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Clinical Assistant Professor / Hospitalist

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Brooklyn
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About this role

The Department of Hospitalist Medicine at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is seeking a full-time Clinical Assistant Professor (HS) / Hospitalist. The successful candidate will:

  • Admit adult "unassigned" patients (without a private attending in University Hospital of Brooklyn) from the Emergency Department, MICU and CCU according to the Hospitalist service schedules. 
  • Diagnose and treat different medical conditions in the adult hospitalized patients on their service. 
  • Collaborate with the nursing staff and social workers to make appropriate discharge arrangements for the patients admitted to their services. 
  • Provide consultations for preoperative patients and patients.  
  • Function as the Teaching Attending for the medical residents/student team for approximately eight months a year;
    • Set and communicate expectations and provide individual performance evaluations; 
    • Mentor 2nd-year students on history taking and physical examination skills; 
    • Evaluates third-year medical students; 
    • Teach courses to the Medical Residents and Students. 
  • Participates in the Hospitalist Service meetings and performs various other hospital administrative tasks as assigned and/or required. 

Responsibilities

Admits adult “unassigned” patients (without a private attending in UHB) from the Emergency Department, MICU and CCU according to the Hospitalist service schedules. Diagnoses and treats different medical conditions in the adult hospitalized patients on their service.  Works in a team with the nursing staff and social worker to make appropriate discharge arrangements for the patients admitted to their service. Provides consultations for preoperative patients and inpatients. 

 

Functions as the Teaching Attending for the Medical Residents/Student Team for approximately eight months a year. Sets and communicates expectations and provides individual performance evaluations. Mentors 2nd-year students on history taking and physical examination skills.  Evaluates third-year medical students. Teach courses to the Medical Residents and Students.

 

Participates in the Hospitalist Service meetings and different hospital administrative tasks.

Qualifications

 

Required Qualifications

  • New York State Medical Licensure.
  • Medical Doctor Degree or equivalent. 
  • Full training in Internal Medicine.
  • Board Certified or Board Eligible in Internal Medicine.

Are you looking to take your career to new heights with a leader in healthcare? SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is one of the nation's leading metropolitan medical centers. As the only academic medical center in Brooklyn, we serve a large population that is among the most diverse in the world. We are also highly-ranked by Castle Connolly Medical, a healthcare rating company for consumers, among the top 5 leading U.S. medical schools for training doctors.

Executive Order
Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation.  If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at [email protected].

Equal Employment Opportunity
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, criminal conviction, and all other protected classes under federal or state laws.
Women, minorities, veterans, individuals with disabilities and members of underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.
If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please contact Human Resources at [email protected].

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