Associate Chairperson of Emergency Medicine (26399)

Physician Affiliate Group of New York (PAGNY) is adding an Emergency Medicine Physician to the group at NYC Health + Hospitals/South Brooklyn Health. Accommodating more than 250,000 outpatient visits, and more than 15,000 inpatient admissions annually. The hospital maintains a strong academic affiliation with SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University and NYIT College Of Osteopathic Medicine. 

The Mission of NYC Health + Hospitals is to extend equally to all New Yorkers, regardless of the ability to pay, comprehensive health services of the highest quality in an atmosphere of humane care, dignity, and respect. Their Values are built on a foundation of social and racial equity and have established the ICARE standards for all staff.

NYC Health + Hospitals is the nation’s largest municipal healthcare delivery system in the United States. Dedicated to providing the highest quality health care services to all New Yorkers with compassion, dignity and respect, regardless of immigration status or ability to pay.

Responsibilities

• Work with appropriate medical leadership and provide clinical direction to direct reports to set patient care standards, establish clinical goals and objects to ensure the strategic implementation of best practices and program development in their respective disciplines.
• Provide clinical administrative guidance and consultative direction to medical staff within their respective division.
• Engage in strategic planning with hospital executive and clinical leadership to develop programming within their respective discipline which aligns with overall hospital strategic plan.
• Develop and collect performance metrics which the facility may utilize to plan, implement or quality patient care programs.
• Ensure effective transparent communication with clinical and operational leadership to ensure effective delivery of services within the division.
• Ensure the regular and appropriate assessment of physician competency and intervene and remediate as appropriate.
• Plans joint programs and procedures with other departments for coordinating services with other patient care services.
• Participates in the Department's Quality Assessment and Improvement Committee.
• Acts as direct supervisor and consultant for all staff assigned to Services.
• Knowledge of Patient Safety Requirements.
• Participates in medical educational meetings to improve and provide continuous quality care to our patients.
• Determines the qualifications and competence of department personnel who perform medical/surgical Services.
• Establishes mechanisms for orientating and providing in-service training and continuing education for all persons in Division.
• Provides direct patient care as assigned

• Graduate of an emergency medicine residency training program accredited by either ACGME or American Board of Osteopathic Medicine
• Active Board Certification in Emergency Medicine (ABEM or ABEOM)
• Active, unrestricted NYS License
• Minimum 5 years of clinical practice
• Minimum 5 years experience in a clinical supervisory role
• Experience attending to an under-served population preferred

Wages and Benefits include:

Annual Base Salary: $318,000* based on a 40-hour work week. Additional compensation available for extra call or sessional/per diem hours.

The annual total value of the compensation package is estimated at, $486,956** which includes the baseline salary, 401 (k) contribution, sessional/per diem hours, and other factors as set forth below:

• Estimated annual compensation for 10 additional sessional/per diem hours worked per week is $97,156.
• Projected bonus of up to $40,000 (based on previous year’s average), contingent upon meeting quality and productivity targets.
• 401(k) Company Contribution (subject to IRS contribution limits):
  • Employees are immediately vested in a 3% company contribution of base earnings. No employee match is required.
  • After one year of service, employees receive an additional 7% company contribution of base earnings. No employee matc