Vice Chair, Clinical Operations - Department of Medicine/Medicine Service Line

About the Position:
The Department of Medicine/Medicine Service Line is seeking a seasoned physician leader for the position of Vice Chair, Clinical Operations. Responsibilities and tasks of the role include:

• Working with the chair on all matters related to clinical operations.
• Earn the trust and confidence of department and hospital leadership, administrators, physicians, and staff.
• Ensure high quality patient care through development and standardization of care processes and protocols, educational seminars, metrics, outcome measures and process improvement initiatives.
• Participate in managing the department in a fiscally responsible manner.
• Ensure the productivity of physician faculty and support staff.

About Northwell Health System:
Northwell Health is the largest private employer in New York State with 23 hospitals and more than 800 outpatient community based facilities. With over 4,000 physicians and more than 75,000 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; 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 with 2,400 faculty members across 25 academic departments, that enrolls a diverse community of approximately 400 students.

About the Department of Medicine/MSL at Northwell Health:
The Mission/Vision of the Department of Medicine/MSL is:

• To provide highest quality, evidence based, cost effective, and equitable care to communities we serve.
• To train the future generation of physician scientist and health care providers for the nation.
• To conduct basic, clinical, and health services research in order to
  • Advance medical care, improve quality and access.
  • Inform health policy.
  • Develop future clinicians and scientists through innovative approaches to education and training.
• To pursue the afore mentioned mission on a solid foundation of diversity, inclusion, equity, and wellbeing.

The position is within the Department of Medicine at North Shore University Hospital and Long Island Jewish Medical Center, the largest Department of Medicine in the health system with over 300 faculty and nearly 250 residents and fellows. The department provides care for patients with a broad range of diseases in numerous specialties, including but not limited to Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, General Internal Medicine, Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Hepatology, Hospital Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Medical Ethics, Nephrology, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, and Rheumatology.

Candidate Qualifications
Education and Experience

• M.D. Degree or equivalent from an accredited College of Medicine.
• Completion of residency with Board Certification or eligibility.
• Currently licensed as a physician in the State of New York.
• Outstanding communication and management skills, and an ability to work collaboratively with medical staff, hospital management, and staff.
• Experience leading a hospital centric service such as Hospital Medicine or Infectious Diseases in an academic medical center.

Diversity and Health Equity
Northwell Health is committed to training, supporting and nurturing physicians from all backgrounds. We fully understand that diversity is integral for our institutional excellence and a means to attaining health equity. As a result, our diversity and inclusion efforts are a part of everything we do, from education, to clinical care, to research, to physician well being. 

Please send your CV and Letter of Interest to Stephanie Billig: [email protected]