Overview

Employed by PAGNY for NYC Health Hospitals/Kings County, located in the heart of Brooklyn, accommodates more than 518,076 outpatient visits, more than 141,328 emergency room visits, and with 627 beds, more than 25,000 inpatient admissions annually. The hospital maintains a strong academic affiliation with SUNY Downstate Medical Center in order to maintain its high standards of healthcare delivery.

Kings County is located in the East Flatbush/Prospect-Lefferts section of Brooklyn, close to the 2 and 5 subways. Our patients are diverse, with the majority being Afro-Caribbean. Most of our patients are native English speakers. Knowledge of French/Haitian Creole is helpful, but not required.

Responsibilities

• Work with the Chief of Surgery to ensure all surgeons and ancillary staff in the Kings Pediatric Surgery Division work to meet or exceed the standard of care in treating pediatric surgery patients.
• Participates and assists the Chief of Surgery in tasks and generation of metrics to support quality assurance and performance improvement for the Department of General Surgery and the Pediatric Surgery Division
• Direct the day-to-day administrative and clinical tasks for Kings Pediatric Surgery Division; e.g., making the monthly pediatric surgery call schedule.
• Work with the Chief of Surgery to help grow operative case volume for the division.
• Work with the Chief of Surgery in recruiting attending and ancillary staff to fill open positions within the pediatric surgery division.
• Assume all tasks--administrative, clinical, and outreach-- aimed at obtaining and maintaining verification as a level 2 pediatric trauma center by the American College of Surgeons (ACS).
• Serve as the Pediatric Trauma Medical Director once ACS verification for pediatric trauma level 2 is accomplished.

Qualifications

• Current licensed NYS registration certificate
• Current DEA licensed certification
• Board Eligible/Board Certified
• Graduated from approved Medical School
• Completion of approved residency in specialty
• ACLS/ATLS/PALS certification or eligible to obtain

Exceptional Benefits Include: 

• Competitive compensation package 
• 10% 401K company contribution after one year of service, with 3% company contribution starting day one 
• Choice of a three tiered, starting at FREE medical plans starting day one 
• Excellent dental insurance including orthodontics coverage starting day one 
• Generous paid time off program 
• CME days and dollars 
• Eligibility for loan forgiveness through the National Student Debt Forgiveness Center 
• Visa candidates are considered
• Occurrence-based Medical Malpractice policy coverage 
• Annual Salary: $420,000.00

Physician Affiliate Group of New York (PAGNY) is one of the largest multi-disciplinary groups in the country whose main purpose is to nurture and embolden the healthcare providers who take care of the most fragile and vulnerable patients in New York City. PAGNY is comprised of over 4,000 physicians and healthcare professionals who provide services to NYC Health Hospitals (H H), the largest public health system in the United States. Our practitioners are highly skilled professionals with outstanding credentials who deliver the highest level of quality healthcare to patients throughout New York City.

PAGNY has a strong commitment to the principles of diversity and, in that spirit, actively encourages applications from groups underrepresented in healthcare 

Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V