Infectious Disease Physician (MD/DO)

If you are unable to complete this application due to a disability, contact this employer to ask for an accommodation or an alternative application process. Infectious Disease Physician (MD/DO) Regular Full-Time Brandywine, MD, US 2 days ago Requisition ID: 1472 Title: Infectious Disease Physician (MD/DO) FLSA Category: Exempt Reports To: Chief Medical Officer Greater Baden Medical Services (GBMS) is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) dedicated to providing high-quality healthcare across Southern Maryland. With 9 clinical sites across Prince George's, Charles, and St. Mary's counties, we serve over 18,000 patients each year. We provide fully integrated care that includes primary care, pediatrics, women's health, Title X family planning, dental care, behavioral health, WIC, pharmacy services, and the Ryan White HIV/AIDS program. Our patient population is primarily made up of Medicaid and uninsured individuals. We are deeply proud to deliver these vital services to everyone in our community, regardless of their ability to pay, making Greater Baden an incredibly rewarding place to grow your career while making a tangible, life-changing impact every day. Job Summary The Infectious Disease Physician provides comprehensive consultative and direct patient care for individuals with acute and chronic infectious diseases. As part of our Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), the physician collaborates with primary care providers, behavioral health professionals, pharmacists, nurses, and care management staff to improve health outcomes for diverse and underserved populations. The physician is responsible for diagnosing, treating, and managing infectious diseases while promoting prevention, education, quality improvement, and evidence-based clinical practice. Essential Duties and Responsibilities Direct Patient Care: Diagnose, manage, and treat a broad spectrum of infectious diseases in an outpatient setting, serving as the lead clinical expert for HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C, Hepatitis B, STIs, latent tuberculosis, and complex recurrent infections. Program Growth & Clinical Consultation: Provide peer-to-peer clinical consultation to primary care providers across all GBMS health centers; actively support the clinical expansion of Ryan White HIV/AIDS services, PrEP/PEP access, and Hep C direct-acting antiviral (DAA) treatment workflows. Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Partner closely with clinical pharmacy on medication management, Ryan White and 340B formulary alignment, and antimicrobial stewardship initiatives; coordinate with medical case management to maximize patient retention and viral suppression. Provider Education & Clinical Guidance: Keep clinical staff informed of evolving CDC, NIH, and IDSA guidelines through structured case reviews, clinical updates, and staff education sessions. Quality & Compliance: Maintain timely, complete documentation in the Electronic Health Record (EHR); participate in peer review, clinical quality improvement (QI) initiatives, and HRSA, CMS, and HIPAA compliance protocols. Community Engagement: Represent GBMS as a clinical subject matter expert in public health outreach initiatives and regional infectious disease coalitions as appropriate. Qualifications Education: M.D. or D.O. from an accredited medical school; completion of an accredited Internal Medicine residency and Infectious Disease fellowship. Licensure & Certification: Unrestricted license to practice medicine in the State of Maryland (or active eligibility). Board Certified or Board Eligible in Infectious Disease. Active Federal DEA registration and Maryland CDS. Active BLS certification. Experience: Minimum 3–5 years of clinical experience managing HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C, and related conditions in diverse, medically underserved communities. Preferred Qualifications American Academy of HIV Medicine (AAHIVM) Specialist certification. Direct experience working within an FQHC, Ryan White-funded program, or community health setting. Working knowledge of 340B pharmacy programs and Ryan White Part A/B/C/D reporting metrics. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Expertise in evidence-based infectious disease management. Strong diagnostic and clinical decision-making skills. Ability to work collaboratively within an interdisciplinary care team. Commitment to culturally competent, patient-centered care. Proficiency with electronic health records (EHR). Understanding of quality metrics and value-based care. Core Competencies Needed Problem Solving – Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; gathers and analyzes information skillfully, develops alternative solutions; works well in group problem solving situations; uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics. Communication Skills - Listen verbally in order to solve problems and provide information and direction, ensuring the experience is a positive one. Record issues and resolutions to maintain accurate records and data for further analysis by management. Analytical Skills - The ability to tackle a problem by using a logical, systematic, sequential approach. Possess creative thinking, learning, systems thinking and problem solving. Must be effective at defining and solving problems in order to ensure that the real, underlying challenge is understood and that solutions actually address it. Healthcare Systems- Knowledge of healthcare and medical terminology. Organizational Skills - Effectively managing tasks and information and organize information to ensure a timely response to questions. Develops and uses systems to organize and keep track of information or work progress. Results Orientation – The ability to focus on the desired results, setting challenging goals, focusing effort on the goals, and meeting or exceeding them. Time Management - Understands what is required and prioritizes to get tasks/projects completed and establishes/implements an effective course of action (ex. establishes appropriate deadlines). Reprioritizes work efforts based on changing situations and emerging issues (e.g., in response to organizational, systems, and/or schedule changes). Collaboration- Engages others by gathering multiple views and being open to diverse perspectives, focusing on a shared purpose that puts the organization overall success first. This job operates in an outpatient office environment. This role is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles, and high stress situations or events. Outpatient clinical setting with occasional participation in community outreach events. Required to visit the various Greater Baden Medical sites Requires standing, walking, sitting, and occasional lifting up to 25 pounds. Physical and Mental Demands Ability to cope with stress. The person in this position needs to occasionally move about inside the office Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine and computer printer. The person in this position frequently communicates with patients and/or employees. Must be able to summarize and exchange accurate information. Must be able to lift or catch patient weighing more than 50 pounds in the event of emergency. Performs with frequent interruption or distractions. Ability to interact appropriately with colleagues for different purposes in different context. Ability to perceive the nature of sound. Expressing or exchanging information by means of the spoken word, or to convey detailed spoken instructions accurately, loudly or quickly. Ability to judge distances and spatial relationships to perceive objects where and as they actually are. Cognitive ability to analyze, count, summarize and synthesize information from multiple sources. Ability to recognize social or professional behavioral cues. Language Skills Ability to read and interpret written or verbal documents and instructions. Ability to speak effectively to patients, employees and/or stakeholders of the organization. Travel Must be able to drive between Greater Baden Medical Services, Inc. locations. #J-18808-Ljbffr Greater Baden Medical Services, Inc.