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Job Summary
The combined roles of Medical Director Infection Control Community Site (0.6 FTE) and Pediatric Infectious Disease Attending Physician MGH (0.4 FTE) represent a unified clinical academic and leadership opportunity to advance high-quality pediatric infectious disease care and system-wide infection prevention efforts across Mass General Brigham (MGB). Together these roles integrate strategic oversight of infection control with expert pediatric infectious disease practice strengthening alignment across inpatient outpatient and enterprise-level operations. The individual in this position will bridge clinical care operational leadership and multidisciplinary collaboration serving as a key physician leader in the MGB Infection Control Program and a core contributor to the Pediatric Infectious Disease and Global Health Division.
Success in this combined position requires adaptability excellent communication and comfort working within a large matrixed health system. The physician will partner with system and site leaders support the implementation of standardized evidence-based infection prevention strategies and deliver high-quality pediatric infectious disease care. Both the Infection Control Program and the Pediatric ID Division offer outstanding mentorship and professional development for physicians who wish to grow in system leadership infection prevention academic medicine and clinical practice.
A. Medical Director Infection Control Community Site
The Medical Director for Infection Control Community is a key member of the Infection Control team at Mass General Brigham. This role will report directly to the system Chief of Infection Control for Mass General Brigham. The physician in this role will be responsible for supporting the day-to-day operations of a designated MGB Community Facility as part of the site infection control team. This role will support the execution of standardized system-wide infection prevention and control strategies and processes and ensure alignment and consistency with MGBs Infection Control program. This role will maintain sound organizational relationships work well within a matrixed and integrated health care system and will be facile in performing bi-directional communication with MGB leadership and the site. Because this is a leadership role in an active change management environment this leader will need to demonstrate flexibility and open mindedness as the contours of this position will evolve over time.
This role is designated as 0.6 FTE.
B. Pediatric Infectious Disease Attending Physician MGH
The Pediatric Infectious Disease Attending Physician is a clinical member of the Division of Pediatric Infectious Disease and Global Health at Massachusetts General Hospital and MGB. The physician in this role will provide expert care through inpatient consultative services and outpatient infectious disease management with a strong commitment to high-quality family-centered care within an integrated academic health system.
The Attending Physician will collaborate closely with multidisciplinary teams including hospitalists intensivists pediatric subspecialists nurses care managers and trainees. The role supports the Divisions clinical educational and scholarly missions with opportunities to contribute to clinical innovation quality improvement and research in infectious diseases infection control and global health. The Division and Department offer strong mentorship and professional development resources across the MGB ecosystem with an emphasis on maintaining a supportive respectful and balanced work environment.
The Division values a collaborative culture that welcomes individuals from a broad range of backgrounds and experiences. All qualified candidates will receive full consideration during the recruitment process.
This position reports directly to the MGB Chief of Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Global Health. This role is designated as 0.4 FTE.
Responsibilities:
Medical Director Infection Control Community Site (0.6 FTE)
Support execution of standardized system-wide infection prevention and control activities at the designated MGB community site.
Provide site-level clinical expertise for infection prevention exposure management and case review working closely with system Infection Control leadership.
Collaborate with system and site teams to ensure alignment with MGB strategy regulatory standards and evidence-based practices.
Interpret and contextualize system-generated data to identify risks opportunities for improvement and areas requiring additional support.
Ensure strong bi-directional communication between site and system leadership including dissemination of policies performance metrics and regulatory updates.
Contribute to preparation for regulatory surveys and system Infection Control site visits.
Prepare and deliver reports presentations and recommendations as requested by system leadership.
Infectious Disease Attending Physician MGH (0.4 FTE)
Provide high-quality inpatient pediatric infectious disease consultation at MGH and affiliated MGB sites.
Deliver comprehensive outpatient infectious disease care including evaluation and follow-up for complex or chronic infectious conditions.
Offer timely and expert guidance to referring clinicians throughout the MGB system.
Participate in ambulatory clinics urgent consultations and continuity care as assigned.
Engage actively in the clinical teaching of medical students residents and fellows through bedside consultation case-based discussion and didactic activities.
Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to support antimicrobial stewardship and promote optimal infectious disease practice.
Participate in relevant rounds conferences and clinical discussions within the Division and the hospital.
Maintain accurate thorough and timely clinical documentation consistent with all regulatory and institutional expectations.
Perform additional duties supporting the Divisions clinical educational and scholarly mission as assigned.
Both Roles
Maintain collaborative relationships across a matrixed health system and participate effectively in multidisciplinary problem-solving.
Demonstrate flexibility and adaptability as the role evolves within a changing system environment.
Perform additional responsibilities as assigned.
Uphold Mass General Brighams values of integrity teamwork respect accountability and continuous learning.
Qualifications:
Medical degree (MD or equivalent) is required along with an active medical license or eligibility for licensure in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Board certification or board eligibility in Pediatric Infectious Diseases is required.
Candidates must meet the requirements for appointment at the rank of Instructor Assistant Professor or Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School with experience training and achievements in addition to teaching activities.
Undergraduate (required); medical degree (required); background in healthcare (required); active medical license (required); Board Certification in Infectious Diseases (required); Board Certification in Internal Medicine (preferred); minimum of 3 years relevant infection control experience (preferred)* relevant professional society membership (e.g. SHEA IDSA APIC; required)
Experience and demonstrated knowledge in the following areas with either experience or demonstrated interest and commitment to applications in:
Principles and practice of infection prevention and control
Literature as it relates to infection prevention and control
Evidenced-based infection prevention and control strategies
Infection prevention and control implementation
Surveillance for healthcare associated infections
Requirements for maintaining accreditation standards and regulatory compliance
Prevention of infections and management of exposures in healthcare personnel
Must be available to work in case of a facility-declared emergency
Must be available to assist during regulatory agency reviews
*Note that a physician board certified in pediatric infectious diseases but without the aforementioned Infection Prevention and Control experience may potentially still be considered for the role provided they have demonstrated a commitment to a career in infection control and have met other attributes as listed
Demonstrated clinical expertise in managing pediatric infectious diseases in both acute care and ambulatory settings is expected.
Experience in quality improvement research and/or global health is welcomed but not required.
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