What are the responsibilities and job description for the Trauma Medical Director/Acute Care Surgeon position at Northern Westchester Hospital?
Northwell Health is seeking a full-time academic Trauma Medical Director/Acute Care Surgeon BE/BC in Surgical Critical Care/Trauma Surgery to join the faculty at our Northern Westchester campus (in Mount Kisco, NY). This is an excellent opportunity to work as a Clinician Educator in a high acuity environment with a very supportive and experienced team. The qualified candidate will join a team of attendings and lead us to achieve Level III designation. The Division is actively involved in research at the basic science, translational, and clinical level.
Northern Westchester Hospital, part of Northwell Health, provides quality, patient-centered care through a unique combination of medical expertise, leading-edge technology and a commitment to humanity-and it's all close to home. Over 750 highly skilled physicians and a staff of professional caregivers are here to ensure that you and your family receive treatment in a caring, respectful and nurturing environment. Our hospital has established extensive internal quality measurements that surpass the standards defined by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Hospital Quality Alliance (HQA) National Hospital Quality Measures.
We continually recruit a diverse physician workforce to meet the needs of the diverse patients we seek to serve; as a result, our Health System is proudly ranked by Diversity Incorporated as the #1 Hospital and Health System in the US. 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. For more information and resources regarding our initiatives, please visit our Center for Equity of Care" https://www.northwell.edu/education-and-resources/community-engagement/center-for-equity-of-care
Northwell Health is New York State's largest health care provider and private employer, with 23 hospitals, 830 outpatient facilities, and more than 16,600 affiliated physicians. We care for over two million people annually in the New York metro area and beyond, thanks to philanthropic support from our communities. Our 76,000 employees - 18,900 nurses and 4,800 employed doctors, including members of Northwell Health Physician Partners - are working to change health care for the better. We're making breakthroughs in medicine at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research. We're training the next generation of medical professionals at the visionary Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell and the Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies.
The right candidate will have a strong commitment to medical student and resident education. Interest in translational and/or clinical research is also desirable.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer; rank at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell will be commensurate with qualifications.
For more information and to apply, please contact Romaine Walton, Senior Physician Recruiter, at: OPR@Northwell.edu.