Physician - Infectious Diseases

Infectious Disease Physician Duties

Infectious Disease Physician Duties (include but are not limited to):

• Patient Care - Addresses medical problems, practices within scope of privileges, arrives in medical inpatient wards on time. Attends daily rounds and huddles for improved patient care.
• Medical/Clinical Knowledge - Maintains Internal Medicine Board Certification, meets CME requirements and participates in resident/student training. Medical/Clinical Knowledge in Infectious Diseases with fellowship completion.
• Practice Based Learning & Improvements - Participates in work groups, peer review processes and committees, and/or departmental learning activities, and remains abreast of medical advances in his/her area of expertise and incorporates this information to deliver care that meets contemporary standards of care.
• Interpersonal & Communication Skills - Electronic medical record entries and appropriate and in accordance to VHA directive. Provides appropriate consultative evaluation, treatment, and/or follow up recommendations.
• Professionalism - Communicates with colleagues and other employees and patients with high degree of professionalism, displays empathy towards patients and avoids any disruptive or unprofessional behavior.
• Systems Based Practice - Compiles with safety, security, and privacy policies, assures proper warm hand off of patients, assures medication reconciliation, remains compliant with medical records documentation, notifies about planned absences as early as possible in beginning of the year preferably to assure proper coverage and overall complies with hand-off communication policy.
• Complies with all facility and VA directives for inpatient Medicine and care of Veterans.

Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8am to 4:30pm