Open Rank Faculty - Variable Track

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Chapel Hill (NC); On-site; USD 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

The Division of Infectious Diseases at the UNC School of Medicine is recruiting for an Open Rank on the variable track.

Duties include general ID consultations at UNC Medical Center and UNC Hospitals Hillsborough Campus, participation in ambulatory and inpatient ‘e-consult’ and/or tele-ID consult requests, and occasional supervision of medical students, residents, and fellows in inpatient and ambulatory settings.

Qualifications

• MD or DO or equivalent required and licensure eligible in NC.
• Completion of an ACGME-accredited ID fellowship by start date.
• Board certification or eligibility in Infectious Diseases.
• Eligibility for medical licensure in NC.

Responsibilities

• Provide general ID consultations at UNC Medical Center and Hillsborough Campus.
• Participate in ambulatory and inpatient e-consults and tele-ID consults.
• Occasional supervision of medical students, residents and fellows.
• Lead quality improvement efforts for inpatient ID consultation services.

Skills

Hospital epidemiology experience

Spanish language helpful

Education

MD or DO or equivalent

ACGME ID fellowship

Board certification or eligibility in ID

NC medical licensure eligibility

Tools

Epic EMR

Job description

Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit

Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of North Carolinians and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education and research.

Patient care: We promote health and provide superb clinical care while maintaining our strong tradition of reaching underserved populations and reducing health disparities across North Carolina and beyond.

Education: We prepare tomorrow's healthcare professionals and biomedical researchers from all backgrounds by facilitating learning within innovative and integrated curricula and team-oriented interprofessional education to ensure a highly skilled workforce.

Research: We develop and support a rich array of outstanding health sciences research programs, centers and resources. We provide infrastructure and opportunities for collaboration among disciplines throughout and beyond our university to support outstanding research. We foster programs in the areas of basic, translational, mechanistic and population research.

Position Summary

The Division of Infectious Diseases at the UNC School of Medicine is recruiting for a Open Rank on the variable track. Duties will include, but are not limited to: General ID consultations at UNC Medical Center and UNC Hospitals’ Hillsborough Campus, with an average census of approximately 15-20 adult medical, surgical, and/or behavioral health inpatients; Participation with ambulatory and inpatient ‘e-consult’ and/or tele-ID consult requests; Occasional supervision of medical students, residents, and fellows in inpatient and ambulatory settings; Assisting clinical leadership with quality improvement efforts for our inpatient consultation services; Participation in weekly ID case conferences and grand rounds; and will serve as the Associate Medical Director of Infection Prevention.

As a faculty member in the Division of Infectious Diseases, a successful candidate will have experience in providing consultative ID care to a highly complex patient population. The UNC Division of Infectious Diseases has six inpatient consult services, which include two consult services specializing in providing care to immunocompromised hosts. UNC ID faculty also staff a medical admitting service, and provide outpatient consultative ID care, as well as primary HIV care. Experience in compromised host and/or transplant infectious diseases consultation in the inpatient or outpatient setting in preferred but not required.

The Associate Medical Director of Infection Prevention will provide leadership for UNC Hospitals’ Infection Prevention efforts and will support the current Executive Director with leadership for the community-based UNC Health hospitals and associated ambulatory clinics owned by UNC Health. The role also provides consultative clinical Infectious Diseases care.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

• Medical degree (MD, DO, or equivalent)
• Completion of an ACGME-accredited fellowship in ID (by anticipated start date)
• Board certified or board eligible in ID
• Eligibility for medical licensure in NC

Preferred Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience

• 5 years’ experience in hospital epidemiology
• MPH degree
• Familiarity with Epic EMR
• Familiarity with or experience leading quality improvement initiatives is desirable
• Fluency in Spanish is helpful but not required