Title: Infectious Disease Physician
Department: Infectious Diseases
Reports To: Director of Infectious Diseases
Summary: Provides reasonable and prudent medical care, practices appropriate management and uses sound clinical judgment based in best practice standards and evidenced based medicine. The Physician provides medical services within the scope of their licensing, training and credentialing.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: - Conducts comprehensive medical evaluations, education, and treatment.
- Maintains patient confidentiality in compliance with agency, state, and HIPAA laws.
- Assesses medical and psycho-social histories, performs physical exams, identifies problems, formulates treatment plans, provides education and referrals, and evaluates intervention effectiveness.
- Orders and interprets laboratory tests, reports communicable diseases to the Health Department as per protocol.
- Prescribes appropriate medication.
- Implements standardized evaluations or assessments with a multidisciplinary team.
- Ensures complete, timely, and accurate documentation.
- Understands medical emergency procedures and the location of emergency supplies.
- Participates in continuing medical education to enhance professionalism and quality of care.
- Provides on-call coverage as scheduled.
- Maintains good working relationships with community agencies.
- Attends and participates in team conferences, huddles, and required trainings.
QualificationsEducation: Degree from an accredited Medical School. Documented completion of Residency training from an accredited institution. CPR Certification is required.
Experience: Board Certification or Board Eligibility. (Board certification must be attained within the timeframe dictated by one's specialty in order to remain on staff at the CS-HHC if one was originally board-eligible at the time of one's hire.) Connecticut Licensure. Admitting privileges at Yale-New Haven Hospital, HSR, and/or Griffin Hospital as indicated.
As part of the Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center team, you will enjoy many outstanding benefits including:• Competitive salaries
• Comprehensive benefits package
• 401(k) with match up to 5 percent of salary
• Loan Forgiveness
• CME days and reimbursement
• Federal Torte Malpractice Insurance
• Relocation Assistance
• Sign-on Bonus
• Visa Sponsorship
