SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
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Pediatric Surgeon / Clinical Associate Professor (HS)
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The Role
Provides comprehensive pediatric surgical care for inpatients and outpatients, including on-call coverage, clinic care, multidisciplinary rounds, surgery meetings, and communication with referring physicians. Supports pediatric surgery program growth, quality improvement, outreach, and team building. Supervises surgical residents, medical students, and allied healthcare trainees. Requires medical licensure, general surgery training, pediatric surgery fellowship, board certification or eligibility, and a current DEA registration.
Summary Generated by Built In
The Department of Surgery at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is seeking a full-time Pediatric Surgeon / Clinical Associate Professor (HS). The successful candidate will:
- Assist with the development, quality and growth of the pediatric surgery program.
- Provide on-call coverage for an average of 7-days per month, including one weekend.
- Provide comprehensive onsite surgical attending care for all pediatric surgery, inpatients and outpatients including, but not limited to, daily multidisciplinary rounds, ongoing communication with referring physicians and leading all surgery meetings as well as in the pediatric surgery clinic.
- Establish and promote structures as well as processes that will enhance the care of patients.
- Assist with outreach strategies and multidisciplinary team-building efforts.
- Be accountable for ongoing supervision of surgical residents, medical students, and other allied healthcare professional program trainees on the surgical service.
Required Qualifications
- Medical Doctor Degree from an accredited College of Medicine.
- New York State Medical Licensure or eligible.
- Completion of an accredited general surgery program.
- Completion of an accredited pediatric surgery fellowship program.
- Board Certified/Board Eligible or foreign equivalency in Pediatric Surgery.
- Current DEA.
Preferred Qualifications
- Proven leadership experience of multidisciplinary care teams.
- Principal author of peer reviewed research publications.
- Prior role in research, ongoing research and publications.
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.
About the Team 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].
Skills Required
- Medical Doctor degree from an accredited College of Medicine
- New York State medical licensure or eligibility
- Completion of an accredited general surgery program
- Completion of an accredited pediatric surgery fellowship program
- Board certified, board eligible, or foreign equivalency in Pediatric Surgery
- Current DEA registration
- Leadership experience with multidisciplinary care teams
- Principal authorship of peer-reviewed research publications
- Prior research role, ongoing research, and publications
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What We Do
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is Brooklyn’s only academic medical center and part of the State University of New York. Through five schools and University Hospital at Downstate, it educates physicians, nurses, scientists, public-health leaders, and allied health professionals; advances biomedical, healthcare, and public-health research; and delivers patient-centered care while promoting health equity for New York’s diverse communities across the borough.
