Occupational Health - Physician - Mount Sinai Selikoff Centers - Suffern, NY
About The Position
The Mount Sinai Selikoff Centers for Occupational Health are seeking a Full-Time Occupational, Internal Medicine, or Family Medicine Physician to join their dynamic and collaborative medical team in Suffern! The Selikoff Centers are the clinical core of the Department of Environmental Medicine’s Division of Occupational Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. The Division is committed to preventing and treating work-related injuries and illnesses. The Selikoff Centers render approximately 30,000 clinical visits annually at locations in Manhattan, Staten Island, Suffern and Yonkers. The Selikoff Centers are part of the New York State Department of Health’s Occupational Health Clinic Network and designated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health as World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP) Clinical Centers of Excellence. The physician is expected to provide direct patient care in the clinical office setting in the Mount Sinai Selikoff Centers for Occupational Health, under the direction of the Medical Director. The position will require the knowledge and skills to provide evidence-based clinical evaluation and treatment for occupational injuries and illnesses, in particular for World Trade Center-related illnesses. This will entail the evaluation of whether or not patients’ conditions are substantially related to the exposure they experienced at the WTC disaster site and certification of exposure-disease relationships to federal agencies overseeing the WTC Health Program. The physician will evaluate patients for occupationally related disorders as a workers’ compensation credentialed provider. The incumbent must have the knowledge and skills to determine fitness for duty, perform disability assessments and consultations on occupational illness.
Requirements
- Medical Degree from an accredited program
- New York State Medical License
- BE/BC in Occupational Medicine, Internal Medicine, Family Medicine or Pulmonary Medicine.
- Excellent communication and organizational skills
- A strong work ethic and desire to participate in a team-oriented, performance-driven environment
- Respectfully collaborate and build relationships with a diverse set of teammates
- Thrive in a constantly evolving environment, challenging the status quo and striving to innovate and improve care delivery
Nice To Haves
- Preventive Medicine candidates with 3 or more years of recent direct patient care experience will also be considered.
Responsibilities
- Provide evidence-based clinical evaluation and treatment for work-related injuries and illnesses
- Provide outpatient care, monitoring and treatment of World Trade Center-disaster related illness
- Perform medical screenings for groups with exposures to hazards, such as asbestos, lead, and other toxic substances
- Perform disabilities evaluations and depositions, when applicable
- Supervise ancillary providers
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
