Posted: 01-Jul-24
Location: Bay Shore, New York
Type: Full Time
Salary: Commensurate with Experience
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Internal Number: RESIDENCY PROGRAM DIRSSUH
RESIDENCY PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Northwell Health – South Shore University Hospital, Amityville, NY
Northwell Health’s Department of OB/GYN is seeking a Residency Program Director to help lead South Shore University Hospital’s training program located in Bay Shore, New York. We are seeking applicants with outstanding clinical and managerial skills and out of residency a minimum of 5 years. We prefer the applicant to have at least three (3) years’ experience in a leadership position in OB/GYN residency education (Associate Program Director or Program Director). The ideal candidate will provide oversight of the program to ensure regulatory compliance with the requirements of the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), its Residency Review Committee (RRC), and the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG). The candidate will also ensure the completeness of the educational training experience, comply with institutional and regulatory guidelines, and maintain the adequacy of the educational environment. Responsibilities will also include oversight of the candidate recruitment process, management of the program’s budget and review of performance measures and use of staff resources appropriate to the program’s need. In addition, the Director will participate in the institutional graduate medical education committee and provide supervision to fellows, residents and other trainees caring for patients under the auspices of the department.
This key leadership position will work collaboratively with Hospital and Health System leaders to meet and exceed the organization’s clinical, operational, and financial goals. The residency program provides advanced education in hospital-based obstetrics and gynecology, focused on maximizing patient safety. This program provides strong clinical, surgical and healthcare systems training in both academic and community hospital settings. High-quality training is given by experienced OB-GYN hospitalist, maternal fetal medicine, gynecologic oncology, family planning and urogynecology faculty. Residents are also exposed to national leaders in the specialty at the annual American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) meeting, where they can present research projects.
South Shore University Hospital is the eastern most tertiary hospital for Northwell Health, located 30 miles east of NYC. This 305-bed hospital is rapidly growing in size with plans to potentially expand to over four hundred beds. Comprising 2,500 deliveries per year, South Shore University Hospital has become a regional destination for high-quality care on Suffolk County’s south shore. Newly opened, Northwell Health’s Women and Children’s Center at South Shore University Hospital contains 9 labor and delivery suites, 29 private rooms for antepartum and postpartum patients, and a state-of-the-art neonatal intensive care unit. South Shore University Hospital is an important academic teaching center for the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell for clerkships and sub-internships, providing residencies in Emergency Medicine, Surgery, Internal Medicine, Anesthesia and others as well as OBGYN fellowships in Maternal Fetal Medicine and Urogynecology. Benefits at Northwell Health include:
- Nationally competitive salaries
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Four weeks’ vacation plus paid conference/CME time
- Academic appointment in the Department of OB/GYN at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
- Advanced education opportunities
- College Tuition reimbursement for dependent children
Northwell Health is New York State’s largest health care provider and private employer, with 21 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. Experience a career well cared for and make a difference in the lives of our community.
Northwell Health is committed to training, supporting and nurturing physicians from all backgrounds. 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.
Diversity and inclusion permeate our educational and clinical initiatives. We have set a goal to make sure every one of our physicians receive training on how to deliver high quality, culturally competent care. Our recent educational areas of focus have been on social determinants of health, community engagement and developing a medical-legal partnership for our physicians-in-training. One of our many strengths is our diverse patient population and our expectation is that our diverse patient populations receive equitable care, irrespective of who they are. As a result, we continually recruit a diverse physician workforce to meet the needs of our diverse patients.
Qualified candidates should forward their CV to Alice Perkins at aperkins2@northwell.edu.