Chief of Emergency Medicine

PHYSICIAN AFFILIATE GROUP OF NEW YORK; New York (NY); On-site; USD 445,000 - 465,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan

CME reimbursement

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Health insurance

Life insurance

Malpractice coverage

Job summary

Physician Affiliate Group of New York (PAGNY) seeks a Chief of Emergency Medicine for NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County, a Level I trauma center in Brooklyn. The role combines executive leadership with clinical oversight to optimize throughput, staff development, and service delivery.

The successful candidate will oversee scheduling, staff orientations, and performance reviews while steering quality improvement initiatives and budgeting across the ED.

Qualifications

• Board Certified in Emergency Medicine.
• Minimum 5 years of experience, including significant administrative and clinical experience.
• Active or eligible for a New York State Medical License.

Responsibilities

• Manage administrative responsibilities including integration and coordination of clinical services and department scheduling.
• Ensure clinical staff training and supervision; coordinate activities with other units.
• Set providers' schedules, including call schedules; distribute schedules to providers and admin staff.
• Supervise all providers, conduct new hire orientations, peer reviews, and leaves of absence; manage annual evaluations.
• Foster a quality assurance and improvement environment and monitor provider productivity, documentation, and billing.

Skills

Emergency Medicine

Administrative experience

Clinical experience

Leadership

Education

MD/Doctor of Medicine

Job description

Physician Affiliate Group of New York (PAGNY) has an opportunity for a Chief of Emergency Medicine at NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County. Kings County Hospital operates a world-renowned Level I Trauma Center, one of only three in Brooklyn, which serves 2.6 million residents of Brooklyn and Staten Island. The hospital maintains a strong academic affiliation with SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University to maintain its high healthcare delivery standards.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.Opportunity Details:Manage administrative responsibilities such as effective integration and coordination of the clinical services Department scheduling and conducting clinical staff meetings, orienting and mentoring all new Physicians and Advanced Practice Clinicians.Ensure clinical staff is continually trained and supervised and that activities of medical staff are coordinated with other operating units of the organization.Responsible for setting providers’ schedules including “call” schedule, ensures distribution of new and revised schedules in a timely fashion to all providers, intake/eligibility supervisors, and Administration.Supervise all providers, including performing new hire orientations, conducting peer review process, corrective action counseling, terminations, and approving all requests for leaves of absence, training, special requests, and annual evaluations.Assumes clinical responsibility in conjunction with the team.Fosters an environment that promotes Quality Assurance & Improvement Programs.Adhering to the Department's affiliation budget.Monitoring and improving provider productivity, documentation, and billing.Monitoring and maintaining ED throughput metrics and patient satisfaction scores.Board Certified in Emergency Medicine.Minimum 5 years of experience, includes significant administrative and clinical experience.Prior academic administrative experience with residents and medical students required.Active or eligible for a New York State Medical License.Wages and Benefits include:Annual Base Salary: $445,000* - $465,000* based on 40-hour work week.The annual total value of compensation package is estimated at $481,000** - $501,000**, which includes the baseline salary, 401(k) contribution, and other factors as set forth below: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 match is required.Annual Continuing Medical Education (CME) Reimbursement.Generous Annual Paid Time Off (PTO): Vacation, Sick, Holiday, and CME days.Medical, Prescription, and Dental Coverage: Top-tier plans with employee contributions significantly below market rates.Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) Coverage: Equal to 2x your salary (up to a maximum of $300,000) provided at no cost to you.Additional employee-paid Voluntary Life and AD&D coverage is available for you and your family.Medical Malpractice Coverage (equivalent to occurrence-based): Provided at no cost to the employee.Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs).Pre-tax employee-paid contributions for commuting expenses.Physician Affiliate Group of New York, P.C. (PAGNY) mission is to provide accountable, responsive, quality care with the highest degree of sensitivity to the needs of the diverse population that lives in our New York community. PAGNY is one of the largest physician groups in the country and directly employs nearly 4,000 physicians and allied health professionals who provide services to NYC Health + Hospitals, the largest municipal health care system in the nation, serving more than a million New Yorkers annually. Our providers are highly skilled professionals with outstanding credentials who deliver the highest level of quality healthcare to patients throughout New York City.Physician Affiliate Group of New York, P.C. (PAGNY) is an equal opportunity employer committed to equitable hiring practices and a supportive workplace. All candidates are considered based on their individual qualifications, potential, and experience. To learn more about our culture and ongoing workplace practices, please visit our Workplace Culture | PAGNY page.*Salary Disclosure Information:The salary listed for this position complies with New York City's Salary Transparency Law for Job Advertisements. The salary applies specifically to the position being advertised and does not include potential bonuses, incentive compensation, or benefits. Actual total compensation may vary based on factors such as experience, skills, qualifications, historical performance, and other relevant criteria.**The annual total value of the compensation package shown is provided as an illustration and is not guaranteed.