Physican - Infectious Diseases

Hennepin Healthcare seeks an Infectious Disease staff physician (1.0 FTE with excellent benefits). The ID program includes the largest HIV clinic in the upper Midwest (Positive Care Center), with a multidisciplinary care team supported through HRSA-RWCA funding. Additional clinical activities include a robust Travel Medicine program, a viral hepatitis clinic, as well as inpatient infectious disease consultation services. Faculty in the division also support STI and TB public health clinics within the Twin Cities and hold educational leadership positions within the Hennepin Healthcare Internal Medicine residency program and University of Minnesota Medical School.  The ID division includes five principal investigators directing research programs focused on HIV, STIs, respiratory infections, and vector-borne diseases including malaria, conducting clinical and immunopathogenesis studies locally and internationally. Finally, ID faculty members at Hennepin Healthcare have an opportunity to pursue academic rank at the University of Minnesota.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Inpatient Infectious Disease consultations and post-discharge follow-up care as appropriate
• Outpatient practice involves the care of persons living with HIV, including provision of primary care services. Additional outpatient clinical over time may include management of patients with hepatitis C, hepatitis B, and/or tuberculosis as opportunities arise.
• Clinical research opportunities exist as either collaboration with established investigators, acting as lead site investigator in clinical studies and/or function as principal investigator and compete for external independent research funding (if candidate desires a primary research career pathway, this should be indicated within the letter of interest).
• Provide medical care and educate medical students, house staff and ID fellows  

QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum Qualifications

• Current (or eligibility for) license to practice Medicine in the State of Minnesota
• Successful completion of Internal Medicine Residency Program
• Successful completion of Infectious Diseases Fellowship
• BC/BE
  • If Board Eligible, certification must be completed within 4 years of completion of training

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• Demonstrated strong clinical abilities
• Possess interest, expertise, and commitment in HIV/Infectious Diseases 
• Display effective medical administrative and educational skills

TOTAL REWARDS PACKAGE - PROVIDERS

• We offer a competitive compensation plan based on your skills and experience/training related to this position, and internal equity.
• We provide an extensive benefits program that includes: Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance; Life, Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance; Retirement Funds; Paid Time Off; Tuition Reimbursement; Annual Business Expense Account dollars. Professional Liability Coverage is provided at all FTE levels. As a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, Hennepin Healthcare is a qualifying employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.
• Our Office of Professional Worklife and other institutional supports are available to help with your sense of wellness; it is our firm belief that we must attend to our own well-being before we can care for others.

We believe equity is essential for optimal health outcomes and are committed to achieve optimal health for all by actively eliminating barriers due to racism, poverty, gender identity, and other determinants of health. We are deeply committed to the goals of health equity and antiracism by teaching and working in an environment characterized by celebrating diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. We partner with our community, our patients, and their families to ensure access to outstanding care for everyone while improving health and wellness through teaching, patient and community education, and research (learn more here). Hennepin Healthcare is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer: applicants from diverse backgrounds or historically under-resourced communities are especially encouraged to apply.

Hennepin Healthcare (a subsidiary corporation of Hennepin County) is a public, integrated system of care that includes HCMC, a nationally recognized Level I Adult and Pediatric Trauma Center. The comprehensive healthcare system includes a 390-bed academic medical center, a large outpatient Clinic & Specialty Center, and a network of primary and specialty care clinics throughout Hennepin County. We partner with our community, our patients, and their families to ensure access to outstanding care for everyone while improving health and wellness through teaching, patient and community education, and research.

Offers of employment from Hennepin Healthcare are conditional and contingent upon successful clearance of all background checks and pre-employment requirements. Positions at Hennepin Healthcare are credentialed through the Office of the Medical Staff according to their policies.

Minneapolis and Saint Paul make up the Twin Cities with a major metropolitan population of over three million. Minneapolis is the City of Parks and Lakes boasting top placement nationally as a bike-friendly city. Built around the Mississippi River, the Twin Cities have become an educational, cultural, recreational and business destination.  

Minnesota regularly sits in the top 10 states of Medscape's best place to practice medicine list due to factors such as teamwork with Nurse Practitioners & Physician Assistants, great cost of living, healthy patient population and abundant recreation opportunities.