Covenant Health in partnership with Alberta Health Services and the Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry at the University of Alberta, invites applications for an Infectious Diseases Specialist to be based primarily at the Grey Nuns Community Hospital (GNCH) in Edmonton, Alberta.  The successful candidate may also consider a role with the senior medical leadership team as Medical Director, Antimicrobial Stewardship Program (ASP) in a 0.32 FTE capacity.  Taking on the leadership role will reduce the clinical FTE expectations.

Covenant Health is committed to promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion. The principles of equity and diversity are applied in the creation of the search and select committee, and all members of the search and selection team will have completed implicit bias and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) education. 

The successful applicant will be expected to apply for a Clinical Faculty Appointment in the Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, which will be considered under a separate process through the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry.

This is a full-time clinical position providing infectious diseases inpatient (12-16 weeks per year) and outpatient consultation at the GNCH. The ambulatory component includes provision of consultation services at the Outpatient IV Clinic on site, as well as general Infectious Diseases clinics. An equitable portion of after-hours coverage during weekdays is expected. On weekends/holidays, the practitioner will be expected to participate equitably in regional call coverage at the GNCH and University of Alberta Hospital sites. In addition, training and/or experience in the care of persons with HIV and participation in HIV care in the zonal Northern Alberta Program is expected. Training and/or experience in viral hepatitis care is not required but considered an asset. The successful candidate will provide clinical teaching to Infectious Diseases residents rotating on the GNCH service as well as ID residents, rotating residents and students when on call and/or in clinics. The successful applicant is expected to contribute to clinical scholarly activity/practice improvement initiatives relevant to the site/Section of Infectious Diseases.  

The clinical FTE would be reduced if the candidate chooses to also serve as the Medical Director of the Antimicrobial Stewardship Program (ASP).  Reporting to the Associate CMO, Quality & Wellness, the Medical Director ASP will be a key physician leader, providing Antimicrobial Stewardship and Quality (QI) leadership across all Covenant Health sites, which can be performed in a hybrid model (on-site and remote).

The Medical Director ASP will be responsible for, but not limited to:

·       Working with Senior Director, Pharmacy and IPC ensure a comprehensive ASP program is developed and implemented across Covenant Health. The successful candidate will be asked to initiate, lead and complete a review of Covenant’s ASP program shortly after acclimating to their new role.

·       Working collaboratively with Alberta Health Services (AHS) where required, including working closely with the AHS ASP program to align and integrate Covenant Health ASP policies and practices.

·       Chairing the Covenant Health ASP Committee.

·       Meeting with ASP Pharmacists regularly.

·       Communicating and encouraging engagement and cooperation of the Covenant Health Medical Staff in ASP initiatives.

·       Developing regular reporting on antimicrobial utilization, in collaboration with Pharmacy.

·       Participating in all Accreditation Canada activities as appropriate.

·       Completing Prospective Audit and Feedback (PAF) reviews with ASP Pharmacists (including review of SAB cases).

·       Consult on quality improvement initiatives, as it pertains to optimizing antimicrobial use, for acute care Covenant Health sites.

·       Facilitate the effective implementation of the above quality improvement initiatives.

·       Design methods to assess process and outcome measures relevant to implemented quality improvement initiatives.

·       Perform ongoing antimicrobial stewardship quality improvement needs assessments.

Required:

·       MD or equivalent.

·       Licensed or eligible for licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta.

·       Certification in Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases with the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

·       Expertise and commitment to quality care and patient safety.

·       Demonstrated commitment to Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) in the healthcare environment.

·       Understanding of Just Culture and its role in healthcare.

Preferred:

·       Training or experience in the care of persons with HIV

·       Training or experience in the care of persons with viral hepatitis

·       For leadership role, leadership training/experience is viewed as an asset, but not required.