Adolescent Medicine Pediatrician

Adolescent Medicine Pediatrician

The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai affiliated with NYC Health + Hospitals/Queens is seeking a part-time (3 days a week) Adolescent Medicine fellowship-trained pediatrician for immediate hire, to join the thriving Department of Pediatrics at Queens Hospital Center in Jamaica, New York.

NYC Health + Hospitals/Queens is a member of the New York City Health + Hospitals public hospital system and is located in one of the most ethnically diverse communities in New York. The Department of Pediatrics is made up of a busy Ambulatory Pediatric Service with many innovative primary care programs - including integrated behavioral health, integrated preventive dentistry, a Pediatric Healthy Lifestyles Program, Healthy Steps, Reach Out & Read, Centering and the Video Interaction Project; a Center for Child Development; a Level III NICU and a Mother-Baby Unit with over 1300 deliveries a year. The hospital has been designated Baby Friendly since the Spring of 2014.

Job Description

• Responsibilities include direct patient care, quality improvement activities, collaborating with the Chief of Adolescent Medicine to build patient-centered services around healthy lifestyles and young adult pre-conception health, reproductive health, and behavioral health.
• Collaborate with the greater team on providing comprehensive pediatric primary care services that promote health and wellness over the life course.
• Provide long-acting reversible contraception as part of adolescent services.
• Opportunities for program development and academic advancement as well as teaching of students and adult primary care residents.

Requirements

• Candidates should be board-certified/board-eligible in Pediatrics.
• Possess a valid New York State medical license and DEA.

Compensation Information

• Compensation will be pro-rated based on the full-time salary range of $205,000 to $210,000 annually.

Community Overview

The hospital is accessible by public transportation and car from all areas of New York City, New Jersey, and Long Island.