Physician Affiliate Group of New York (PAGNY) is adding a Director of Pediatric Surgery to the group at NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County. The Hospital is part of NYC Health + Hospitals. 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 maintains a strong academic affiliation with SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University to maintain its high healthcare delivery standards.
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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.
Work with the Chief of Surgery to ensure all surgeons and ancillary staff in the Kings Pediatric Surgery Division work to meet or exceed the standard of care in treating pediatric surgery patients. Participates and assists the Chief of Surgery in tasks and generation of metrics to support quality assurance and performance improvement for the Department of General Surgery and the Pediatric Surgery Division Direct the day-to-day administrative and clinical tasks for Kings Pediatric Surgery Division; e.g., making the monthly pediatric surgery call schedule. Work with the Chief of Surgery to help grow operative case volume for the division. Work with the Chief of Surgery in recruiting attending and ancillary staff to fill open positions within the pediatric surgery division. Assume all tasks--administrative, clinical, and outreach-- aimed at obtaining and maintaining verification as a level 2 pediatric trauma center by the American College of Surgeons (ACS). Serve as the Pediatric Trauma Medical Director once ACS verification for pediatric trauma level 2 is accomplished.