewardship, Infection Control, Physician, Veteran Care, Stanford University, Medical Education, Patient Care