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The Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center seeks a Medical Director for its School Based Health Centers.

Description Job Title: Medical Director School Based Health Centers

Grade: Faculty

Reports to: Division Chief, Adolescent Medicine, Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center

Primary Purpose:

The Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center ("MSAHC" or the "Center") provides care and wellness for young people by providing vital services - high quality, comprehensive, integrated and confidential - for all who come to the Center or school-based health facilities, at no cost to them. The MSAHC advances adolescent and young adult health as a national imperative by serving as a leading center of clinical care, specialized training, innovative research and advocacy.

The School Based Health Center ("SBHC") Medical Director is responsible for overseeing the operations of the School-Based Health Center program and works collaboratively with MSAHC Deputy Medical Directors to ensure that medical services at the MSAHC School Based Health Centers are developed and managed in accordance with MSAHC's mission, strategic direction and business position.

The School Based Health Medical Director will direct activities of the medical and mental health staff and ensure that services are delivered in accordance with Mount Sinai's policies and procedures, New York State regulations and guidelines, funder guidelines, and established best practices in adolescent medicine. In conjunction with the Deputy Medical Directors of the MSAHC the SBHC Medical Director will establish, approve, and implement policies related to the provision of medical services within the Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center School Based Health Centers.

Responsibilities:

Direct Patient Care

* Direct Outpatient Care at SBHC's and MSAHC and inpatient coverage at Mount Sinai;

* Provide coverage of school-based health center physicians and mid-level practitioners in the event of staff absence.

Administrative Duties

In collaboration with the MSAHC Deputy Medical Directors ensure that the MSAHC SBHC's operate effectively and efficiently, and that interdisciplinary services become well-integrated. Help to ensure a patient-centric culture in which students in need of service are provided competent, caring and integrated care and where staff feel supported, appreciated, respected and can do their best work, and know how their specific work and the work of others contributes to success.

Supervision, Evaluation and Collaboration

• Supervise the overall development, management and evaluation of the SBHC medical practice including the following key positions:

o MSAHC SBHC physicians and mid-level practitioners

o SBHC practice manager in conjunction with Operations Director - and perform duties of SBHC practice manager if the position is vacant

• Evaluate provider's performance no less than annually, perform an OPPE semiannually for all clinical staff and conduct informal performance evaluation and review of charts on a regular basis;

• In concert with the Deputy Medical Directors at the MSAHC develop and implement changes as needed to existing medical care protocols consistent with established adolescent health medical practice standards;

• Implement quality assurance mechanisms and monitor the quality of medical care services;

• Represent SBHC providers' perspectives in the areas of program development, policies and procedures, staff development and address difficulties that may arise in providers' efforts to perform their job responsibilities;

• Implement and monitor systems to track timeliness and communication of all MSAHC specialty referrals;

• Work collaboratively with:

o MSAHC social work supervisor to optimize provision of mental health services in the school-based health center;

o MSAHC research team to evaluate and disseminate practice-based outcomes, and program evaluation initiatives;

o MSAHC Adolescent Medicine Fellowship Program Director in the provision of teaching and academic mentoring to faculty, fellows, residents and staff both at the SBHC as well as the MSAHC;

o The NYC DOH and NYC DOHMH in the evaluation and management of program activities.

o MSAHC health education supervisor to optimize provision of health education services in the school-based health center

Qualifications:

• MD Degree with Board Certification in Adolescent Medicine

• Minimum of 5 years of combined clinical/administrative experience preferred

• Commitment to MSAHC's mission, vision and approach in order to ensure a patient-centric culture which is collaborative and multidisciplinary;

• A commitment to working with young people and a work ethic in which a commitment to understanding and solving the needs of each patient is a priority;

• A proactive, hands-on thinker whose priority is to be a partner with the MSAHC Medical Director;

• Working knowledge and understanding of managed care and healthcare financing;

• Personal qualities of integrity, credibility, empathy, compassion and patience;

• Exceptional management skills. Strong commitment to mentoring, recruiting and retaining a dynamic team in a multi-cultural environment.

• An accessible, visible and flexible management style that inspires trust and confidence in staff to work hard and well together:

• A multi-tasker with the ability to respond to changing priorities in a fast-paced environment;

• Keen problem-solving skills which enable sound decision making and support long-term solutions demonstrated resourcefulness in setting priorities and guiding investment in people and systems.

Compensation range from 175K to 190K (not including bonuses / incentive compensation or benefits)

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The Mount Sinai Health System is an equal opportunity employer, complying with all applicable federal civil rights laws. We do not discriminate, exclude, or treat individuals differently based on race, color, national origin, age, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are deeply committed to fostering an environment where all faculty, staff, students, trainees, patients, visitors, and the communities we serve feel respected and supported. Our goal is to create a healthcare and learning institution that actively works to remove barriers, address challenges, and promote fairness in all aspects of our organization.

Compensation Information:
$175000.00 / annually - $190000.00 / annually