Infectious Disease Physician

Infectious Disease opening in WisconsinLocated in La Crosse, WIFull-Time & PermanentSeeking a BE/BC Infectious Disease doctor to join hospital. 100% Infectious Disease The physician will provide patient care in the clinic and hospital settings and participate in the Infection Control and Prevention and Antimicrobial Stewardship activities in the primary site. MCHS in Western Wisconsin is a fully integrated care system and is run by a single governing structure thus helping to facilitate care coordination and patient follow-up. Community practice with academic segment working with family practice residents and occasional medical students. Opportunity to work with most medical specialties in a setting where you see a wide variety of illnesses and disease states. Provide physician support Infection Prevention and Control initiatives and antimicrobial stewardship activities along with infection preventionists and pharmacist respectively. Consultations/Follow ups, no admissions. There is a large variety of infections: Endocarditis, orthopedic infections, pneumonias, zoonotic diseases, complicated soft tissue infections, endemic mycoses, tick-borne diseases. Minority of transplant-related infections. In addition, to a small HIV/AIDS practice. Post-hospital follow-ups, travel clinic, and referrals from other physicians. We have IV antibiotic infusion center at our clinic with a skilled nurse supporting the practice in the infectious disease clinic. Infection control with a group of 3 infection preventionists. Antimicrobial stewardship program with Pharmacy. No antimicrobial approval calls. Location:La Crosse, WI, is a city of 52,000 with a metro area of 120,000 in the Upper Mississippi River Valley, located between Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN, and Madison, WI. The area offers unlimited, four-season recreational opportunities (biking, golf, hiking the bluffs and cross-country/downhill skiing). We have a great family environment with safe and high-quality schools, including two universities and a technical college. There are sport events, a local symphony orchestra, theaters, children's museum and a civic center.