Medical ICU Director, SSUH - NYC Suburbs

The Northwell Health Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine is seeking a Director for the Medical ICU at South Shore University Hospital (formally Southside Hospital). Fellowship training and Board Certification in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine as well as at least 5 years of experience is required. The Director will be expected to provide clinical, educational and administrative leadership for our MICU.

An academic appointment at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra-Northwell is provided.

South Shore University Hospital (formally Southside Hospital) is a 341-bed tertiary care hospital that is a major referral center for Suffolk County, Long Island. Centers of excellence include cardiology and cardiac surgery, neurosciences, women's health and pulmonary. It has multiple specialty ICUs including medical, surgical, cardiothoracic and neuro. There are multiple residency programs within the hospital, including internal medicine, surgery, ER and OB/Gyn.

Located 30 miles east of NYC and near some of the best beaches in the US, the area has a lot to offer. We currently have 36 ICU beds. A new ICU tower is being built to open in 2027. We integrate closely with a 24/7 eICU and innovate in our collaboration. We have an active level II trauma center, neurosurgery service, complex cardiology with cardiothoracic surgery, Impellas, transcatheter valves, and ECMO.

In the summer of 2019 we added a Neuro ICU with neurointerventional capacity as well as a new emergency medicine residency.

Northwell Health is New York State’s largest health care provider and private employer, with 28 hospitals and 1,050 outpatient facilities. We care for over two million people annually in the New York metro area and beyond, thanks to philanthropic support from our communities. Our 103,500 employees – 19,000+ nurses and 12,000+ credentialed physicians, including members of Northwell Health Physician Partners – are working to change health care for the better.

We’re making breakthroughs in medicine at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research. We're training the next generation of medical professionals at the visionary Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell and the Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies. For information on our more than 100 medical specialties, visit Northwell.edu and follow us @Northwell Health on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Linked In.

The right candidate will have a strong commitment to medical student and resident education. All candidates will receive competitive salaries
, a comprehensive benefits package
, and eligibility for tuition reimbursement
. Physicians will be employed as members of Northwell Physician Partners, the fifth largest medical group in the country. Academic Appointment to Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell is commensurate with credentials and experience.

For Further details and opportunities, please contact:

Lindsay Appelman, Director, Physician Recruitment, Northwell Health, lappelman.

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Lindsay Appelman, Director, Physician Recruitment, Northwell Health, lappelman.