Physician (Physician Specialist), Correctional Health Services - New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation
Job ID: 112615
Hire In Rate: $195,000.00 (for employees new to HHC)
Salary Range: $195,000.00 - $215,000.00
Pay Frequency: Year
Full/Part Time: Full-Time
Regular/Temporary: Regular
Regular Shift: Day
JOB DESCRIPTION
Position Overview:
Under supervision of the Site Medical Director, the Physician will provide comprehensive, compassionate, and thoughtful care to patients with complex chronic disease in the New York City jail system. The Physician will be part of a core interdisciplinary team working in a unique environment delivering the care to patients with significant chronic illnesses. The Physician will provide general primary care including conducting histories and physicals, diagnosing and treating acute and chronic illnesses, and evaluating the need for consult services. The interdisciplinary team will work under supervision of a Site Medical Director.
Responsibilities include:
- Diagnose and treat acute and chronic illnesses. Evaluate the need for consult services and submit the prioritized consult when indicated.
- Complete comprehensive histories and physicals on all new admissions including documentation of problem list, diagnosis, orders (e.g. labs, imaging and referrals) and ordering appropriate medications where applicable.
- Evaluate patients requesting sick call, schedule follow-ups and update medication orders. Update problem lists and reconcile patient orders at all visits.
- Implement plans for patientcare utilizing protocols approved by the medical leadership and/or treatment plans reflecting the current standard of care.
- Request radiology exams, lab tests, EKGs when clinically indicated and interpret these results based on clinical findings and in consultation with supervisors where appropriate.
- Collaborate closely with CHS Physician Assistants, including providing clinical guidance, cosigning notes, and providing other supervision based on clinical circumstance and PA requirements.
- Review all specialty consults and hospital returns to ensure that the standard of care is met and recommendations of the consultant are implemented.
- Perform chart reviews and summaries for patients transferring facilities including updating problem lists, rewriting medication orders, and reconciling orders and consults as needed.
- Generate special needs referrals and documentation as needed (for patients with (disabilities, dietary restrictions, heat sensitivity, or other relevant flags).
- Teach patients about their medical conditions and treatments; counsel on risks and benefits of different treatment decisions; witness, sign, and document patient refusals of care.
- Ensure that all progress notes and orders are signed before the end of the shift.
- Respond to emergencies in a timely and professional manner.
- Notify the appropriate parties, including Urgicare, about 3-hour runs and EMS activation.
- Complete special housing rounds when assigned.
- Be familiar with quality of care and population health indicators. Take appropriate action to meet or exceed standards.
- Maintain clinical competency by participating in all CME and CHS training and in-service requirements.
- Maintain your schedule as directed with particular attention to punctuality and timely notification of absences.
- Adhere to policies and procedures of CHS and be familiar with them by reviewing them as needed.
- Complete tasks as delegated by a Site Medical Director or other supervising clinical team member.
- Maintain all required credentials.
- Maintain current licensure and CME requirements (Appropriate documentation must be on our files).
- Maintain professional attitude and appearance.
- Adhere to Occupational Health Services requirements.
Departmental Preferences:
- Three to five years’ work experience, which may include residency in a directly related medical specialty
- Experience working with patients in a skilled nursing facility or other residential setting
- Experience working with patients who have serious mental illness
- Experience working with patients who carry substance use diagnoses; knowledge of harm reduction approaches to care; and familiarity with medications to treat opioid use disorder
- Experience leading quality improvement initiatives
- Understanding of trauma-informed care
- Skilled in patient-centered shared decision making
- Skilled in communicating risks and benefits of clinical interventions and assessing capacity to make informed decisions.
- Completion of residency in internal medicine, family medicine or other primary care-oriented specialty.
- Compliance with appropriate Maintenance of Certification requirements or other Board Certification requirements.
- Excellent interpersonal communication skills and ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, as well as with NYC DOC staff
- Flexible disposition
Minimum Qualifications:
1. Graduation from an approved medical school.
2. Completion of approved residency or fellowship in the specialty or sub-specialty and Board eligible or certified or Subboard eligible or certified.
3. Five years experience in field of specialty or subspecialty acceptable to the Medical Board of the Hospital.
4. Licensed to practice medicine in the State of New York.
How To Apply:
If you wish to apply for this position, mail your resume, noting the above Job ID #, to:
NYC Health + Hospitals / Correctional Health Services
Talent Acquisition
Human Resources Department
55 Water Street, 18th Floor
New York, NY 10041
Attn: Talent Acquisition
If applying online, please include your cover letter in the same file attachment with your uploaded resume.
NYC Health and Hospitals offers a competitive benefits package that includes:
- Comprehensive Health Benefits for employees hired to work 20+ hrs. per week
- Retirement Savings and Pension Plans
- Loan Forgiveness Programs for eligible employees
- Paid Holidays and Vacation in accordance with employees' Collectively bargained contracts
- College tuition discounts and professional development opportunities
- Multiple employee discounts programs
Apply online here:
Published: 11/25/2024
Stern Family Center for Rehabilitation Manhasset, NY
Northwell Health’s Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine is seeking an BE/BC Internist, Family Medicine physician, Geriatrician and/or Palliative Medicine physician to join the Stern Family Center for Rehabilitation in Manhasset, New York.
The Stern Family Center for Rehabilitation is an award-winning 252-bed academic, skilled nursing facility providing short-term sub-acute inpatient rehabilitation and skilled nursing services. It is ranked as one of the top nursing facilities in New York State. Awarded a five out of five-star rating for overall quality from the federal government’s U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and is in the country's top 10% of nursing facilities. In addition, Stern has received top ranking by Newsweek in their Best Nursing Homes 2022 Report and by US News & World Report in their Best Nursing Homes 2022-2023 publication.
Highlights Include:
- Practice in an award-winning facility with an interdisciplinary team of employed and voluntary physicians, ACPs, and support staff
- Support a 31-bed Sub Acute Unit
- Participate in teaching of medical students, residents, and fellows
- Collaborative research opportunities at the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research
The ideal candidate will be board certified/board eligible in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine with subspecialty training and/or board certification in Geriatrics or Hospice and Palliative Medicine and will have an interest in academics, stimulating cases, transitional care, and sub-acute rehabilitation.
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 Diversity Inc’s #1 Hospital and Health System. 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 healthcare provider and private employer, with 21 hospitals, more than 850 outpatient facilities, and more than 12,000 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 85,000 employees – 19,000 nurses and 5,400 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. For information on our more than 100 medical specialties, visit Northwell.edu and follow us @NorthwellHealth on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
For further details, please contact Nicholas Franzini, Physician Recruiter, at
Nfranzini@Northwell.edu EOE M/F/D/V
Full-time clinical base compensation at Northwell Health ranges from $125K to $750K, which is impacted by various factors, including but not limited to physician specialty, level of experience, quality of care, academic accomplishments, patient experience and productivity. The base compensation range listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.
Published 7/31/2024
