Pediatrician Job at Montefiore Medical Group in BRONX, NY

Assistant Medical Director- School Health Montefiore Medical Center/ Montefiore Medical Group School Health Program
Montefiore School Health Program (MSHP), the largest network of comprehensive School-Based health centers in the nation, offers wide ranging integrated health care services to nearly 40,000 students attending New York City Department of Education public schools in the Bronx borough and expanding into lower Westchester County.
Position Overview
The Assistant Medical Director, in collaboration with the Medical Director and the Nursing leadership is responsible for assuring the continuous delivery of high-quality medical care at the Montefiore School Health Program health centers, in compliance with all standards and regulations of Montefiore Medical Center and outside regulatory agencies. The Assistant Medical Director position will be a half-time position, complementing the associate's half-time position for direct patient care.

Qualifications and Characteristics
• Strong leadership and communication skills
• Ability to balance medical/professional needs and administrative demands
• Ability to maintain professional and interpersonal relationships with medical providers, managers, and staff.
• Pattern of demonstrating those behaviors that will position themselves as a role model within their office
• Creative, innovative and strategic thinker
• Ability to problem solve and promote effective organizational change
• Well organized
Montefiore Medical Center is nationally recognized for clinical excellence. As the academic medical center and University Hospital for Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore combines a deep commitment to the community with nationally renowned expertise to reach patients in accessible locations.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine are committed to a policy of equal opportunity in all of its activities, including employment decisions. We make all employment decisions based on the ability and qualifications of the individual applicant to perform the job and, as such, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national or ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, alienage, citizenship status, or any other legally protected category.

Applicants from members of under-represented groups are especially encouraged to apply