Opportunity Description
CoxHealth is searching for a BE/BC fellowship-trained infectious disease physician to join our existing hospital-based clinic. This candidate will join two physicians and one physician assistant. The practice is 100 percent infectious disease and average 15 to 20 new consults per week, including inpatient and outpatient consults. The practice includes all facets of infectious disease, including antimicrobial stewardship, infection control, outpatient HIV care, outpatient consultations, inpatient consultations and some travel medicine.
Telemedicine is also available. The outpatient clinic is attached to the hospital and the infusion center is connected to the office. There is access to a full service clinical micro lab, including virology and molecular labs. The schedule includes regular daytime hours plus consultative services, no night call and no admitting to the hospital.
Why CoxHealth?
Our health system includes six hospitals with more than 80 clinics and 200 primary care physicians serving 24 counties. Ferrell-Duncan Clinic, our multi-specialty clinic physician group offers 23 specialties.
CoxHealth is Missouri’s first hospital system accredited by DNV-GL Healthcare for quality and patient safety. All five hospitals, as well as our outpatient centers and provider-based clinics hold this national distinction from DNV’s accreditation program, the National Integrated Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. We are the only local health system named five times to U.S. News & World Report’s Best Regional Hospitals list, and we are recognized by CareChex as among the Top 10 percent of U.S. hospitals for medical excellence and patient safety in overall medical care.
Why the Springfield Area?
Southwest Missouri offers outdoor activities, live music, theaters, major sports teams and an established academic community - and Springfield is at the heart of it all.