Northwell Health’s Department of Cardiology is seeking a Chair of Cardiology for Peconic Bay Medical Center. The Kanas Regional Heart Center at Peconic Bay Medical Center is now the East End’s home for world-class cardiac care. Our advanced-technology Cardiac Cath Lab has been providing life-saving interventional cardiology services since 2017. As Chair, you will continue to expand and our range of cardiology services for the patients we seek to serve in our community.

As a leader, the Chair will provide senior oversight of hospital-based services at Peconic Bay Medical center. You will work collaboratively with hospital and health system leaders to meet and exceed the departments organizational, clinical, operational and financial goals. Responsibilities include clinician recruitment, education, supervision, strategic development, and process improvement initiatives.

As an innovator, you will identify and develop new clinical programs consistent with market opportunity, patient need and financial feasibility; ensure continued strong relationships with staff in the Cardiology community; and represent and meet their needs in an effective manner. You will provide leadership in meeting patient and employee satisfaction goals and service excellence initiatives.

As an educator, you will develop educational programs to meet quality of care goals. The Chair will educate personnel and monitor the Department’s ability to meet Northwell standards in quality. Collaboration with medical school leadership on the design and implementation of educational curriculums is key to training the next generation of physicians at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell.

Northwell Health Department of Cardiology

Our Mission               

• To extend and improve the lives of all patients, to empower all populations, and to contribute to society via research. 
• To foster, in conjunction with Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, surgical research to elucidate the cause, prevention, and treatment of heart failure and all associated conditions; and to maximize the research potential and create opportunities for synergistic collaborations among its members. 
• Educate and inform providers, researchers, patients, caregivers and the community at large about treatment, screening and prevention. 
• To train and develop future clinicians and scientists through innovative approaches to education and training. 
• Enhance multidisciplinary patient care in order to improve patient outcomes.

Our Vision         

Northwell Health aims to reshape the future of patient care. Our multidisciplinary team focuses on delivering superior results through evidence-based treatments, quality improvement, ongoing research and personalized care. We receive consistent recognition for significantly better outcomes by the New York State Department of Health. We are accredited and certified for heart care from the Joint Commission, recognized nationwide as a symbol of quality that reflects an organization’s commitment to meeting certain performance standards.

Focus on the Whole Patient

As the largest health care system in the New York metropolitan area—and the 13^th largest in the nation—patients benefit from Northwell Health’s entire continuum of care. Due to our extensive breadth and depth of clinical services, we are equipped to care for the most complex patients and meet 100% of their clinical, social, and emotional needs.

Comprehensive Depth and Breadth of Services              

We are proud to be the first the Eastern Region’s most advanced cardiac rehabilitation program. At Peconic Bay Medical Center, we boast The East End’s first program to offer real-time telemetry-monitored in-patient and out-patient therapy. We consistently meet and exceed our goals by being equipped with the most advanced exercise and telemetry technologies. We are serviced by the East End’s largest staff of Advanced Cardiac Life Support-certified physical therapists and nurses.

This is also coupled with our outstanding facilities. At the Ultramodern Cary Grossman Rehabilitation Center, 5-Star-Rated Peconic Bay Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, and Peconic Bay Out-Patient Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Center, we are raising the bar for Cardiology care.

Nationally-Recognized Research Institute with State-of-the-Art Laboratories                          

The Feinstein Institute is composed of more than 1,500 clinicians, scientists and staff who work in laboratories and clinical research programs in collaboration with clinicians and patients throughout the many facilities of Northwell Health. Every year, more than 15,000 patients and volunteers participate in over 2,000 research studies.  Our state-of-the-art laboratories provide the infrastructure needed to conduct groundbreaking, disease-oriented research. It also houses the largest genotyping facility in the state of New York. The Feinstein Institute ranks in the top 6th percentile of all National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants awarded to research centers. The Feinstein Institute has produced more than 200 patents in 80 distinct technologies and has generated a dozen successful biotech start-ups.

