Infectious Disease Physician

Albany Med Health System; City of Albany (NY); On-site; USD 225,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Sign-on bonus

Health insurance (medical, dental, 9/5

PTO & holidays

Retirement plan + 403(b)

CME allowance

Job summary

Albany Medical College's Department of Medicine seeks an Infectious Disease physician with a strong interest in academic medicine to join our team. The successful candidate will be board certified or board eligible in infectious disease and will be offered an academic appointment commensurate with experience.

This full-time role focuses on inpatient infectious disease consultation with one half clinic day per week.

Qualifications

• Board certified or board eligible in infectious disease.
• Interest/experience in hospital epidemiology is helpful.
• Experience in diagnosing and managing a broad range of infectious conditions.

Responsibilities

• Provide inpatient infectious disease consultations.
• Maintain a half-day per week clinic.
• Collaborate with hospital medicine, critical care, surgery, oncology, transplant, nephrology, and emergency medicine; participate in telemedicine with affiliated community hospitals.
• Direct involvement with Albany Med's Antibiotic Stewardship Program.
• Weekend call anticipated at 1:5.

Skills

Infectious disease board

Academic medicine

Hospital epidemiology

Inpatient consults

Job description

The Department of Medicine at Albany Medical College is seeking an Infectious Disease Physician with an interest in academic medicine to join their team. The successful candidate will be board certified or board eligible in infectious disease and will be given an academic appointment that will be commensurate with experience.

This is a full-time role in adult infectious disease working inpatient consultation with one half clinic day per week.

Additional position details:

• Interest/experience in hospital epidemiology is helpful

• Diagnose and manage a broad range of infectious conditions, including, but not limited to:

• Sepsis and bloodstream infections

• Endocarditis

• Osteomyelitis and prosthetic joint infections

• Complex skin and soft tissue infections

• Healthcare-associated and multidrug-resistant infections

• HIV-related inpatient care

• Opportunistic infections in immunocompromised patients

• Post-surgical and device-related infections

• Experience in treatment of both surgical and complex medical patients.

• Direct involvement with Albany Med's Antibiotic Stewardship Program

• Collaborate closely with hospital medicine, critical care, surgery, oncology, transplant, nephrology, and emergency medicine teams & local affiliated community hospitals via telemedicine

• Weekend call anticipated as 1:5

We offer a highly competitive benefits package, including:

• Competitive base salary range $225,000-250,000 depending on academic rank

• Relocation assistance to help make your move seamless

• Robust sign-on bonus

• Comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental, vision)

• Generous paid time off and holiday schedule

• Albany Med retirement plan plus a 403(b)

• Annual CME allowance and dedicated CME time

• Occurrence-based malpractice coverage

• Employee wellness programs and mental health support

Albany Medical Center is the centerpiece of medicine, research, and medical education in New York's Capital Region and is the area's largest private employer with more than 10,000 employees.

Albany Medical Center offers excellent career opportunities in a wide range of roles in both patient care and administration. We value all our staff members and offer outstanding employee benefits including:

• Excellent health care coverage with no copay at Albany Medical Center providers

• A wide array of services and programs to support emotional, physical, and mental wellbeing

Anchored in the state's historic capital city, Albany Medical Center offers a full range of inpatient and outpatient care and is home to the region's largest hospital, only Level 1 adult and pediatric trauma centers, and only children's hospital. The downtown campus also offers opportunities at Albany Medical College.

Albany Medical Center, along with Columbia Memorial Health, Glens Falls Hospital, Saratoga Hospital, and the Visiting Nurses, form the Albany Med Health System, serving more than three million people over 25 counties.

Learn more about what the Capital Region has to offer here!

Albany Medical College is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from individuals of diverse backgrounds and experiences, including women, persons with disabilities, protected veterans, and underrepresented minorities.

Contact Information

Interested candidates should submit a cover letter and CV to:

Physician Recruitment

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