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Mount Sinai Medical Center

Internal Medicine - Physician - Mount Sinai-Behavioral Health Center, Inpatient

Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York, us, 10261


DescriptionExciting Opportunity at the New Mount Sinai-Behavioral Health Center on the Lower East Side of New York City.

The Mount Sinai-Behavioral Health Center is seeking a dynamic physician for our expanding substance use disorders inpatient treatment service at the new, state-of-the-art, community-oriented behavioral health center that includes integrated services for mental health, substance abuse, physical health, and social services located on the Lower East Side of New York City. This $140M newly constructed center represents the largest private investment in behavioral health in the history of New York State.

As part of the Mount Sinai Health System’s Psychiatry service line with faculty members from the Icahn School of Medicine, the Mount Sinai-Behavioral Health Center serves as a major hub for clinical care, training, and research. The Department of Psychiatry is strongly committed to providing integrated, patient-centered care.

The Lower East Side in New York County and is one of the best places to live in the City. This vibrant downtown neighborhood is a popular nightlife destination—its streets are lined with trendy places to drink, dance and hear live music. Many of the area’s museums and restaurants serve as reminders of its immigrant history.

ResponsibilitiesThe Attending Physician provides clinical services, leadership of a multidisciplinary team, and teaching/supervision of trainees in the department’s inpatient substance use treatment program. This recently opened unit provides care to individuals who can benefit from inpatient detoxification and rehabilitation services. The attending physician partners with nursing, department leadership, and the clinical team to ensure the delivery of high-quality care focused on evidence-based practices, measurable outcomes, and the patient experience. As a key member of the leadership team, the Medical Director cultivates positive relationships across the department and health system and is aligned with the mission, vision, and values of the Department of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai Beth Israel, and the Mount Sinai Health System. Stewardship and ongoing cultivation of a culture of respect and outstanding patient experience are central to performance in this position.

Administrative and clinical responsibilities include the following:

Leads and supervises a clinical team

Provides clinical care to inpatients with substance use disorders

Ensures that services are high-quality, efficient, and patient-centered

Manages clinical operations in partnership with program, department, and hospital leadership

Interfaces with other services to ensure seamless patient care delivery and communication among providers

Plans and facilitates regularly scheduled staff meetings; contributes to departmental grand rounds and other presentations and trainings

Conducts performance reviews and provides feedback to clinicians

Supervises and teaches psychiatry residents, fellows, and other trainees

Facilitates and collaborates in the recruitment of faculty and staff

Completes documentation in a timely manner

The physician cultivates positive relationships across the department and with hospital leadership related to patient care, policies and procedures, risk management, and other collaborative efforts. Stewardship and ongoing cultivation of a culture of respect and an outstanding patient experience are central to this position.

Qualifications

Medical Degree from an Accredited Medical School

New York Medical License

Board Eligible or Board Certified in Addiction Medicine or Addiction Psychiatry

Committed to Mount Sinai and the communities we serve

Excellent communication and organizational skills

A desire to participate in a team-oriented, patient-centered health system

Compensation range $255K - $280K (not including bonuses, incentive compensation or benefits)

Salary Disclosure Information:

Mount Sinai Health System provides a salary range to comply with the New York City law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, specialties, historical productivity, historical collections, and hospital/community need. As such, an actual salary may fall closer to one or the other end of the range, and in certain circumstances, may wind up being outside of the listed salary range. The salary range listed is for full-time employment and does not include bonuses / incentive compensation or benefits.

Please specify Job Title of interest and send CV with Cover Letter to:Alex CanoExecutive Director Physician RecruitmentMount Sinai Health SystemAlex.cano@mountsinai.org

Employer DescriptionStrength Through Diversity

The Mount Sinai Health System believes that diversity, equity, and inclusion are key drivers for excellence. We share a common devotion to delivering exceptional patient care. When you join us, you become a part of Mount Sinai’s unrivaled record of achievement, education, and advancement as we revolutionize medicine together.

At Mount Sinai, our leaders strive to learn, empower others, and embrace change to further advance equity and improve the well-being of staff, patients, and the organization. We expect our leaders to embrace anti-racism, create a collaborative and respectful environment, and constructively disrupt the status quo to improve the system and enhance care for our patients. We work hard to create an inclusive, welcoming and nurturing work environment where all feel they are valued, belong and are able to advance professionally.

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