Innovative Research Partnership with Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL)                        

Northwell Health has a strategic affiliation with CSHL to align CSHL's world-class research with Northwell Health’s growing network of clinical services.  Founded in 1890, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory has shaped contemporary biomedical research and education. With support from Northwell Health since 1987, researchers have used a focused, multi-disciplinary approach to break new ground and develop innovative, advanced technologies. Home to eight Nobel Prize winners, the private, not-for-profit Laboratory employs 1,100 people including 600 scientists, students and technicians.

A Medical School Seeking to Redefine Medical Education                          

Established in 2008, The Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell was founded by two equal partners: Hofstra University and Northwell Health. The School of Medicine is built upon the strong clinical and graduate medical education programs of Northwell, as well as the robust research and academic programs of both Hofstra and Northwell’s Feinstein Institute for Medical Research. Currently, The Zucker School of Medicine ranks among top medical schools nationwide for primary care (2018 U.S. News & World Report’s Best Graduate Schools). The institution comprises more than 2,400 faculty members across 25 academic departments, and enrolls a diverse community of approximately 400 students.

Unwavering Commitment to Innovation                         

At Northwell Health, we like to say, we see health care differently. That’s because we are driven by innovation; a commitment that is as unique as it is organic. It is as likely to be found in our environmental services department as it is on our patient floors or in our research labs. It is a way of thinking, acting and believing that, when it comes to health care, we can find a better way. Our goal has always been to be better today than we were yesterday; better tomorrow than we are today. It is a singular focus. It is the Northwell Way. The following pages offer a summary of the role we are seeking to fill. We hope you will be among the chosen to give the best of their energy and skill to dreaming the impossible and making it possible.

Candidate Qualifications

The successful candidate will ideally possess the following qualifications and experience:

Education and Experience

• MD or DO degree from an accredited College of Medicine
• Candidate must have completion of a Cardiovascular Disease fellowship
• Must be licensed or eligible to be licensed as a physician in the State of New York
• At least 5 years of leadership experience, as either Director/Vice Chair/Chief

Capabilities

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to establish credibility quickly, build rapport, and easily interact with clinical and administrative leadership, as well as physicians and staff throughout Northwell Health.

• Proven ability to cultivate strong relationships with various stakeholders and create an environment that fosters collaboration and trust.
• Ability to exert influence and drive outcomes among individuals with whom you do not have formal authority or reporting relationship.
• Exceptional presentation skills and a high degree of poise when interacting with internal and external senior leaders.
• Business acumen to understand Northwell Health’s operating environment, including competition and trends that could influence the organization’s success and the ability to measure the impact of decisions.
• Demonstrated track record of building relationships with physicians to increase integration and grow market share.
• Expertise in the latest evidence-based clinical guidelines and technological advances.
• Genuine enthusiasm for working in an environment of constant change and growth.
• Desire to train the next generation of physicians. 

Personal Characteristics               

• Strategic and critical thinker.
• Integrity and accountability.
• Visionary and innovative.
• Decisive and results-oriented.
• Credibility and presence.

Responsibilities and First-Year Aspirations

The newly appointed Medical Director will be expected to achieve the following goals in the first twelve months of his or her tenure:

• Earn the trust and confidence of the regional players and hospital leaders, administrators at each ambulatory location, physicians and staff throughout Northwell Health.
• Identify and build a team, including hospital and regional leaders for key surgical subspecialties.

• Ensure high quality patient care through development and standardization of care processes and protocols, educational seminars, metrics, outcome measures and process improvement initiatives.
• Participate in managing the department in a fiscally responsible manner.  Oversee the annual operating and departmental fund budgets to ensure annual targets are met/exceeded.  Ensure the productivity of physician faculty and support staff.

• Actively participate in physician recruitment and the development of growth opportunities.
• Develop interdisciplinary collaborations with the Feinstein Institute and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory to expand and enhance research programs, with an emphasis on expanding access to clinical trials in year one.
• Participate in research projects (basic/clinical/applied), and advise fellows and house staff.

To Apply, please send CV to:

Bektosh Ayoob- Physician Recruiter

OPR@northwell.edu