Pediatric Emergency Medicine Medical Director Opportunity: Long Island

Progressive Emergency Physicians has an excellent opportunity for a full-time physician to lead our Pediatric Emergency Department team as the Medical Director at Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center, a member of Catholic Health Services of Long Island. We are seeking a board-certified Pediatric Emergency Medicine physician, with previous administrative experience. The director will provide onsite management of the clinical and administrative aspects of our Pediatric Emergency Department. The candidate will have an opportunity to join the Catholic Health Service team through Progressive Emergency Physicians and become a part of one of our nation’s leading healthcare organizations specializing in Emergency Medicine. lifestyle needs. Generous benefits are available to eligible providers, including medical, dental, vision, life, long-term disability 401(K) match, CME allowance, and partnership.

Position Highlights

• 21K Pediatric visits
• ACS Level 2 Trauma Center
• ACGME EM Residency Program and Pediatric Residency Program
• PEM Fellowship in development
• NICU, PICU
• Opening brand new 14-bed private Pediatric ED Summer 2020

The candidate will partner closely with the Chief of Emergency Medicine to plan, manage, and implement strategies that enhance quality and efficiency, patient experience, physician engagement, mentor faculty, and trainees, and foster professional and scholarly growth of the department.  The successful candidate will have an opportunity to utilize their experience as a physician leader to oversee operations, work collaboratively with other departments to ensure delivery of patient-centered, coordinated care and ensure optimum use of resources to achieve superior outcomes in alignment with the institutional mission of improving the health of the community.

Our Company

Progressive Emergency Physicians is an Emergency Medicine group with a unique democratic partnership & ownership model that attracts clinicians seeking a culture of accountability and innovation necessary to meet today’s healthcare challenges.

Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center, a member of Catholic Health Services of Long Island, is a 537-bed (including 100 nursing home beds), not-for-profit hospital serving the communities on the south shore of Long Island in West Islip, New York. Good Samaritan’s high-quality medical services extend across the continuum of care to all disciplines, both for inpatients and outpatients. Good Samaritan is one of the largest providers of emergency services on Long Island. The Ambulatory Surgery Department, where patients have same-day procedures, treats an average of almost 300 patients each week. Pediatric patients are treated in the Pediatric Emergency Department and, if necessary, admitted to the Pediatric Unit or the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. Pediatric sub-specialists are available around the clock to support these medical services.

Community

Long Island's scenic South Shore beaches lie on the Atlantic Ocean, and its North Shore faces Long Island Sound, with Connecticut visible in the distance. Long Island is an expansive, densely populated island in southeastern New York State. Along its Atlantic coast are Jones Beach State Park, Fire Island, and Montauk Point State Park. On the east end, the North Fork is home to wineries and the Hamptons are towns characterized by beautiful homes, trendy restaurants, and antique shops.