Assistant Professor-Medical Director Antibiotic Stewardship

Job ID: 247851

Location: Augusta University

Full/Part Time: Full Time

Job Summary

Job ID: 247851 Position number: 40045236 The Medical Director is a medical staff leader who establishes, together with the medical staff and health system administration, the type and scope of services required to meet the needs of patients and the health system; develops and implements policies and procedures that guide and support the provision of services; recommends to the medical staff the criteria for clinical competencies and privileges for each service member; conducts continuous surveillance of the professional performance of all individuals with clinical privileges and scopes of practice on the service; and assesses and improves the quality of care and services provided by the service. Medical Directors shall work cooperatively with the other Officers of the Medical Staff and the Executive Vice President for Health Affairs/CEO, Vice President/Chief Medical Officer, Chief Nursing Officer, Department Chair or their assigned administrative counterparts.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: The Medical Director will carry out the duties and responsibilities in accordance with the AU Medical Center Medical Staff Bylaws. Responsibilities may include both clinical and administrative duties.

• Ensure compliance with AU Medical Center's Mission, values, medical staff bylaws and all related policies, procedures and protocols.
• Provides support for medical staff governance which includes the direct involvement in and oversight responsibility for compliance issues (i.e. EMTALA, HIPPA), physician services, medical staff applications, credentialing, reappointments and new physician orientation; assists in the identification, development and implementation of the medical information infrastructure that will support sound clinical decision making across the organization
• Assists in the identification, development, and implementation of the clinical information infrastructure that will support sound clinical decision-making
• Participates in the assessment of new technology for the department
• Participates in the strategic planning process for the development of proposed priorities for departmental programs and services
• Participates in department's operating and capital budgeting process
• Assists AU Medical Center in meeting accreditation and licensure requirements by actively promoting and achieving practice standards that meet Joint Commission standards, standards set forth by federal programs, and state licensure requirements
• Assists in the development and provision of continuing professional education programs for the medical staff, support staff, graduate, and post-graduate medical education and acts as a liaison with residency and clerkship directors in matters concerning resident and medical student rotations
• Represents the hospital on assigned internal and external committees, task forces, commissions, agencies and promotional or public relations efforts regarding clinical/medical affairs; assists with the coordination of any regulatory certifications, licensure, or other designations as appropriate to the functional areas for which the position has responsibility
• In collaboration with the medical staff leadership, assures that appropriate quality improvement systems are in place to fulfill the operational and strategic goals of AU Medical Center
• Actively promotes and participates in ongoing performance improvement efforts of AU Medical Center
• Coordinates with Quality and Utilization Management to assure the proper analysis of clinical and financial data for identifying trends and reporting ongoing results
• Ensures that clinical protocols, policies, and procedures are effective, efficient, evidence-based when evidence is available, and consistent with internal and external quality and patient safety standards
• Supports AU Medical Center's strategies in the area of quality, patient safety, patient satisfaction, and Patient-and-Family-Centered Care
• Makes recommendations regarding space, equipment, and other resources needed by the clinical service
• Ensures that research being conducted within the clinical service is in accordance with Augusta University and AU Medical Center Policies
• Fulfills other duties as delineated by the Medical Staff Bylaws

Required Qualifications

Board certification by a specialty board that is relevant to the services provided by the clinical service. Georgia licensure.

Shift/Salary/Benefits

Academic rank, tenure status and salary to be commensurate with qualifications and experience of the selected candidate. Augusta University offers a variety of benefits to full-time benefits-eligible employees and some of our half-time (or more) employees. Benefits that may be elected could include health insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, Teachers Retirement System (or Optimal Requirement Retirement), as well as earned vacation time, sick leave, and 13 paid holidays. Also, our full-time employees who have been employed with us successfully for more than 6 months can be considered for the Tuition Assistance Program. Consider applying with us today!

About Us

Augusta University is Georgia's innovation center for education and health care, training the next generation of innovators, leaders, and healthcare providers in classrooms and clinics on four campuses in Augusta and locations across the state. More than 10,500 students choose Augusta for educational opportunities at the center of Georgia's cybersecurity hub and experiential learning that blends arts and application, humanities, and the health sciences. Augusta is home to Georgia's only public academic health center, where groundbreaking research is creating a healthier, more prosperous Georgia, and world-class clinicians are bringing the medicine of tomorrow to patient care today. Our mission and values make Augusta University an institution like no other. The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found online at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct. Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found online at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.