Chair of Psychiatry - Physician - Mount Sinai South Nassau, NY - Mount Sinai Health System : Job Details

Mount Sinai South Nassau is currently seeking a Chair of Psychiatry!

The Chair will work to ensure that mental health services are developed and managed in accordance with MSSN's mission, strategic direction and business position. The Chair of Psychiatry will direct activities of the mental health staff and ensure that mental health services are delivered in accordance with Mount Sinai South Nassau's policies and procedures, New York State regulations and guidelines, funder guidelines, and established best practices in mental health.

Responsibilities:Responsibilities include overseeing clinician recruitment, supervision of all clinical care, as well as leading quality improvement. Additional responsibilities include regulatory preparedness, and adherence to the standards of various certifying agencies as well as working with hospital and health system leadership to optimize and improve care for all patients in behavioral health.

Duties:• Function as the leader of the Department of Psychiatry at South Nassau• Develops, implements, and monitors clinical programs and services for the Department of Psychiatry, take steps to improve patient care outcomes/services• Coordinates and integrates inter and intra departmental activities to improve the coordination of care and services and takes steps to improve the continuity of care throughout the continuum• Responsible for the overall supervision of all clinical activity within the Department of psychiatry• Monitors the professional competence of the medical staff within the Department of Psychiatry providing care for patients and takes appropriate action when indicated• Communicates clearly with Departmental leadership, faculty and staff to outline roles, responsibilities, and expectations and conduct annual performance reviews• Ensuring Compliance with all regulatory (JC, CMS, OMH, DOH) requirements and standards at all times• Development and execution of Performance Improvement initiatives within the Department• Responsible for fiscal viability of the clinical services in the department including management of budget, expenses and revenue.• Ensure effective management and resolution of department specific patient complaints, emergency situations and critical events• Manage optimal training experience for trainees in the department

Accreditation: • Responsible for maintaining the accreditation, regulatory and licensing standards related to the delivery of safe and effective patient care including but not limited to OMH, OASAS, The Joint Commission and the Department of Health.Position Qualifications:• MD Degree with Board Certification in Child/Adolescent Psychiatry or Psychiatry• Medical Degree from an Accredited University• New York Medical License • Committed to Mount Sinai South Nassau and the communities we serve• Excellent communication, bedside manner, and organizational skills• A strong work ethic and desire to participate in a team-oriented, performance-driven Health

Compensation range from 300K to 400K (not including bonuses / incentive compensation or benefits)

Salary Disclosure Information:Mount Sinai Health System provides a salary range to comply with the New York City law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, specialties, historical productivity, historical collections, and hospital/community need. As such, an actual salary may fall closer to one or the other end of the range, and in certain circumstances, may wind up being outside of the listed salary range. The salary range listed is for full-time employment and does not include bonuses / incentive compensation or benefits.

About the Mount Sinai Health System:

Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with 48,000 employees working across eight hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 600 research and clinical labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time—discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it.

Through the integration of its hospitals, labs, and schools, Mount Sinai offers comprehensive health care solutions from birth through geriatrics, leveraging innovative approaches such as artificial intelligence and informatics while keeping patients' medical and emotional needs at the center of all treatment. The Health System includes approximately 9,000 primary and specialty care physicians and 11 free-standing joint-venture centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida. Hospitals within the System are consistently ranked by Newsweek's® The World's Best Smart Hospitals, Best in State Hospitals, World Best Hospitals and Best Specialty Hospitals and by U.S. News & World Report's® Best Hospitals and Best Children's Hospitals. The Mount Sinai Hospital is on the U.S. News & World Report® Best Hospitals Honor Roll for 2023-2024.

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