Associate Chair and IRF Medical Director, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R)

The Department of PM&R is seeking a physician leader to serve as the Associate Chair and Inpatient Rehab Facility Medical Director (IRF) for the Department of PM&R at Staten Island University Hospital (SIUH). This position reports directly into the Chair of Rehab Services for SIUH and its service line for the health system. In this role, the Associate Chair will assist in managing and directing all PM&R services for SIUH, provide direct patient care to inpatients admitted to the IRF, oversight and adherence to pertinent regulatory requirements, including federal and state agencies, encourage academic research activities within the department and help set overall goals of department. The ideal candidate will have strategic, clinical, quality, administrative, teaching and research responsibilities.

Requirements

• M.D. Degree or equivalent from an accredited College of Medicine

• Board Certification in PM&R

• Currently licensed as a physician in the State of New York

• Experience in directorship of an IRF and PM&R clinical and/or teaching program, preferably in a major medical center or health system

• Outstanding communication and management skills, and an ability to work collaboratively with medical staff, hospital management, and staff

• Must possess recent experience in managing IRF patients employing generally accepted and currently used methods and techniques

Staten Island University Hospital has grown to become a 668-bed tertiary teaching hospital that spans two campuses, providing a vast array of services in health and wellness. Our 17-acre North campus houses the 16 bed IRF and includes Staten Island's most modern emergency department, a medical arts pavilion, and a state-of-the-art education center which serves as the hub for our robust Graduate Medical Education (GME) programs. Our Prince's Bay campus boasts its own emergency department and offers a range of specialty programs.

Northwell Health is New York State's largest health care provider and private employer, with 28 hospitals and 1,050 outpatient facilities. We care for over thirteen million people annually in the New York metro area and Connecticut, thanks to philanthropic support from our communities. Our 104,000 employees - 22,000+ nurses and 13,000+ credentialed physicians, 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. For information on our more than 100 medical specialties, visit Northwell.edu and follow us @NorthwellHealth on Facebook , Twitter , Instagram and LinkedIn .

Northwell Health offers a competitive salary and benefits package. In addition, an academic appointment with The Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell is commensurate with credentials and experience. Physicians will be employed as members of Northwell Physician Partners, the fifth largest medical group in the country.

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