Job Description

The Department of Emergency Medicine at Stony Brook University Hospital and the Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University are seeking a motivated, organized, and collaborative physician to serve as Medical Director of the East Hampton Emergency Department.

The Medical Director will provide physician leadership and administrative oversight for the East Hampton Emergency Department while working closely with departmental and health-system leadership to maintain the delivery of high-quality, patient-centered emergency care. The Medical Director will serve as the physician leader and face of the East Hampton Emergency Department, representing the site within Stony Brook Medicine and fostering strong relationships with physicians, staff, patients, the surrounding community, and health-system leadership.

The successful candidate will be a motivated and highly organized physician with demonstrated leadership ability and a strong commitment to clinical excellence, teamwork, patient safety, quality improvement, and medical education. The ideal candidate will possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills, an enthusiasm for working with and educating emergency medicine residents, and an interest in contributing to the continued development of emergency medical services at the East Hampton site.

The successful candidate should embrace the opportunity to be the visible physician leader and face of the East Hampton Emergency Department, establishing a consistent leadership presence and serving as an advocate for the site’s physicians, staff, patients, and educational mission within the larger Stony Brook Medicine system.

Responsibilities

The Medical Director will be responsible for the clinical, educational, and administrative leadership of the site, with responsibilities including:

• Ensuring appropriate and reliable physician coverage and assisting with the development and maintenance of the physician schedule. The candidate will be the point person for all issues relating to the East Hampton Emergency Department.
• Serving as the visible physician leader and representative of the East Hampton Emergency Department, promoting the mission and values of Stony Brook Medicine and fostering a culture of clinical excellence, professionalism, collaboration, and engagement among the entire Emergency Department team.
• Promoting adherence to departmental, hospital, and health-system policies, procedures, and clinical standards.
• Supporting and advancing quality improvement and patient-safety initiatives within the Emergency Department.
• Participating in the review of clinical cases, quality metrics, patient-care concerns, and opportunities for improvement.
• Conducting regular staff meetings, including monthly meetings as appropriate, to facilitate communication, address operational concerns, and advance departmental goals.
• Providing educational support and clinical guidance to physicians, advanced practice providers, nursing staff, and other members of the Emergency Department team as appropriate.
• Supporting the educational mission of the Department of Emergency Medicine through the active presence and participation of emergency medicine residents at the East Hampton site. The Medical Director will help foster a welcoming and academically engaging clinical environment, encourage meaningful resident involvement in patient care, and support bedside teaching, mentorship, and educational opportunities that enhance the residents’ clinical experience.
• Working collaboratively with residency and departmental educational leadership to ensure that the East Hampton experience contributes meaningfully to resident education while maintaining the highest standards of patient care and supervision.
• Working collaboratively with nursing leadership, hospital administration, and Department of Emergency Medicine leadership to identify and address clinical and operational needs.
• Supporting a culture of professionalism, collegiality, accountability, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
• Serving as a physician liaison between the East Hampton Emergency Department and the broader Stony Brook Medicine emergency medicine system.

Compensation:

Qualified candidates can expect a competitive physician salary with an additional Site Medical Director stipend commensurate with the responsibilities of the position.

This position represents an opportunity to assume a meaningful leadership role within the Department of Emergency Medicine at Stony Brook University Hospital and the Renaissance School of Medicine while helping to shape and support the delivery of outstanding emergency care to the East Hampton community and contributing to the education and professional development of the next generation of emergency physicians.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

MD/DO Degree (or foreign equivalent). Completion of Emergency Medicine Residency. Board Certification/Eligibility in Emergency Medicine. Eligible for New York State License.

Preferred Qualifications:

Graduate teaching, research and administrative/committee experience. Completion of post residency fellowships.

Application Instructions

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For questions regarding this position, please contact Kerri Reino, Department Administrator of Emergency Medicine at 631-444-3882.

Special Notes:

Non-Tenure Track position. FLSA Exempt position, not eligible for the overtime provisions of the FLSA. To qualify for a senior faculty appointment, the candidate must meet the criteria established by the School of Medicine (School of Medicine's Criteria for Appointment, Promotion and Tenure).

Anticipated Start Date: As soon as possible.

Campus Description:

Long Island's premier academic medical center, Stony Brook Medicine, represents Stony Brook University's entire medical enterprise and integrates all of Stony Brook's health-related initiatives: education, research and patient care. It encompasses Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook Children's Hospital, the five Health Sciences schools -- Dental Medicine, Health Professions, Medicine, Nursing and Social Welfare -- as well as the major centers and institutes, programs and more than 50 community-based healthcare settings throughout Suffolk County. With 624 beds, Stony Brook University Hospital serves as Suffolk County's only tertiary care center and Regional Trauma Center. Stony Brook Children's, with more than 180 pediatric specialists in 30 specialties, offers the most advanced pediatric specialty care in the region. In the Medical and Research Translation (MART) building, two floors are occupied by Stony Brook University Cancer Center’s outpatient services, and four floors are devoted to cancer research. Diversity, equity and inclusion are essential core values at Stony Brook Medicine. We believe we do our best and most impactful work when we leverage our diverse, equitable and inclusive perspectives. We are proud to recruit and hire talented people from a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences.

The selected candidate must successfully clear a background investigation.

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Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Stony Brook University is committed to excellence in the creation of an inclusive learning and working environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and all other protected classes under federal or state laws.

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