Regional Director of Perinatal Care/Maternal-Fetal Medicine (30137)

Physician Affiliate Group of New York•New York, NY

65d•$495,400 - $495,400•Hybrid

About The Position

Physician Affiliate Group of New York (PAGNY) has an opportunity for a Regional Medical Director of Perinatal Care/Maternal-Fetal Medicine (MFM) at NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln, NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan, and NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem. Under the Chairperson of the Department, the Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist will lead our dynamic perinatal/high-risk obstetrics teams at Harlem, Lincoln, and Metropolitan facilities. The Specialist will provide high quality, evidence-based, patient-centered care for pregnant individuals with complex medical, surgical, and obstetric conditions. This position will also include responsibilities in education and teaching, hospital and system wide quality initiatives, and administrative leadership of the outpatient antepartum service. This role offers the opportunity to work within a collaborative environment that includes general obstetrics, midwifery, neonatology, anesthesiology, social work, and care coordination teams aligned to improve perinatal outcomes, advance maternal health equity, and promote patient satisfaction. The mission of NYC Health + Hospitals is to extend equally to all New Yorkers, regardless of the ability to pay, comprehensive health services of the highest quality in an atmosphere of humane care, dignity, and respect. Their Values are built on a foundation of social and racial equity and has established the ICARE standards for all staff. NYC Health + Hospitals is the nation’s largest municipal health care delivery system in the United States. Dedicated to providing the highest quality health care services to all New Yorkers with compassion, dignity and respect, and regardless of immigration status or ability to pay.

Requirements

MD or DO from an accredited institution.
Board certified in Obstetrics & Gynecology and board eligible or board certified in Maternal-Fetal Medicine.
Eligible for medical licensure in New York State.
Five years direct patient care experience in a diverse, safety-net, urban healthcare setting with ability to obtain clinical privileges including inpatient, outpatient, and surgical/procedural credentials.

Responsibilities

Provide in person and remote comprehensive consultations for high risk and medical complex pregnant patients, including maternal and fetal complications at all three facilities.
Perform and interpret advanced obstetric ultrasound, including dopplers studies and perinatal diagnostic procedures.
Co-manage obstetric patients with general obstetricians, midwives, nurse practitioners, and other medical providers to optimize maternal and fetal outcomes.
Consultative or direct patient care of antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum patients requiring maternal-fetal medicine management.
Performing and interpreting obstetric ultrasounds including NT and doppler studies.
Amniocentesis, cervical cerclage and external cephalic version, Antepartum fetal assessment (NST, BPP).
Inpatient general obstetric privileges at Harlem, Lincoln, and Metropolitan.
Supervise and teach residents, students (medical, PA, NP, CNM, sonography), sonographers and related staff.
Participate in activities related to the residency program at Harlem, Lincoln, and Metropolitan consistent with the learning objectives established by the program director, including lectures, simulations, and journal club.
Mentor and advise residents and medical students.
Support required research activities and PI/QA projects of the Department, as required.
Participate in Grand Rounds and departmental academic activities, as requested.
Oversight and management of the Maternal-Fetal Medicine Division at Harlem, Lincoln, and Metropolitan, including the antepartum testing areas and obstetric ultrasound.
Involvement in the collaborative agreement with Maimonides Medical Center Division of Maternal-Fetal medicine for clinical services.
Participation on PI/QA projects and committees, as required.
Participation in RCA activities, as requested.
Annual reporting of data including outcomes to the Department Chairs (to be shared as part of the medical board annual update) with a divisional strategic plan.
Acquisition and/or maintenance of AIUM credentialing of ultrasound units.
Clinical coverage, in person and remote, for MFM services at Harlem, Lincoln, and Metropolitan.
Remote coverage, as needed, for other facilities in the NYC Health + Hospital system.
Emergency coverage for other facilities in the NYC Health + Hospital system.
Home on-call consult coverage for weeknights, weekends and holidays for Harlem, Lincoln, and Metropolitan.
Schedules will be developed by the Departmental leadership and the Regional Director based on facility need and acuity.

Benefits

Annual Base Salary: $495,400.00
Additional night/weekend call performed over the 17 weeks required for the position will be paid at a rate of $25 per hour.
Annualized Stipend - $50,000 to fulfill Regional Director job responsibilities
Projected bonus of up to $40,000 (based on previous year’s average), contingent upon meeting quality and productivity targets.
401(k) Company Contribution: Employees are immediately vested in a 3% company contribution of base earnings. After one year of service, employees receive an additional 7% company contribution of base earnings.
Annual Continuing Medical Education (CME) Reimbursement.
Generous Paid Time Off (PTO): Vacation, Sick, Holiday, and CME days.
Medical, Prescription, and Dental Coverage: Top-tier plans with employee contributions significantly below market rates.
Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) Coverage: Equal to 2x your salary (up to a maximum of $300,000) provided at no cost to you.
Additional employee-paid Voluntary Life and AD&D coverage is available for you and your family.
Loan Forgiveness: Position may be eligible for loan forgiveness through certain state or federal programs.
Medical Malpractice Coverage (equivalent to occurrence-based): Provided at no cost to the employee.
Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs).
Pre-tax employee-paid contributions for commuting expenses.