Vice Chair

The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai affiliated with NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst, serving the culturally diverse community of Western Queens, is seeking a full-time board-certified Psychiatrist for the position of Vice Chair for the Department of Psychiatry. We offer a full spectrum of services including: CPEP; Mobile Crisis Team; Adult/Child Inpatient Units; Women’s Forensic Inpatient Unit; Adult and Adolescent Partial Hospital Programs; Ambulatory Adult and Child Programs; Chemical Dependency and Methadone Maintenance Programs; Assertive Community Treatment; Consult/Liaison; Collaborative Care and CATCH Programs.

The Vice Chair assists the Chair of the Department in overseeing all aspects of operations of the services and programs provided throughout the hospital. In addition, the Vice Chair leads the Department’s Quality and Incident Review Committees and is actively involved in psychiatrist recruitment. The Psychiatrist should have demonstrated administrative and leadership experience.

Candidates must have a MD/DO degree and be board certified in Psychiatry with a valid New York State License, DEA and Medicaid number. An interest in teaching and supervision of residents is required as Elmhurst has both ACGME accredited Adult Residency and Child Fellowship programs. We offer a faculty appointment with the Icahn School of Medical at Mount Sinai commensurate with credentials, experience and qualifications. We also offer a collegial environment and competitive salary to include a sign in bonus along with full benefits. Bae compensation for this role is $344,602. This is an excellent opportunity to join a multidisciplinary leadership team working with a diverse patient population in a major clinical and training institution.

Please send CV along with a brief description of career interests and goals to:

Howard Gould, M.D.

Vice Chair

Department of Psychiatry

Elmhurst Hospital Center

79-01 Broadway

Elmhurst, NY 11373

Email: gouldh@nychhc.org

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