Medical Director for Complex Care, Correctional Health Services (Queens)

About NYC Health + Hospitals

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 nations 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 nations largest municipal health care system to help discharged patients successfully return to their communities. CHS is also a pivotal partner in New York Citys criminal justice reform efforts.

Work Shifts

• Time : 8 : 00 AM - 4 : 00 PM
• Days : Monday to Friday
• Facility : Trailer 4 at Rikers Island

Duties & Responsibilities

This position works under the direction of the Assistant Chief of Service, Medicine, exercises wide latitude of independent judgment and initiative in supervision of overall administration and management of the Medicine Department.

The position assumes full responsibility and authority in areas delegated. May direct a group of services across multiple jail facilities.

Responsibilities include : (Detailed Task)

Minimum Qualifications

1. Masters 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. Bachelors 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

Benefits

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