What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Director - Infection Prevention and Antimicrobial Stewardship - Henry Ford Hospital position at Henry Ford Health - Careers?
Henry Ford Health, a quaternary care academic institution affiliated with Michigan State University and Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit, Michigan is seeking an Infectious Diseases physician to serve as the Medical Director of Infection Prevention and Epidemiology and Antimicrobial Stewardship at Henry Ford Hospital. Henry Ford Hospital, the flagship facility for the Henry Ford Health, is a state-of-the-art academic hospital and research center located in Detroit’s New Center area. Henry Ford Hospital is one of the nation’s leading academic medical centers, recognized for clinical excellence in cancer care, cardiology and cardiovascular surgery, neurology and neurosurgery, orthopedics and sports medicine, and multi-organ transplants, and is consistently ranked among the top five NIH-funded institutions in Michigan.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to improving and reducing hospital-acquired infection (HAI) rates; providing subject matter expertise in IPC, healthcare epidemiology and antimicrobial stewardship; optimizing utilization of diagnostic testing and antimicrobials; and helping to develop and implement institutional policies and quality improvement initiatives.
The Medical Director will be a faculty member of the Division of Infectious Diseases at Henry Ford Hospital that includes one of the oldest ID fellowship programs in the United States, with advanced fellowships in Hospital Infection Prevention and Epidemiology and Antimicrobial Stewardship, Infectious Disease Transplantation and Global Health. In addition to engaging in quality, safety, regulatory activities and performance excellence, the Medical Director will be responsible for the clinical and academic responsibilities of the Department of Infectious Diseases. Opportunities exist for research within healthcare epidemiology and antimicrobial stewardship and training within quality improvement. Board Certification and fellowship training in Infectious Disease is required. The qualified candidates for this position should have training and/or experience in healthcare epidemiology, infection prevention, antimicrobial stewardship and quality improvement. Faculty appointments are available commensurate with experience.
· Applicants must have 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
· Five plus (5 ) years of supervisory and/or leadership experience in a healthcare setting
· Two plus (2 ) years of experience in ASP and/or IPC with strong/expert working knowledge of infectious diseases, data collection, and/or basis statistics
· Minimum two years of experience in a leadership role within an academic institution
· Strong leadership skills with the ability to advance IPC and ASP
