Director of Ambulatory Care - Physician – NYC Health + Hospitals - Queens Hospital Center

Mount Sinai Medical Center; New York, Christiansted (NY, United States Virgin Islands); On-site; USD 327,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a physician leader to join their team as the Director of Ambulatory Care. This pivotal role involves providing operational and medical direction for the Ambulatory Care Department, ensuring high-quality care and patient satisfaction. The ideal candidate will possess a Medical Degree, a valid New York State License, and a strong background in leadership within healthcare settings. This position offers a competitive salary range and the opportunity to make a significant impact on community health. If you are passionate about leading healthcare initiatives and fostering physician development, this role is for you.

Qualifications

• Medical Degree and New York State License required.
• Prior management experience in academic medical centers preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee Ambulatory Care Department ensuring quality care and productivity.
• Lead quality assurance activities to continuously improve care standards.
• Mentor physicians and support their career growth.

Skills

Leadership Skills

Organizational Skills

Project Management

Interpersonal Skills

Communication Skills

Education

Medical Degree

New York State License

Master’s degree (MPH, MS, MBA, MHA)

Job description

Description

The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai’s Affiliation with NYC H+H|Queens serving culturally diverse communities in Queens, New York, seeks a physician leader to join our team at Queens as the Director of Ambulatory Care. The Department of Ambulatory Care delivers comprehensive care and treatment to adult patients.

The Director of Ambulatory Care provides operational administrative and medical direction and leadership for the NYC Health + Hospitals | Queens Ambulatory Care Department. The Director will develop, implement, and administer policies and procedures as they apply to the provision of Ambulatory Care.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the Ambulatory Care Department and ensure quality care, productivity, patient satisfaction, efficiency, etc.
• Lead quality assurance and quality improvement activities for the department, in order to continuously raise the standard of care
• Identify clinical staffing needs and serve as physician lead for recruitment activities
• Mentor and support physician development and career growth
• Develop, implement and monitor processes and metrics to meet goals of the practice and health system, including productivity, quality, patient satisfaction, documentation, and population health
• Ensure appropriate physician behavior, competence, and fitness for duty
• Address issues related to patient complaints and grievances
• Risk management
• Schedule regular meetings with physicians in the practice to address performance and practice goals, issues, etc.
• Develop and promote appropriate medical educational activities within the practice
• Serve as practice champion for key strategic initiatives
• Lead by example, encourage teamwork, promote Mount Sinai values and culture
• Serves as the formal liaison between the Ambulatory Care staff and the NYC Health + Hospitals | Queens administrative, medical and ancillary staff

Qualifications

• Medical Degree required
• A valid New York State License
• Plus Master’s degree (MPH, MS, MBA, MHA) preferred
• Residency trained and Board Certified in respective specialty
• Prior management/leadership position and experience with academic medical centers and/or public health systems are preferred
• Superior leadership, organizational, planning, and project management skills
• Desire and ability to work with multiple stakeholders including business, clinical, and IT leadership and staff
• A high level of interpersonal skills to allow effective communication with a wide variety of hospital personnel, physicians and the general public
• Ability to remain positive and supportive under high stress situations

Compensation range from 327K to 350K (not including bonuses / incentive compensation or benefits)

Salary Disclosure Information:
Mount Sinai Health System provides a salary range to comply with the New York City law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, specialties, historical productivity, historical collections, and hospital/community need. As such, an actual salary may fall closer to one or the other end of the range, and in certain circumstances, may wind up being outside of the listed salary range. The salary range listed is for full-time employment and does not include bonuses / incentive compensation or benefits.

Please specify Job Title of interest and send CV with Cover Letter to:
Alex Cano
Executive Director Physician Recruitment
Mount Sinai Health System
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