Medical Director, Labor and Delivery - Vassar Brothers Medical Center - Poughkeepsie, New York (75 minutes north of New York City)

Medical Director of the Labor and Delivery Department

Vassar Brothers Medical Center, located 75 minutes north of New York City, has an excellent opportunity for a Medical Director of the Labor and Delivery Department. This is a unique opportunity to be a clinical leader in a growing health system that has an established center of excellence in Women's Health. The Medical Director will lead a group of obstetricians and work collaboratively with nursing leadership, anesthesia, and neonatology to ensure the highest quality, evidence-based care.

The Division of OB/GYN has offices located in Poughkeepsie, Fishkill, and Highland, NY. The practice admits exclusively to Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie. Our busy Labor and Delivery Unit sees about 2,800 babies born each year. We have a level III NICU staffed by neonatologists, as well as an excellent Perinatology program. In addition, we have fellowship-trained breast surgeons and GYN-oncologists that are located on the Vassar Hospital campus.

Job Description

• Lead a group of obstetricians who provide exceptional, evidence-based obstetrical care.
• Work collaboratively with nursing leadership, anesthesia, neonatology, and obstetricians to ensure the highest quality of care.
• Review basic practices around the plan of care and develop protocols that are readily available to all Department staff providing care to patients.
• Attend daily huddles to review the plan of care for all patients in labor and delivery, antepartum patients, and triage patients.
• Develop and evaluate all order sets to align with practice.
• Evaluate the use of clinical resources to ensure that they are used appropriately to enhance quality and cost effectiveness.
• Facilitate debriefs as indicated.
• Assist with the development and training of obstetric simulation.
• Participate in patient experience rounds with the nursing leadership team.
• Participate in the Emergency Department/Obstetrics care collaboration meetings.
• Participate in the standardization of obstetric patient care protocols at the hospital.
• Review new product requests and processes for the Department.
• Participate in the Department Performance Improvement committee meetings and Department grand rounds.
• Participate in the multidisciplinary planning meetings when a high-risk delivery requires complex coordination such as placenta accreta.
• Participate in The Joint Commission/regulatory survey readiness tracers.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of practice, with preferred experience as an accomplished member of a leadership team of a large community teaching hospital and/or academic medical center.
• Interest in working with a collaborative team.
• Experience working with midwives preferred.
• The candidate must be MD/DO with completed OBGYN residency training and board certification.
• NY state licensure (or eligibility to obtain NY state licensure) is required.

Benefits

• Beautiful suburban location with easy train access to New York City.
• Employed position with a highly competitive compensation package and comprehensive benefits.
• Generous allowances for CMEs, dues, and relocation allowance.
• Growing hospital system with ACGME-accredited residencies.
• State-of-the-art patient pavilion and operating rooms.

Community Overview

Located on the banks of the scenic Hudson River, Vassar Brothers Medical Center has a new 752,000 square-foot, eight-level inpatient pavilion with 263 private medical/surgical patient rooms and 30 critical care rooms. Vassar provides the leading acute and critical emergency care in the region, including Level II Trauma Service and Interventional Neuroradiology. Vassar has established centers of excellence in cardiac services, neurosciences, cancer care, and women's health. Vassar is consistently ranked as one of the strongest cardiac programs in the United States and one of the Top 100 Heart Hospitals by Modern HealthCare Magazine.

The Hudson Valley of New York boasts a terrific quality of life. From hiking, biking, and boating to cafes, art galleries, and local farmers markets, this beautiful suburban location offers a wide array of four-season recreational activities. The area has excellent housing and highly rated public and private school options. The Mid-Hudson Valley is also home to many fine colleges and universities, including Vassar College, Bard College, Marist College, SUNY New Paltz, and the Culinary Institute of America. Only 75 minutes north of New York City, the area offers easy commuter access to the city via Metro North and Amtrak rail lines.