Neurology - Medical Director Stroke Physician NYC Health + Hospitals Queens Hospital Center - Queens, NY

Medical Director Of The Advanced Primary Stroke Program

The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai's affiliation with NYC H+H|Queens serving culturally diverse communities in Queens, New York seeks a medical director of the Advanced Primary Stroke Program.

This is a full-time physician leadership role in which the ideal candidate should be capable in both General Neurology and Stroke as the hospital is an Advanced Primary Stroke Center. Responsibilities include providing leadership in ongoing initiatives of the Stroke Program, maintaining Stroke Center Certification status, and ensuring quality, evidence-based stroke care.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates and provides direction to the Advanced Primary Stroke Center and oversees the systems and programs that are involved in the implementation and ongoing improvement of evidenced-based stroke care.
• Provides leadership and drives program development to maintain TJC Advanced Primary Stroke Center accreditation.
• Coordinates and provides direction to the facility's stroke care team including communication and coordination with the medical staff, quality, nursing and others as appropriate by providing accurate and timely information and written communication.
• Acts as a resource with regulatory agencies and makes recommendations for compliance and maintains mandatory documentation as required.
• Duties include direct in-patient consultation services and outpatient care as well as teaching and supervision of advanced practice providers and students, residents and medical students.
• Advocates for patients and family members, by designing policies and services that promote patient rights and optimal environments of care, building on customer satisfaction.
• Assists in coordination of the tele-stroke program and transfers to other facilities, if indicated.

Qualifications

• Medical degree from an accredited university.
• A valid New York State License, DEA and Medicaid number.
• Board certified in General Neurology and completed residency in an ACGME accredited Neurology residency program.
• Completion of a fellowship in vascular neurology preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• A strong work ethic and desire to participate in a team-oriented, patient-centered health system.
• Builds and maintains supportive relationships with diverse groups including nursing and physician colleagues, hospital administration, other departments and outside agencies.

Compensation range from 290K to 312K (not including bonuses / incentive compensation or benefits).

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Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with more than 48,000 employees working across eight hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 300 labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it. Through the integration of its hospitals, labs, and schools, Mount Sinai offers comprehensive health care solutions from birth through geriatrics, leveraging innovative approaches such as artificial intelligence and informatics while keeping patients' medical and emotional needs at the center of all treatment. The Health System includes more than 9,000 primary and specialty care physicians; 13 joint-venture outpatient surgery centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida; and more than 30 affiliated community health centers. We are consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals, receiving high "Honor Roll" status, and are highly ranked: No. 1 in Geriatrics, top 5 in Cardiology/Heart Surgery, and top 20 in Diabetes/Endocrinology, Gastroenterology/GI Surgery, Neurology/Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Pulmonology/Lung Surgery, Rehabilitation, and Urology. New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai is ranked No. 12 in Ophthalmology. U.S. News & World Report's "Best Children's Hospitals" ranks Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital among the country's best in several pediatric specialties. The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is ranked No. 11 nationwide in National Institutes of Health funding and in the 99th percentile in research dollars per investigator according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. Newsweek's "The World's Best Smart Hospitals" ranks The Mount Sinai Hospital as No. 1 in New York and in the top five globally, and Mount Sinai Morningside in the top 20 globally.

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Job Info

• Job Identification 3036967
• Posting Date 04/09/2026, 12:52 PM
• Locations 150 E 42nd St, New York, NY, 10017, US