Description
Chair, Department of Medicine
Huntington Hospital
About the Position
The Department of Medicine at Huntington Hospital is seeking a physician leader for the Chair position. Huntington Hospital has recently received approval to launch an Internal Medicine Residency Program, and the Chair will play a central role in establishing the program’s educational framework, faculty development, and integration within the Department of Medicine.
Responsibilities and tasks of this role include, but are not limited to:
- Overseeing the departmental aspect of strategic planning and programmatic growth with a focus on quality of the clinical, educational, and research programs
- Leading the development and enhancement of departmental clinical, educational, and research activities, in accordance with the facility’s mission and vision
- Supervising all professional activities and clinical staff within the Department and within subspecialty divisions of the Department
- The Chair of Medicine will report directly to the Hospital’s Medical Director while collaborating closely with the Medicine Service Line
- Managing staff including, appointing departmental members to committees, establishing, and coordinating faculty and staff development, periodically evaluating faculty and staff as well as all faculty appointments, reappointments, and promotions according to Hospital Medical Staff By-Laws
- Ensuring professional performance of all practitioners with clinical privileges in the Department
- Collaborating with administrative and nursing leadership to build a team-based clinical environment
- Developing policies, procedures and practices for the Department that ensure the provision of high-quality patient care
About Northwell Health System
Northwell Health is the largest private employer in New York State with 28 hospitals and more than 1,000 outpatient community-based facilities. With over 14,000 credentialed physicians and more than 100,000 employees, Northwell is the largest healthcare system in the state of New York and one of the largest 10 healthcare systems in the country. It is affiliated with The Feinstein Institutes, a nationally recognized research facility, and the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL), a world-class basic science research facility that is home to eight Nobel Prize winners. The private, not-for-profit Laboratory employs 1,100 people including 600 scientists, students and technicians. And the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell employs over 2,400 faculty members across 25 academic departments and enrolls a diverse community of approximately 400 students.
About Huntington Hospital
Huntington Hospital is a full-service, 371-bed, nonprofit hospital serving Huntington Township and the surrounding communities. Much more than just a community hospital, we are the only one in Suffolk County—and one of only two on Long Island—to be recognized as a 5-star hospital by the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare services (CMS). This is the highest recognition possible by the national governing body for all of health care, and it’s a designation that reflects exceptional quality and safety.
Candidate Qualifications
- M.D. Degree or equivalent from an accredited College of Medicine
- Completion of residency with Board Certification
- Currently licensed as a physician in the State of New York
- Outstanding organizational, communication and management skills, and an ability to work collaboratively with all staff
- Previous division, department, or GME leadership experience highly preferred
Full-time clinical base compensation at Northwell Health ranges from $125K to $750K, which is impacted by various factors, including but not limited to physician specialty, level of experience, quality of care, academic accomplishments, patient experience and productivity. The base compensation range listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.
Please send your CV and Letter of Interest to The Office of Physician Recruitment: OPR@Northwell.edu
