**Job Description** **The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai affiliated with New York City Health and Hospitals/Elmhurst has an exciting opportunity for a Director of Cardiology.** This leadership role requires a candidate who excels in clinical practice, medical education, and organizational management to take the Department of Cardiology at Elmhurst Hospital Center to the next level. Candidates should be board-certified with management or leadership experience. The Director will lead clinical services provided within the Department of Cardiology, including inpatient and consultative services, ambulatory cardiology, cardiac imaging, heart failure, interventional cardiology, and electrophysiology, and shall be generally responsible for the administration, planning and organization, and the overall management of the Cardiology Department, including supervision of its team. Responsibilities include quality oversight, clinician recruitment, education, supervision, strategic development, and process improvement initiatives. Research interests are encouraged. The hospital is easily accessible by public transportation and car from all areas of New York City, New Jersey and Long Island. **Qualifications** + Valid New York State license, DEA and Medicaid number + MD or DO, with board certification in cardiovascular disease + Eligibility for New York State medical licensure + Minimum of 8 years of clinical experience in cardiology with leadership or management experience + Demonstrated commitment to clinical excellence, medical education, and practice improvement + Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills + Experience in research and academia is highly desirable **Compensation** We offer a faculty appointment with the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai commensurate with credentials, experience and qualifications. Compensation ranges from $400,000 to $420,000, excluding on-call coverage and faculty practice distributions throughout the academic year. **Salary Disclosure Information:** Mount Sinai Health System provides a salary range to comply with the New York City law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, specialties, historical productivity, historical collections, and hospital/community need. As such, an actual salary may fall closer to one or the other end of the range, and in certain circumstances, may wind up being outside of the listed salary range. The salary range listed is for full-time employment and does not include bonuses / incentive compensation or benefits. **Please specify Job Title of interest and send CV with Cover Letter to:** **Alex Cano** **Executive Director Physician Recruitment** **Mount Sinai Health System** **Alex.cano@mountsinai.org** **Responsibilities** + Performs direct patient care activities and ensures the quality of clinical services provided by the Department of Cardiology + Provides clinical leadership and expertise within the clinical cardiology team, overseeing hospital-based and ambulatory cardiology services + Ensures the productivity of the Faculty and identifies and develops new clinical programs consistent with market opportunity, patient needs, financial feasibility, and with the priorities of both the Hospital and Health Systems + Works with Administration to meet the Hospital and Health system goals for patient and employee satisfaction **About Us** **Strength through Unity and Inclusion** The Mount Sinai Health System is committed to fostering an environment where everyone can contribute to excellence. We share a common dedication to delivering outstanding patient care. When you join us, you become part of Mount Sinai’s unparalleled legacy of achievement, education, and innovation as we work together to transform healthcare. We encourage all team members to actively participate in creating a culture that ensures fair access to opportunities, promotes inclusive practices, and supports the success of every individual. At Mount Sinai, our leaders are committed to fostering a workplace where all employees feel valued, respected, and empowered to grow. We strive to create an environment where collaboration, fairness, and continuous learning drive positive change, improving the well-being of our staff, patients, and organization. Our leaders are expected to challenge outdated practices, promote a culture of respect, and work toward meaningful improvements that enhance patient care and workplace experiences. We are dedicated to building a supportive and welcoming environment where everyone has the opportunity to thrive and advance professionally. Explore this opportunity and be part of the next chapter in our history. **About the Mount Sinai Health System:** Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with more than 48,000 employees working across eight hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 300 labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time — discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it. Through the integration of its hospitals, labs, and schools, Mount Sinai offers comprehensive health care solutions from birth through geriatrics, leveraging innovative approaches such as artificial intelligence and informatics while keeping patients’ medical and emotional needs at the center of all treatment. The Health System includes more than 9,000 primary and specialty care physicians; 13 joint-venture outpatient surgery centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida; and more than 30 affiliated community health centers. We are consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals, receiving high "Honor Roll" status, and are highly ranked: No. 1 in Geriatrics, top 5 in Cardiology/Heart Surgery, and top 20 in Diabetes/Endocrinology, Gastroenterology/GI Surgery, Neurology/Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Pulmonology/Lung Surgery, Rehabilitation, and Urology. 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