Physician Affiliate Group of New York (PAGNY) has a Director of Service/Chief, Obstetrics and Gynecology opportunity with NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem.  Harlem Hospital is located on 135th Street in Manhattan and has been certified as a Baby-Friendly hospital by the World Health Organization. The OBGYN service has 24-hour OBGYN Anesthesia, with five birthing suites, a 17-bed inpatient unit, plus 5 Triage beds. Harlem Hospital features a da Vinci Robot and a full GYN service, which includes minimally invasive gynecologic surgery, urogynecology, an active robotic surgical service, and a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.  On average, the OBGYN service has 800 births annually. The hospital maintains an academic affiliation with Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.

 

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Opportunity Details:

The Chief of Service, OBGYN will serve as a dynamic leader to oversee the expansion of the Department, address the health needs of the community, and grow the clinical services offered.

Administrative Expectations & Team Building Establish and promote the vision for the Department of OBGYN. Ensure a culture of open dialogue with all staff, promote healthy team norms, and develop pathways to support staff and promote wellness. Active involvement in faculty recruitment, selection, and mentorship. Ensure a culture of diversity and inclusion within the Department of OBGYN. Identify and address areas of inequity by promoting activities that build awareness and acceptance of all individuals. Communication/Change Management Expectations Establish appropriate communication channels with clinicians and administration that result in trust, alignment, and collaborative working relationships that results in patient access to resources. Establish open and non-judgmental dialogue, expect a culture of diversity and inclusiveness, welcome constructive criticism from direct reports, admit errors openly, avoid a punitive response to honest mistakes, demonstrate timely responsiveness, and hold others accountable. Coach, mentor, and develop others to build internal capabilities and the talent that facilitates succession. Clinical Quality Review and Supervision Provide leadership and disseminate practice standards and accountabilities to non-physician OBGYN staff, physicians, residents and medical students. Promote and oversee development of standard work and adoption of practice guidelines that promote quality, cost-effective care for the patient population. Ensure that appropriate quality improvement standards and metrics for the OBGYN Department are established, maintained and reported. Encourage clinical quality initiatives are focused on improving the patient experience, patient safety clinical outcomes, enhancing systems to assure timeliness and efficiency, and assuring quality while maintaining fiscal responsibility. Complete ongoing professional evaluations of individuals within the Department. Clinical Expectations Clinical coverage will be assigned according to the expertise of the candidate and may include a combination of OBGYN clinical areas such as outpatient practice, inpatient, labor and delivery, and/or GYN surgery. Responsibilities will include precepting/mentoring of attendings, teaching of medical students, collaboration with midwives, physician assistants and nurse practitioners. Call coverage will include in house call requirement monthly. Call coverage may include back up call according to clinical expertise.