Director of Pediatric Hospital Medicine

Cohen Children's Northwell Health is seeking a full-time, board-eligible/board-certified Pediatric Hospitalist to lead the Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine and direct the inpatient Pediatrics Unit at Staten Island University Hospital. This role offers an evidence-based clinical practice within a collegial unit staffed 24/7 by Pediatric Residents and advanced care practitioners. The successful candidate will play an integral role in the design and operations of a future new inpatient pediatric unit, working within a state-of-the-art Gruppuso Women and Newborn Center.

Practice Info

• Collegial unit staffed 24/7 by Pediatric Residents and advanced care practitioners
• Recently opened state-of-the-art Gruppuso Women and Newborn Center (30 private rooms and 4,000 annual deliveries)
• Collaborative team of four Pediatric Hospitalists covering both newborn nursery and inpatient pediatrics
• 20-bed inpatient pediatric unit supported by all pediatric subspecialties, as well as pediatric general surgery, orthopedics, trauma, otolaryngology, and ophthalmology
• 4-bed PICU covered by Pediatric intensivists
• Labor & Delivery covered by Level 3 NICU and 24/7 in-house neonatologists

Responsibilities

• Direct the inpatient Pediatrics Unit
• Lead the Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine
• Lead role in developing clinical protocols
• Attend administrative and academic meetings
• Oversee clinical care and hospitalist quality initiatives
• Supervise trainees in our ACGME-accredited pediatric residency program
• Participate in clinical research
• Collaborate with Cohen Children's Medical Center to implement best practices, develop clinical xibtplm policies and procedures, and participate in scholarly activities

Compensation

• Competitive salary
• Academic appointment at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell commensurate with experience

Benefits

• Benefits package

Requirements

• BE/BC Pediatric Hospitalist
• At least 5 years' experience in Pediatric Hospital Medicine
• Track record in teaching and supervising residents
• Requisite administrative skills to lead a skilled team of hospitalists