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Washington Permanente Medical Group (WPMG) is a clinician-led, self-governed and independent multi-specialty group practice, providing care to the more than 700,000 Kaiser Permanente patients in Washington state. We work unencumbered by traditional health care obstacles and without silos; prioritizing people over profits, collaboration over ego, and driven by a singular goal: our patients' health. At WPMG, we take care of the whole person, with a team to address the fundamental, social, and emotional needs that contribute to total health. We are clinicians motivated by the desire to make a purposeful difference in the communities we serve, and in how health care is delivered.

Summary

Washington Permanente Medical Group, the Northwest's premier multi-specialty group, is currently seeking a full-time, salaried locum, BE/BC Infectious Disease physician to join our highly collaborative and collegial team of ID physicians who lead a multidisciplinary Communicable Diseases Program with a core clinical team, focused on excellence in prevention and clinical care in a large, diverse member population. The candidate would be joining a practice that is a mixture of tertiary care hospital infectious disease in Seattle and Bellevue hospitals, and an ambulatory practice primarily based at our Capitol Hill Medical Center in Seattle, with additional clinical support at the Tacoma Medical Center. The ID section has a strong virtual care presence that extends to all of our care delivery sites in Washington.

The ideal candidate will have interest and experience in the following areas:
* Infection Prevention and Control/Epidemiology, with relevant training and experience
* Antimicrobial/Resource stewardship
* Broad experience in clinical infectious disease evaluation and management
* Population based prevention and management programs
* Travel Medicine
* Vaccine practice
* Outpatient antimicrobial therapy
* Virtual medicine/resident teaching/continuing medical education
* Leadership

This position is for a four-month contract beginning in July 2022.

Capitol Hill Campus is a multispecialty medical center. Lab, Radiology and Pharmacy on site. Office hours are 8am - 5pm Monday through Friday, with Urgent Care open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

As a condition of employment, all clinicians and employees are required to verify COVID-19 vaccination status. As part of the pre-boarding process and before starting work, you will be required to verify your vaccination status, and will be provided an opportunity to apply for an accommodation based on a religious or medical reason, if needed.