Associate Medical Director, Infection Prevention, and Associate Medical Director of Antimicrobial Stewardship - Henry Ford Hospital

Associate Medical Director of Infection Prevention and Control/Antimicrobial Stewardship

In collaboration with the Medical Director of Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) and Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS), the Associate Medical Director of IPC/AMS is responsible for implementation and oversight of the areas of infection prevention in conjunction with the Infection Control team and Quality and Safety. This includes but is not limited to regulatory readiness and maintenance, and reduction of healthcare associate infections (such as catheter associated urinary tract infections, central line associated bloodstream infections, and surgical site infections). The associate medical director of IPC/AMS will work as a member of a team of experts to coordinate infection prevention and reduction initiatives, and stewardship activities. The associate director will participate in local and system-wide infection control committees, including in the areas of healthcare associated infections and quality and safety of patients.

In addition to clinical obligations as part of the infectious diseases division, they will carry additional primary roles and responsibilities will be to serve as the Associate Medical Director of IPC and AMS at Henry Ford Hospital.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to providing subject matter expertise in infection prevention, healthcare epidemiology, and appropriate use of antimicrobial agents. This includes the review of root cause analysis for healthcare associated infections or outbreak investigation with subsequent implementation of process improvement efforts to reduce infections. Additionally, this person will assist in coordination of multidisciplinary initiatives, the development and implementation of infection control principles in general and as they relate to reduction of multi-drug resistant organisms (MDROs), outbreak response, special or emerging pathogens; interpretation of epidemiologic data, and improvement of data infrastructures and data reporting in compliance with NHSN, CMS and other internal metrics.

Principal duties and responsibilities include:

• Management and Leadership
• Program Development and Assessment
• Investigations/Evaluation
• Teaching and Mentoring

Qualifications include:

• An M.D. degree, or equivalent, from an approved LCME medical school, and have satisfactorily completed an Internal Medicine residency program, and an Infectious Diseases fellowship program, from an ACGME accredited program.
• Candidates must be eligible for Michigan medical licensure and be board-certified in Internal Medicine and Infectious Disease.
• Experience in IPC and AMS with expert working knowledge of infectious diseases, data collection and databases, and/or basis statistics.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to advance and further develop superior AMS and IPC programs. This includes knowledge of quality improvement theory and method.
• A track record in medical education and externally funded research.
• Able to function effectively and drive the creation and management of projects and programs to successful outcomes in a highly matrixed organization.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills and presentation skills for both clinical and non-clinical audiences, in group settings or one-on-one.
• Expertise in establishing physician relationships combined with the ability to manage an interdisciplinary team while appreciating and fostering collegial and peer participation from all disciplines.
• Effective supervisory skills, including clinical mentoring and coaching expertise.
• Advocate for organizational values and commitment to religious, racial and gender equity and diversity.
• Personal characteristics of integrity, maturity, and honesty aligned with the Mission and Values of the Henry Ford Hospital.
• A genuine excitement related to working in an integrated system that is redefining the way health care delivery should evolve.

Reporting is to the Associate Chief Quality Officer.