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Medical Genetics, Division Chief – Cohen Children’s Medical Center, NYC Suburbs

Employer
Northwell Health
Location
Long Island, NY
Posted Date
Oct 31, 2015

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The Steven and Alexandra Cohen Children’s Medical Center seeks an innovative leader with a background in Pediatric Genetics to build and direct the Medical Genetics Division in New York. The ideal candidate will have an exceptional leadership track record in a clinical academic environment, a passion for teaching, and proven results in acting as a visionary in advancing a division. Requirements include Board Certification in Medical Genetics and Pediatrics or an allied field and a minimum of five years of post-fellowship experience in Medical Genetics.

Our Medical Genetics Division is comprised of Clinical Geneticists, Genetic Counselors and Dieticians who provide inpatient and outpatient services at Cohen Children’s Medical Center and North Shore University Hospital. The Division Chief will be charged with growing this multidisciplinary team and leading the sickle cell outreach program located in Queens and Long Island. In this role, there will be a significant amount of collaboration with Pathology, Medicine and Maternal-Fetal Medicine, and the division chief will act as the leader and point person for Lab Genomics. Clinical research initiatives with basic science researches will also be vital for the success of the Division.

The Steven and Alexandra Cohen Children’s Medical Center is the largest pediatric teaching hospital in the New York metropolitan region, treating over 230,000 children per year. It is the tertiary pediatric medical center of the North Shore-LIJ Health System and it is the only Level-1 Pediatric Trauma Center on Long Island. We are proud to have been selected as one of “America’s Best Children’s Hospitals” by US News & World Report. In addition to the renowned tertiary clinical resources that we offer, our faculty also enjoys access to the scholastic and research resources of the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research.

Both Cohen Children’s Medical Center and North Shore University Hospital are located in the suburbs of New York City, on New York’s Long Island.  Long Island is home to the world’s most beautiful beaches and state parks which offer an array of outdoor activities.  You can easily access Manhattan within 30 minutes to catch a Broadway show, visit a museum or attend a performance at the Met.  Whatever your lifestyle, you can find a neighborhood to call home.

An academic appointment at the Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine is commensurate with credentials and experience. We offer a competitive salary and benefits package.

Please send cover letter and curriculum vitae to: Lynne Kosloski, Senior Physician Recruiter, Office of Physician Recruitment, nslijphysiciancareers.com, Lkosloski@nshs.edu or 516-823-8230.

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About Northwell Health 

Northwell Health includes 21 award-winning hospitals and more than 750 community based practice locations throughout Long Island, Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, Staten Island, and Westchester. Northwell is the most awarded health system in all of New York, and home to the #1 hospital in the state – North Shore University Hospital* (NSUH) – according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2023-2024 Best Hospital Rankings survey. Additionally, six Northwell hospitals earned top 50 national rankings across 39 medical specialties, with nine hospitals ranked among the best in the state.

We have access to the wide range of resources that Northwell Health has to offer, and we are also affiliated with a number of other excellent organizations. Northwell Health Physician Partners provides exceptional, comprehensive and quality clinical care to patients, families and communities through an integrated approach and with a commitment to exceeding customer expectations. At Northwell Health, we define tomorrow’s health care through clinical care, community health, education, research and entrepreneurship.

At Northwell Health, we seek innovation and excellence in everything we do. This passion can be observed throughout our system of 21 hospitals and more than 700 ambulatory and physician practices. We are NYS largest health care provider and private employer. Our mission is to redefine patient care and the way it is provided. Are you Made for this?

Diversity and Health Equity

Northwell Health is committed to training, supporting and nurturing physicians from all backgrounds. We fully understand that diversity is integral for our institutional excellence and a means to attaining health equity. As a result our diversity and inclusion efforts are a part of everything we do, from education, to clinical care, to research, to physician well-being.

Diversity and inclusion permeates our educational and clinical initiatives. We have set a goal to make sure every one of our physicians receives training on how to deliver high quality, culturally competent care. Our recent educational areas of focus have been on social determinants of health, community engagement and developing a medical-legal partnership for our physicians-in-training. One of our many strengths is our diverse patient population and our expectation is that our diverse patient populations receive equitable care, irrespective of who they are. As a result, we continually recruit a diverse physician workforce to meet the needs of our diverse patients.

Salary Disclosure

Full-time clinical base compensation at Northwell Health ranges from $125K to $750K, which is impacted by various factors, including but not limited to physician specialty, level of experience, quality of care, academic accomplishments, patient experience and productivity. The base compensation range listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.

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https://jobs.northwell.edu/career-specialties/physicians/

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