Associate Director, Division of General Medicine for Ambulatory Services and Care Management
BACKGROUND: From its modest origins as a small community hospital in 1911, Maimonides Medical Center has a rich history of innovation and is today the preeminent treatment facility and teaching hospital in the borough of Brooklyn. A vital and thriving institution with 705 beds, a staff of internationally-renowned physicians and more than 70 primary care and subspecialty programs, Maimonides is dedicated to fostering healthy communities by providing high quality, compassionate care and comprehensive community services. With 23 residency programs and more than 400 students, Maimonides is one of the largest independent teaching hospitals in the nation and is an affiliate of the State University of New York School of Medicine – Downstate.
The Maimonides patient-centered approach to care is seen throughout its staff, the hospital, and its celebrated centers for excellence. The Medical Center is consistently commended for outstanding services by a number of independent rating organizations, including but not limited to The Alliance for Quality Health Care, the National Research Corporation, and HealthGrades.
Maimonides has pioneered some of the most sophisticated procedures in medicine. Computerization, in combination with digital three-dimensional imaging, robotics, genetic testing and electronic medical recordkeeping continues to revolutionize the diagnosis and treatment of a broad spectrum of medical conditions.
The Medical Center strives to provide exceptional, personalized care to its diverse communities by extending medical services into the surrounding neighborhoods. The seven Maimonides ambulatory health facilities are positioned to make primary and specialty care more accessible to all residents of Brooklyn.
PRIMARY FUNCTION: A newly-created physician executive position, the Associate Director, Division of General Medicine for Ambulatory Services and Care Management will have the opportunity to build and lead an ambitious new program to ensure continuous care management and high quality of care outcomes and maximized institutional resources. The Associate Director and colleagues will establish and lead the institution’s Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) inititative. The Medical Center’s goal is to achieve Level III Medical Home certification in 2010. The Associate Director will be an active clinician who will also provide administrative and academic leadership to the department, and oversee the activities of clinicians and staff in the Medical Center’s primary care outpatient offices. The Associate Director reports to the Vice Chair, Medicine/Senior Vice President, Clinical Integration & Affiliations, and the Vice Chair for Education/Program Director, Department of Medicine.
