Job Description
**Union Health Center is seeking a Medical Director in New York City!**
**Background**
The Union Health Center (UHC) is an innovative primary and multi-specialty center focused on providing well-coordinated and accessible healthcare. UHC has been providing care to New Yorkers for over one hundred years, founded by the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union (ILGWU) and the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America (ACWA). UHC was established to provide affordable and comprehensive healthcare to union members and their families, and has been recognized by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) as a Patient Centered Medical Home since 2009. The center was built around a team-based model that integrates health coaches and serves a patient population that experiences a heavy burden of chronic disease and varying levels of health literacy. UHC maintains Primary Care PCMH recognition and is certified as an Article 28 facility.
**UHC and Mount Sinai Partnership**
Since 2018, UHC and Mount Sinai, one of the largest health systems in the U.S, have collaborated to enhance patient care by creating a medical neighborhood, which provided UHC patients with enhanced access and service within the Mount Sinai network. Effective April 2021 Mount Sinai will begin to provide management services for UHC acting as a partner to design and deliver value-based health care. The Union Health Center and Mount Sinai look forward to a growing and strengthened strategic partnership.
**Role Summary**
The term of appointment of the Medical Director shall be as determined by the Board of Directors of the Union Health Center. Such clinical responsibilities and privileges as she/he shall enjoy at UHC shall be governed by the same provisions regarding appointments, privileges and hearings as apply to members of the medical staff at UHC.
**Position Responsibility:**
• Supervises medical providers and works with the Chief Medical Officer to ensure that primary care providers and specialists adhere to standards of care and overall clinical quality.
• Reports to the Chief Medical Officer and able to perform the activities of the Chief Medical Officer when necessity dictates.
• Perform Performance Evaluations of Clinical Staff including Annual Performance Evaluations, Ongoing Professional Performance Evaluation and if needed, Focused Professional Performance Evaluations
• Engage clinical staff in professional development to ensure clinical staff are maintaining the highest levels of clinical skills and ongoing Maintenance of Certification.
• Coach clinical teams and develop processes to build relationships with members most in need of our services (those at greatest health risk)
• Partner with clinical quality leads to develop and implement clinical protocols to ensure the highest level of patient safety in keeping with all UHC policies and procedures
• Works with clinical quality leads to oversee the Infection Control Program and its initiatives.
• Works with emergency preparedness committee regarding development and implementation of UHC’s disaster preparedness plan.
• Works with clinical quality lead regarding patient’s complaints and incidences and the responses provided.
• Responsible for appointment and re-appointment of medical staff providers.
• Monitors clinical program(s) and aspects of formal back-up or transfer agreements.
• Responsible for organizing Primary Care Providers schedules and works with Administrative and Clinical/Operational teams to monitor provider productivity.
• Complies with the Union Health Center’s policies & procedures related to privacy and security of identifiable patient information (PHI), as explained in the HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act) training.
• Able to maintain a patient panel respective of clinical time.
**Method of Appointment:**
The Board of Director of the Union Health Center shall appoint the Medical Director upon recommendation from the President of the Board and after concurrence of the affiliates.
**Position Qualifications:**
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. The Union Health Center will comply with applicable standards of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
• Active Medical Degree from an accredited university
• Valid New York Medical License required
• Board certified in Family Practice or Internal Medicine
• Minimum 5 years’ experience post board certification
• Have strong interpersonal, oral, written communication, organizational and collaborative skills
• Article 28 and PCMH experience preferred
• Compensation range from $225 to $250K (not including bonuses / incentive compensation or benefits)
**Preferred Skills and Qualities:**
• Commitment to working in teams to provide excellent clinical care
• Passion for health care as evidenced by academic pursuits and/or professional experience.
• Experience improving quality of care and operational efficiency in previous roles
• Proficient with electronic health records
• Strongly Preferred, Proficiency in Spanish
**General Information:**
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the individual assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required of persons so classified.
**Salary Disclosure Information:**
Mount Sinai Health System provides a salary range to comply with the New York City law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, specialties, historical productivity, historical collections, and hospital/community need. As such, an actual salary may fall closer to one or the other end of the range, and in certain circumstances, may wind up being outside of the listed salary range. The salary range listed is for full-time employment and does not include bonuses / incentive compensation or benefits.
