Associate Chair of Emergency Medicine

Physician Affiliate Group of New York (PAGNY) is adding an Associate Chair Emergency Medicine to the group at NYC Health + Hospitals/South Brooklyn Health. The Hospital is part of NYC Health + Hospitals. South Brooklyn Health is a redesigned health care campus featuring the new 11-floor Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hospital which provides emergency care, modern labor & delivery suites, and state-of-the-art surgical services. The new Health & Wellness Institute offers outpatient services—from primary and preventive care to specialty services for children and adults—all designed to keep our community healthy and accommodates more than 250,000 outpatient visits, more than 89,000 emergency room visits, and with 371 beds, 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 to maintain its high standards of healthcare delivery.   

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 has established the ICARE standards for all staff.  

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

We have an immediate opening for a full-time Associate Chairperson to join our Emergency Department:

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

Exceptional Benefits include: 

• Competitive compensation package 
• 10% 401K company contribution after one year of service, with 3% company contribution starting day one 
• Choice of a three tiered, starting at FREE medical plans starting day one 
• Excellent dental insurance including orthodontics coverage starting day one 

• Generous paid time off program 
• CME days and dollars 
• Eligibility for loan forgiveness through the National Student Debt Forgiveness Center 
• Visa candidates are considered  
• Malpractice Provided 
• Salary - $300,000

Physician Affiliate Group of New York (PAGNY), a tax-exempt organization affiliated with NYC Health + Hospitals, is one of the largest physician groups in New York State and directly employs nearly 4,000 physicians and allied health professionals who serve seven of New York City’s public hospitals, numerous public health community-based practices, and the city’s Correctional Health Service. 

Physician Affiliate Group of New York, P.C. (“PAGNY”) is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to diversity and inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender dysphoria, national origin, age, religion, disability, military and veteran status, marital or parental status, citizenship status, genetic information or any other factor which cannot lawfully be used as a basis for an employment decision. We require applications to be completed online. 

If you wish to view PAGNY’s EEO policies, please click here. Please click here to view the Federal “EEO is the law” poster or visit https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/ofccpost.htm for more information. 

The annual base salary listed complies with the New York City law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The annual base salary listed is for full-time employment and does not include bonuses/incentive compensation or benefits. Total compensation depends on many factors, including experience, specialties, historical productivity, and historical collections. Actual total compensation may differ.