Infectious Disease Physician - Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare

Infectious Disease Opportunity

Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare is seeking a board certified/board eligible Infectious Disease Physician.  

Job Duties: Diagnose and treat patients with infectious diseases, in inpatient and outpatient settings, including providing a full range of acute and chronic infectious disease care. Acquire and examine patient clinical history, perform physical examination, choose, order and perform appropriate diagnostic tests and interpret results. Consult with physicians, nurses, patients and patients’ families concerning treatment and care and transmission risks, prophylaxis and precautions. Refer cases to specialists as indicated, maintaining continuity of care. Provide medical direction to healthcare staff. Maintain patient records according to hospital policies and procedures. Provide appropriate and timely education for Medical Staff and hospital staff. 

Education Required: M.D. or D.O.
Other Requirements:
• License to practice medicine in Tennessee
• Completion of an infectious disease fellowship

Methodist Memphis Hospitals has been named the Best Hospital in Memphis once again by U.S. News and World Report.  In 2015, Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare became the first health care organization in Tennessee and the mid-South to join the Mayo Clinic Care Network, a national network of health care providers committed to better serving patients and their families through collaboration.

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Qualifications:

The ideal candidate will be Board Certified in Infectious Disease.  

Methodist University Hospital is the largest, most comprehensive hospital in the Methodist Healthcare system. It is a 617-bed facility located in the heart of the Memphis Medical Center.

Some features of the hospital include:

• Level II Trauma Center
• Home to the Transplant Institute that specializes in solid organ transplants of the kidney, liver and pancreas

Methodist Healthcare is an non-profit integrated health care delivery system, dedicated to the art of healing through our faith-based commitment to minister to the whole person.

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