Director of Advanced Endoscopy and Associate Fellowship Program Director - Physician Affiliate Group of New York

Physician Affiliate Group of New York (PAGNY) is adding a Director of Advanced Endoscopy/Associate GI Fellowship Program Director to the group at NYC Health + Hospitals/South Brooklyn Health. The hospital is part of NYC Health + Hospitals. South Brooklyn Health is a redesigned health care campus featuring the new 11-floor Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hospital which provides emergency care, modern labor & delivery suites, and state-of-the-art surgical services. The new Health & Wellness Institute offers outpatient services—from primary and preventive care to specialty services for children and adults—all designed to keep our community healthy and accommodates more than 250,000 outpatient visits, more than 89,000 emergency room visits, and with 371 beds, more than 15,000 inpatient admissions annually. 

The hospital maintains a strong academic affiliation with SUNY Downstate Medical Center and NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine in order to maintain its high standards of healthcare delivery. 

The mission of NYC Health + Hospitals is to extend equally to all New Yorkers, regardless of the ability to pay, comprehensive health services of the highest quality in an atmosphere of humane care, dignity, and respect.  Their Values are built on a foundation of social and racial equity and has established the ICARE standards for all staff.

NYC Health + Hospitals is the nation’s largest municipal health care delivery system in the United States. Dedicated to providing the highest quality health care services to all New Yorkers with compassion, dignity and respect, and regardless of immigration status or ability to pay.

Director of Advanced Endoscopy:

• Work with Director of Gastroenterology to set patient care standard for advanced endoscopy and, establish clinical goals to ensure the strategic implementation of best practices and development of this program
• Manage performance metrics for advanced endoscopic procedures and report these to the GI and Department of Medicine QA/PI Committees
• Assume responsibility for training the Gastroenterology fellows to perform ERCP
• Will perform all Endoscopic Ultrasound procedures and teach the fellows these techniques
• Will help develop and then supervise and manage the GI Motility Service
• Will train in and establish Double Balloon Enteroscopy availability at SBH and teach this to the fellows
• Will need to monitor new GI new techniques and work with the Director of Gastroenterology to plan and bring to SBH emerging capabilities to serve the GI needs of our patients.
• Participates in medical educational meetings to improve and provide continuous quality care to our patients.
• Provide direct patient care, including dedicated clinic sessions, OR Block time, and supervision of resident program panels as required by the department Chairperson

Associate Fellowship Program Director:

• Maintain current knowledge of and compliance with the ACGME Program Requirements pertaining to the Gastroenterology Program, as well as any other program policies and procedures, subspecialty program requirements, etc.
• Work with the Program Director to develop an educational curriculum as defined in the ACGME Program Requirements for Gastroenterology and the Common Program Requirements
• Supervise and teach the Board Review for all Gastroenterology fellows.
• Assume primary responsibility for the administration of all didactic educational activities of the Division of Gastroenterology’s Fellowship Program
• Schedule all Gastroenterology Grand Rounds to further the curricular goals of the fellowship and attend to the educational needs of the fellows
• Participate in GME Committee, subcommittees and task forces, including program representation at all GMEC meetings, and Internal Review panels as requested
• Maintain, together with the Program Director, accurate and complete program files in compliance with institutional records retention policies
• Ensure that fellows comply with ACGME Resident Surveys
• Facilitate fellows’ participation in the educational and scholarly activities of the program, and ensure that they assume responsibility for teaching and supervising other residents and students
• Serve as Co-Chair of the Gastroenterology Research Committee
• Supervise, with the Program Director, all Performance Improvement and Quality Assurance projects and ensure that all such activities include Gastroenterology fellows
• Ensure fellows’ attendance at educational offerings required by the institution
• Help the Program Director ensure that the program’s policies regarding evaluation and performance feedback are followed for all residents within the program
• Assist with clinical scheduling of fellows and monitor residents’ duty hours as required by ACGME regulation

• Previous relevant experience teaching and supervising trainees in Gastroenterology
• Board certification in Gastroenterology

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 threetiered, starting at FREE medical plansstarting day one 
• Excellent dental insurance, including orthodontics coveragestarting day one 
• Generous paid time off program 
• CME days and dollars 
• Medical Malpractice policy coverage 
• Annual Based Salary: $375,000.00 

Physician Affiliate Group of New York (PAGNY), a tax-exempt organization affiliated with NYC Health + Hospitals, is one of the largest physician groups in New York State and directly employs nearly 4,000 physicians and allied health professionals who serve seven of New York City’s public hospitals, numerous public health community-based practices, and the city’s Correctional Health Service. 

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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