**About the Mount Sinai Health System:**
The Mount Sinai Health System is New York City's largest academic medical system, encompassing eight hospitals, a leading medical school, and a vast network of ambulatory practices throughout the greater New York region. Mount Sinai advances medicine and health through unrivaled education and translational research and discovery to deliver care that is the safest, highest-quality, most accessible and equitable, and the best value of any health system in the nation. The Health System includes approximately 7,300 primary and specialty care physicians; 13 joint-venture ambulatory surgery centers; more than 415 ambulatory practices throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida; and more than 30 affiliated community health centers. The Mount Sinai Hospital is ranked on U.S. News & World Report's "Honor Roll" of the top 20 U.S. hospitals and is top in the nation by specialty: No. 1 in Geriatrics and top 20 in Cardiology/Heart Surgery, Diabetes/Endocrinology, Gastroenterology/GI Surgery, Neurology/Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, ENT, Pulmonology/Lung Surgery, Rehabilitation, and Urology. New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai is ranked No. 12 in Ophthalmology. Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital is ranked in U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Children’s Hospitals” among the country’s best in four out of 10 pediatric specialties. The Icahn School of Medicine is one of three medical schools that have earned distinction by multiple indicators: ranked in the top 20 by U.S. News & World Report's "Best Medical Schools," aligned with a U.S. News & World Report "Honor Roll" Hospital, and No. 14 in the nation for National Institutes of Health funding. Newsweek’s “The World’s Best Smart Hospitals” ranks The Mount Sinai Hospital as No. 1 in New York and in the top five globally, and Mount Sinai Morningside in the top 20 globally. For more information, visit https://www.mountsinai.org or find Mount Sinai on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
_The Union Health Center is an equal opportunity employer. We comply with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate, exclude, or treat people differently on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression._
**Please specify Job Title of interest and send CV with Cover Letter to:**
**Alex Cano**
**Executive Director Physician Recruitment**
**Mount Sinai Health System**
**Alex.cano@mountsinai.org**
**Strength Through Diversity**
The Mount Sinai Health System believes that diversity, equity, and inclusion are key drivers for excellence. We share a common devotion to delivering exceptional patient care. When you join us, you become a part of Mount Sinai’s unrivaled record of achievement, education, and advancement as we revolutionize medicine together. We invite you to participate actively as a part of the Mount Sinai Health System team by:
+ Using a lens of equity in all aspects of patient care delivery, education, and research to promote policies and practices to allow opportunities for all to thrive and reach their potential.
+ Serving as a role model confronting racist, sexist, or other inappropriate actions by speaking up, challenging exclusionary organizational practices, and standing side-by-side in support of colleagues who experience discrimination.
+ Inspiring and fostering an environment of anti-racist behaviors among and between departments and co-workers.
We work hard to acquire and retain the best people and to create an inclusive, welcoming and nurturing work environment where all feel they are valued, belong and are able to professional advance. We share the belief that all employees, regardless of job title or expertise contribute to the patient experience and quality of patient care.
Explore more about this opportunity and how you can help us write a new chapter in our history!
**“About the Mount Sinai Health System:**
Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with more than 43,000 employees working across eight hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 300 labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time — discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it. Through the integration of its hospitals, labs, and schools, Mount Sinai offers comprehensive health care solutions from birth through geriatrics, leveraging innovative approaches such as artificial intelligence and informatics while keeping patients’ medical and emotional needs at the center of all treatment. The Health System includes approximately 7,400 primary and specialty care physicians; 13 joint-venture outpatient surgery centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida; and more than 30 affiliated community health centers. We are consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals, receiving high "Honor Roll" status, and are highly ranked: No. 1 in Geriatrics and top 20 in Cardiology/Heart Surgery, Diabetes/Endocrinology, Gastroenterology/GI Surgery, Neurology/Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Pulmonology/Lung Surgery, Rehabilitation, and Urology. New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai is ranked No. 12 in Ophthalmology. U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Children’s Hospitals” ranks Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital among the country’s best in several pediatric specialties. The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is ranked No. 14 nationwide in National Institutes of Health funding and in the 99th percentile in research dollars per investigator according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. Newsweek’s “The World’s Best Smart Hospitals” ranks The Mount Sinai Hospital as No. 1 in New York and in the top five globally, and Mount Sinai Morningside in the top 20 globally.
The Mount Sinai Health System is an equal opportunity employer. We comply with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate, exclude, or treat people differently on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. We are passionately committed to addressing racism and its effects on our faculty, staff, students, trainees, patients, visitors, and the communities we serve. Our goal is for Mount Sinai to become an anti-racist health care and learning institution that intentionally addresses structural racism.”
**EOE Minorities/Women/Disabled/Veterans**
**Requisition ID** : 2300001Q