About the position
Mount Sinai South Nassau seeks a Family Medicine Faculty Physician to join its growing department! Recognized for administering personalized comprehensive patient care, innovative educational opportunities for students and residents, and a developing research environment, our goal is to develop long-term healing relationships with patients and help them manage their care within an underserved area. The physician will be involved in direct patient care, following a small panel of patients in the outpatient setting of a full spectrum Family Medicine office. The faculty physician will serve as a preceptor to residents in the Family Medicine Center, provide inpatient pediatric and newborn care, and will be provided with time for administrative responsibilities which allow for teaching and scholarly activities. Care is provided to patients of all ages, including prenatal care. Intrapartum care and deliveries are not required but can be obtained if desired. The ideal candidate is board-certified in Family Medicine with a passion for teaching and striving to promote the values of Family Medicine and the mission of our ACGME accredited residency program. The physician will participate in faculty development, curricular development and implementation, disseminate scholarly activity, and serve as a role model for our residents. The program promotes residency and faculty well-being, as well as patient safety and continual improvement processes. Regular faculty evaluations help with formative and summative evaluations of the resident, and this faculty person will provide this, as well as serve on the clinical competency committee as well as the program evaluation committee. The faculty person may be responsible for the department Performance Improvement (PI) activities, so an interest or background in PI is preferred. The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (South Nassau) Family Medicine Residency Program has been fully accredited by the ACGME for more than 40 years. We have produced hundreds of board-certified Family Physicians and trained thousands of medical students. Our faculty continue to serve in leadership roles throughout NY state and regularly present regionally and nationally. As a faculty member who will receive an appointment to the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (ISMMS), the physician will have access to a host of opportunities provided by one of the best medical schools in the nation and one of the best hospitals in the world. This includes faculty development, leadership skills training, access to library services, access to wellness programs, free CME, and more.
Responsibilities
- Full time Family Medicine Faculty Physician
- Collaborate with colleagues as an integral part of a world-class health system
- Benefit from the educational, research, and clinical programs of a nationally ranked Medical School
- Serve a diverse and underserved population and live in a region with excellent schools and easy access to Manhattan, while being close to the beach and excellent quality of life
- Teach medical students and residents in the inpatient and outpatient setting
- Participate in regular faculty development
- Produce Scholarly activity in a learning environment
- Oversee the PI efforts of the department
Requirements
- Medical Degree from an Accredited University
- New York Medical License
- Board Certified in Family Medicine
- Committed to Mount Sinai South Nassau and the communities we serve
- Excellent communication, bedside manner, and organizational skills
- A system work ethic and desire to participate in a team-oriented, performance driven health system
Benefits
- Competitive salary and benefits offered including 4 weeks' of vacation
- Paid holidays
- 5 days of paid CME time annually
- Medical, dental, vision, and malpractice coverage
