Chair of the Department of Orthopedics at Staten Island University Hospital

Chair of the Department of Orthopedics at Staten Island University Hospital

Position Mission

The Northwell Health System is seeking a Chair of the Department of Orthopedics at Staten Island University Hospital. We are seeking applicants with outstanding clinical and managerial skills who have a passion for leading, directing and developing a center of excellence.

At Northwell Health, the largest private employer in New York State, we strive to improve the health of the patients we seek to serve in our 21 hospitals and 850+ outpatient facilities. Northwell Orthopedics performs the most orthopedic procedures in the New York Metropolitan area with care offered at 48 outpatient locations and 18 hospitals. The orthopedic team at Staten Island University Hospital offers the highest quality care using state-of-the art technology in a compassionate, supportive environment. We offer collaborative research opportunities available through our Feinstein Institute for Medical Research and Academic opportunities at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell.

The Chair of Orthopedics will provide senior oversight of hospital-based services at Staten Island University Hospital. This leader will work collaboratively with hospital and Health System leaders to meet and exceed the Department of Orthopedics’ organizational, clinical, quality, operational, and financial goals. Responsibilities include clinician recruitment, education, supervision, strategic development, and process improvement initiatives.

As a leader, you will provide leadership for and work collaboratively with our team of voluntary and faculty physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and administrative staff. Your guidance will oversee activities of multiple subspecialty divisions to ensure quality care for the patients we seek to serve.

As an innovator, you will identify and develop new clinical programs consistent with market opportunity, patient need and financial feasibility.  Your implementation of strategic vision for the department will be focused on quality, efficiency, and growth.

The Department of Orthopedics at Northwell Health

Our Approach             

Northwell Orthopedics is part of an extensive network of world-class orthopedic resources and is recognized nationally and internationally as a leader in patient care, education, and research. Seven Northwell hospitals have been recognized by U.S. News & World Report for excellence in orthopedic care. Northwell Health Orthopedics strives to address the diverse needs of the communities we serve by providing a continuum of high-quality services and resources. These include:

• Quaternary hospitals nationally recognized for the care we provide for the patients we seek to serve.
• Optimal access to physician offices within our community for the entire region, staffed by a diverse multidisciplinary team of orthopedic surgeons, physician assistants, nurses, and nurse practitioners.
• Continued strong commitment to education and training in Orthopedic Surgery and its related disciplines while expanding knowledge through clinical research.

Staten Island University Hospital Department of Orthopedics:

The Department of Orthopedics brings together the resources of Northwell Health and the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell to provide state-of-the-art care while contributing to advances in technology, education, and research. Our department consists of 11 orthopedic surgeons who specialize in all fields of general orthopedic care.  

We offer a wide range of comprehensive orthopedic care in foot & ankle, hand & wrist, joint replacement, shoulder & elbow, sports medicine, and trauma & fractures. Our experienced OR teams have extensive training in orthopedic surgery and support the delivery of high quality, efficient care.  In addition, we host residents who work closely with our attendings. The Department of Orthopedics continuously collaborates with other service lines and SIUH leadership to meet the patient’s needs through their entire journey. 

Our Vision

To lead and excel in the delivery of care for all musculoskeletal conditions.

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       

Founded in 1861, Staten Island University Hospital is a 714-bed, specialized teaching hospital located in New York City’s fastest growing borough. Occupying two large campuses, plus a number of community-based health centers and labs, the hospital provides quality care to people on Staten Island, the New York metropolitan region, and to patients from around the world.

Staten Island is the third largest borough in New York City and is home to diverse neighborhoods, parks, natural areas, and cultural attractions. It is right over the bridge from either Brooklyn on the east and New Jersey on the west. You can reach Manhattan via ferry, or by car in less than 30 minutes. “The small town in the Big City” affords suburban living within the confines of the Big Apple; the best of both worlds. Wherever you roam, you will encounter breathtaking views, world class culture and education and a neighborhood to fit every palate.

Our 17-acre Ocean Breeze (North) campus houses a state-of-the-art emergency department, a high-tech education center, and a medical arts pavilion. Our Prince’s Bay campus boasts its own emergency department and offers a range of specialty programs, and has been recognized for quality care receiving the Joint Commission’s advanced accreditation for total hip and knee program. Staten Island University Hospital has also been recognized as best regional hospitals in the New York Metro 2023-2024 by U.S. News & World Report.

Staten Island University Hospital is a major a?liate of SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn and serves as a clinical campus Hofstra Northwell Health School of Medicine, which is owned by the Health System in partnership with Hofstra University. As part of the Northwell Health network of providers, Staten Island University Hospital has access to the wealth of resources and services of New York's largest health system, while remaining firmly entrenched and engaged in the local community.

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

The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research are 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.

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 D.O. Degree, or equivalent, from an accredited institution (ACGME or foreign program that is similarly appropriately accredited).
• Board Certification in Orthopedic Surgery.
• Exceptional leadership skills.
• Commitment to education and research.
• Must be licensed as a physician in the State of New York.

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.
• Exceptional presentation skills and a high degree of poise when interacting with internal and external senior leaders.
• 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 regional leader 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 and hospital leaders, administrators at each ambulatory location, physicians and staff throughout Northwell Health.
• Ensure high quality patient care through development and standardization of care processes and protocols, educational seminars, metrics, outcome measures and process improvement initiatives.
• Actively participate in physician recruitment and the development of growth opportunities.
• As Staten Island University Hospital hosts SUNY Downstate residents, expectations around resident education and training include: Evaluation and development of educational and research opportunities.

Nomination and Application Process:

To receive full consideration, interested individuals should electronically submit a Curriculum Vitae and a Letter of Interest to MFaber4@nothwell.edu. The Letter of Interest should primarily detail your experience, qualifications, and key achievements in administrative leadership, clinical care and operations, research, and education as related to this position specification and briefly expressing your interest in this position. Letters can be addressed to “Search Committee Chair”. Please send all inquiries, referrals, or nominations to MFaber4@northwell.edu with “Chair of Orthopedics, Staten Island University Hospital” in the subject line. The deadline for all applications is October 31, 2024.