Employed by PAGNY for NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County, Kings County Hospital operates a world-renowned Level 1 Trauma Center, one of only three in Brooklyn, which serves 2.6 million residents of Brooklyn and Staten Island. The hospital is academically affiliated with SUNY Downstate Medical Center and trains their medical students and OBGYN residents.

Kings County is located in the East Flatbush/Prospect-Lefferts section of Brooklyn, close to the 2 and 5 subways. Our patients are diverse, with the majority being Afro-Caribbean. Most of our patients are native English speakers. Knowledge of French/Haitian Creole is helpful, but not required

NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County is looking for a Medical Director of Substance Use Disorders Services and Integrated Ambulatory Behavioral Health to provide clinical leadership towards program development, integration, and daily operations and of Adult Ambulatory Services across the Behavioral Health continuum in collaboration with Senior Leadership and the Chief of Service.

Is responsible for the vision and overall direction of the various clinical, administrative, and educational activities in the Division of Substance Use Disorders Services.
1. Provides supervision to Clinical Director and Medical Directors of Substance Use Disorders Services.
2. Collaborates with Behavioral Health Senior Leadership and Chief of Service to provide oversight of Adult Integrated Ambulatory Behavioral Health clinical projects and operations including:
   • Integration of Behavioral Health into Primary Care and Specialty Medical Services
   • Integration of Primary Care into Behavioral Health
   • Ambulatory and Inpatient Consult Liaison Services
3. Supervises Medical Director of Behavioral Health Medical Service in collaboration with Chief of Service.
4. Supervises Medical Director of Integrated Care Services in collaboration with Chief of Service.
5. Maintains focus of key strategic priorities including patient experience, access to care, increased market share, and improving financial stability
6. Participate in division department, hospital-wide corporate and community committees and
7. Other duties assigned.

Qualifications include:

• Graduate of an accredited Medical School
• Current license to practice Medicine in the State of New York
• Completed training in Psychiatry, Family Medicine, and Addiction Psychiatry
• Board certification in Psychiatry, Family Medicine, and Addiction Psychiatry
• Minimum 5 years of experience

Exceptional Benefits Include:

• Competitive compensation package
• 10% 401K company contribution after one year of service, with 3% company contribution starting day one
• Choice of a three tiered, starting at FREE medical plans starting day one
• Excellent dental insurance including orthodontics coverage starting day one
• Generous paid time off program
• CME days and dollars
• Eligibility for loan forgiveness through the National Student Debt Forgiveness Center
• Visa candidates are considered
• Indemnification-based Medical Malpractice policy coverage
• Salary: $272,000 + $10,000 Differential
  
  

Physician Affiliate Group of New York (PAGNY) is one of the largest multi-disciplinary groups in the country whose main purpose is to nurture and embolden the healthcare providers who take care of the most fragile and vulnerable patients in New York City. PAGNY is comprised of over 4,000 physicians and healthcare professionals who provide services to NYC Health + Hospitals (H+H), the largest public health system in the United States. Our practitioners are highly skilled professionals with outstanding credentials who deliver the highest level of quality healthcare to patients throughout New York City.

PAGNY has a strong commitment to the principles of diversity and, in that spirit, actively encourages applications from groups underrepresented in healthcare

Physician Affiliate Group of New York, P.C. ("PAGNY") is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to diversity and inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender dysphoria, national origin, age, religion, disability, military and veteran status, marital or parental status, citizenship status, genetic information or any other factor which cannot lawfully be used as a basis for an employment decision. We require applications to be completed online.

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