Clinician Educator - CHS

NYC Health + Hospitals is the largest public health care system in the nation. We are a network of 11 hospitals, trauma centers, neighborhood health centers, nursing homes, post-acute care centers, and correctional health services. We are a home care agency and a health plan, MetroPlus. Our health system provides essential services to 1.4 million New Yorkers every year in more than 70 locations across the city's five boroughs. Our diverse workforce of more than 42,000 employees are uniquely focused on empowering New Yorkers.

NYC Health + Hospitals/Correctional Health Services is one of the nation's leading correctional health care systems in quality of and innovations to care, and access from pre-arraignment through compassionate release. In-jail services include medical, nursing, mental health, substance use treatment, social work, dental and vision care, discharge planning, and reentry support. In addition to providing direct patient care in the jails, CHS leverages the resources of the nation's largest municipal health care system to help discharged patients successfully return to their communities. CHS is also a pivotal partner in New York City's criminal justice reform efforts.

Work Shifts

• 8:00 A.M - 4:00 P.M
• Facility: Trailer 4 at Rikers Island

Duties & Responsibilities

Clinician Educator - Associate Executive Director

Description:

CHS is seeking highly trained physicians to provide primary care in the NYC jail system, as well as participate in system-wide education, quality improvement, and population health initiatives.

Clinical duties (primary role):

• Provide primary care to patients in jail-based clinics, including:
• Intake evaluation and treatment
• Follow-up on chronic illness
• Provide emergency care with the support of emergency medicine physicians

Physicians work as part of a care delivery team with a strong physician assistant, nursing, mental health, and administrative staff.

Clinical Education duties:

Correctional Health Clinician Educators may participate in various quality improvement projects, data analysis, policy development, special projects, and education of clinical staff and trainees. Requirements include:

• Meet monthly with CHS clinician educators to discuss the CHS elective program, clinical education initiatives, and CHS policies and contribute to journal club discussions.
• Directly supervise trainees in clinical care (e.g., medical students and residents).
• Contribute to peer review initiatives that aim to improve the quality of care delivery (e.g., antibiotic usage, referral practices).

Compensation and benefits are competitive, and malpractice is covered.

Minimum Qualifications
1. Master's degree from an accredited college or university in Hospital or Health Care Administration, Public Health or a related discipline and five (5) years of high-level responsible experience in Hospital, Business, or Public Administration or a Health Care Administrator in a position of direct responsibility for operations of a major part or all of a, health care setting, including substantial exposure in meeting community health needs; or
2. Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in disciplines, as listed in "1" above; and six (6)years of high-level experience in areas as described in "1" above.

Department Preferences

• Registration to practice medicine in New York State.
• Board Certified or Board Eligible in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Emergency Medicine and/or Addiction Medicine
• BLS and ACLS Certification required (training available) and Infection Control Certification
• Federal DEA License
• All other occupational requirements as outlined by CHS Human Resources
• A background in social medicine, social determinants of health, criminal justice advocacy, substance use treatment, primary care and panel management, and/or systems-level quality improvement experience is required.
• Recent publications in peer-reviewed journals and presentations at academic conferences OR completion of a Master's in Public Health or chief residency OR equivalent leadership or scholarly work.
• Training in an academic medical center interested in teaching and clinical and epidemiologic research.

Benefits

NYC Health and Hospitals offers a competitive benefits package that includes:

• Comprehensive Health Benefits for employees hired to work 20+ hrs. per week
• Retirement Savings and Pension Plans
• Paid Holidays and Vacation in accordance with employees' Collectively bargained contracts
• Loan Forgiveness Programs for eligible employees
• College tuition discounts and professional development opportunities
• College Savings Program
• Union Benefits for eligible titles
• Multiple employee discounts programs
• Commuter Benefits Programs

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