Description of Role: · The Physician Contractor will participate in Continuing Quality Improvement initiatives as they are planned for the applicable service, and will continually strive to provide the highest quality service consistent with available resources. · The Physician Contractor will participate in the research and educational mission of Infection Prevention and Control, including preceptorship of residents, fellows and other trainees. · In supporting the Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) portfolio, the Physician Contractor shall: o Provide consultation and advice on program components for AHS IPC strategic planning. o Provide guidance and/or direction for the development of specific programs and strategies related to environmental aspects of relevance to infection prevention and control - water and plumbing systems in healthcare settings (Legionella sampling including culture and PCR based testing, heterotroph plate counts, surface contamination, and fungal spore aerosol monitoring); C. difficile spore reduction strategies in the environment across all healthcare settings including investigation of epidemiologically identified “C. difficile“ rooms; assessment of choice of cleaning products based on the microbiocidal activity and the efficacy of products in various environmental settings to avoid untoward interactions leading to reduced efficacy; outbreak investigations control related to contaminated surfaces, medical devices, multi-dose vials and other items used in medical settings · This consult position supports practitioners, operations and medical leadership for IPC services. This consult position is critical to safe and timely patient care.
Expected Qualifications and Experience to be successful in the role: Required - MSc or higher advanced degree and/or equivalent training - Experience in QI initiatives related to IPC - Experience in the development of pragmatic randomized trials - Experience in laboratory culturomics , molecular epidemiology and genomics Desired - Experience in structured narrative or systematic reviews of literature pertinent to IPC
This position is funded by AHS
