Pediatrician - Child Abuse

Physician Affiliate Group of New York (PAGNY) is adding a Child Abuse Pediatrician to the group at  NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County. Kings County Hospital operates a world-renowned Level 1 Trauma Center, one of only three in Brooklyn, which serves 2.6 million residents of Brooklyn and Staten Island. The hospital is academically affiliated with SUNY Downstate Medical Center and trains their medical students and OBGYN residents. 

The Mission of NYC Health + Hospitals is to extend equally to all New Yorkers, regardless of the ability to pay, comprehensive health services of the highest quality in an atmosphere of humane care, dignity, and respect. Their Values are built on a foundation of social and racial equity and has established the ICARE standards for all staff.

The Pediatric is responsible for providing pediatric ambulatory patient care for the patients of Kings County Hospital Center:

Responsibilities include caring for patients in the pediatric inpatient unit as well as the well-baby nursery with access to subspecialists, a neonatal intensive care unit and pediatric critical care unit. No delivery attendance or overnight shifts are required.

Ideal candidates will display a passion for teaching residents and medical students as well as an interest in contributing to the department’s scholarly activity through research or quality improvement.

We are the primary clerkship site for medical students from SUNY Downstate College of Medicine and students from St. Georges School of Medicine.  The position comes with an opportunity for an academic appointment as well as an opportunity to be a core member faculty for our fully-accredited Pediatric Hospital Medicine fellowship.

With appropriate experience the candidate may also be considered for the position of the Director of Inpatient service which would include some administrative time. For that Board certification in Pediatrics with Board eligibility or certification in PHM would be necessary.

• Board Certification or Eligibility in Pediatrics
• Possess or eligible for a New York State Medical License
• Graduated of an approved Medical School
• Clinical experience as a pediatric hospitalist or completion of a PHM fellowship

Exceptional Benefits Include: 

• Competitive compensation package 
• 10% 401K company contribution after one year of service, with 3% company contribution starting day one 
• Choice of a three tiered, starting at FREE medical plans starting day one 
• Excellent dental insurance including orthodontics coverage starting day one 
• Generous paid time off program 
• CME days and dollars 
• Eligibility for loan forgiveness through the National Student Debt Forgiveness Center 
• Visa candidates are considered  
• Salary Amount or Range: $205,000 - $210,000

The Physician Affiliate Group of New York (PAGNY), a tax-exempt organization affiliated with NYC Health + Hospitals, is one of the largest physician groups in New York State and directly employs nearly 4,000 physicians and allied health professionals who serve seven of New York City’s public hospitals, numerous public health clinics, and the city’s Correctional Health Service. 

PAGNY has a strong commitment to the principles of diversity and, in that spirit, actively encourages applications from groups underrepresented in healthcare 

Physician Affiliate Group of New York, P.C. (“PAGNY”) is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to diversity and inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender dysphoria, national origin, age, religion, disability, military and veteran status, marital or parental status, citizenship status, genetic information or any other factor which cannot lawfully be used as a basis for an employment decision. We require applications to be completed online.

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