Director - medical quality

FACULTY POSITION IN INFECTIOUS DISEASES The Vanderbilt

University Medical Center Division of Infectious Diseases is

seeking clinical faculty member / s interested in a career as an

academic clinician educator with significant effort provided for a

leadership role in Antimicrobial Stewardship . The position is

for an Infectious Diseases physician who will serve as the Director

of Adult Inpatient Antimicrobial Stewardship at a large academic

hospital and provide care in the ambulatory clinic and inpatient

consultative service. The successful candidate will have at least 2

years of operational Antimicrobial Stewardship experience and

clinical training and experience in Infectious Diseases in the

acute care hospital and ambulatory care setting. The Director will

be given 0.5 FTE and will work with three dedicated inpatient

Antimicrobial Stewardship pharmacists and three Associate Directors

to promote optimal antibiotic utilization in a large academic

university hospital through development and implementation of

improvement initiatives, routine evaluation of efficacy and

efficiency of the program, and promotion of inter-disciplinary

collaboration. Previous leadership experience, outstanding

interpersonal skills, and a track record of scholarly work in

antimicrobial resistance or stewardship is highly desirable.

The Division of Infectious Diseases is dedicated to delivering

exceptional patient care and enhancing prevention and treatment of

infectious diseases. The successful applicant will join a vibrant

division with robust fellowships in general and transplant

infectious diseases and addiction medicine. Rank will be at the

Assistant, Associate, or Professor level, commensurate with

experience and includes a competitive salary and benefits package.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center is the largest comprehensive

research, teaching, and patient care health system in the Mid-South

region. The VUMC clinical research enterprise includes robust

programs in quality improvement, bioinformatics, personalized

medicine, and clinical investigation. VUMC is a highly supportive

environment for faculty and Nashville (“Music City, USA”) is a

vibrant, rapidly growing, and welcoming community. Candidates who

are BC / BE in Infectious Diseases and legally authorized to work in

the US should apply through Interfolio via the link below and

attach a letter of interest and CV.  Vanderbilt Health is

committed to fostering an environment where everyone has the

chance to thrive and is committed to the principles of equal

opportunity. EOE / Vets / Disabled.