Infectious Disease Physician – Moffitt Medical Group

Moffitt Cancer Center’s Department of Infectious Disease invites applications for an Infectious Disease (ID) Physician to join at the Assistant or Associate Member rank. We are a hybrid academic practice affiliated with the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine. 

The ID Physician practices medicine within the scope of authority and privileges granted by Moffitt Cancer Center. The Infectious Disease Physician provides patient care under the auspices of Moffitt Medical Group, and serves as a member of the academic medical enterprise; advancing the institutional mission of contributing to the prevention and cure of cancer. The position may span the clinical and research enterprise, and supports patient care, research, and education at Moffitt McKinley Hospital.

PREFERRED SKILLS/SPECIALIZED TRAINING

• Experience in Multidisciplinary Academic Clinical Practice
• Experience with conduct of or participation in clinical trials
• Experience or training in general infectious disease, a surgical/perioperative patient population, and an immunosuppressed patient population

JOB COMPONENTS

Patient Care

• Demonstrates an interdisciplinary approach to evaluation, management and treatment of cancer patients by working with a team of specialists to optimize patient care delivery.
• Meets or exceeds all documentation and communication requirements essential for safe and effective patient care, as determined by the Cancer Center.
• Maintains requirements for medical staff membership and clinical privileges within the Cancer Center.
• Adheres to all medical staff bylaws, rules, and regulations.
• Conducts inpatient attending and consultation, admitting team duties.
• Provides care for inpatients and outpatients throughout the Cancer Center, to include general infectious disease, infectious disease as it pertains to perioperative care, and care for immunosuppressed patients. Provides care for ID patients at the Center when on call.

Research

• May include referral of patients to clinical trials, management of clinical trials, publication of cancer related scholarly articles to recognized journals, and/or academic grant proposals and management.
• Pursues and secures grant funding as directed by the Chair.

Education

• May include organization and administration of educational activities, participation in journal clubs, case studies, departmental educational meetings, core lectures and fellows' multidisciplinary conferences.
• May serve as a mentor to junior faculty and other trainees within the Cancer Center.
• Demonstrates a passion for learning and professional development.
• Assist in the education of all ID Trainees including medical students, residents, fellows, APP Trainees and Pharmacist trainees.

Service

• May include participation on institutional/hospital committees, participation on committees in regional, national, or international organizations, outreach and patient education activities.

Infection Control

• Consult with Program Leader and Staff to formulate recommendations regarding unique Infection Control decisions throughout the institution.

Antimicrobial Stewardship Program

• Participate in antimicrobial stewardship activities through the institutional ASP program, and assist in supervision of the ASP ID Pharmacists.

Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute is Florida’s only NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center. We are expanding our faculty to meet substantial institutional growth. The Cancer Center comprises a large, 3 facility ambulatory care practice, a 206-bed hospital, with a 36-bed blood and marrow transplant program, 15 state of the art operating suites, a 30-bed intensive care unit, a high-volume screening program, and a basic science research facility.

Receive personal and professional rewards including a comprehensive total compensation and benefits package. In addition, but not limited to:

• Faculty Time Off/Faculty Time Away.
• Professional Development Funds (PDF).
• Employer paid malpractice insurance.
• In-house wellness programs.
• Parental leave.