Chief, Emergency Care Service

Company Overview:

The people of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) are united by a singular mission: ending cancer for life. Our specialized care teams provide personalized, compassionate, expert care to patients of all ages. Informed by basic research done at our Sloan Kettering Institute, scientists across MSK collaborate to conduct innovative translational and clinical research that is driving a revolution in our understanding of cancer as a disease and improving the ability to prevent, diagnose, and treat it. MSK is dedicated to training the next generation of scientists and clinicians, who go on to pursue our mission at MSK and around the globe. 

 

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Job Description:

The Division of Supportive and Acute Care Services in the Department of Medicine at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center is seeking to recruit an exceptional academic physician and leader to serve as Chief, Emergency Care Service. The Division of Supportive and Acute Care services is comprised of four services including Emergency Care, General Internal Medicine, Hospital Medicine, and Supportive Care.

 

The new Service Chief will report to the Head of the Division of Supportive and Acute Care Services and will have programmatic oversight and responsibility for the Service and faculty. The Service Chief will work to shape the strategic and programmatic priorities for the Service. S/he will oversee the clinical operations, talent acquisition and retention, research, philanthropy, professional development, mentorship, and teaching.

 

Emergency Care Service:

The Emergency Care Service provides specialized acute care services at the main campus and in the regional network for MSK patients suffering from cancer or the side effects of its treatment. At main campus in 2023, the Urgent Care Center saw close to 25,000 visits, resulting in approximately 12,000 admissions and 3,500 observation unit stays. The regional symptom care clinics have experienced year-over-year growth in patient volume with over 88,000 visits since 2019. The service is comprised of 30 physicians and 40 APPs distributed at main campus, in the regional network, and at our partner hospitals. MSK patients who present to the Urgent Care Center are, often, moderately or severely ill and need immediate care. Over 95% have an Emergency Severity Index (ESI) of 2 or 3 and are (by definition) unsafe to wait and/or need in-depth evaluation. The Urgent Care Center admission rate is triple that of an Emergency Department of similar volume (51% versus 16%) and even the Symptom Care Clinics have an admission rate over 20%.

 

The Emergency Care Service faculty conduct ongoing research around ED utilization, care delivery, and optimal management of cancer-related emergencies. Faculty are leaders within the NCI-sponsored Comprehensive ONCologic Emergencies Research Network (CONCERN), an over 20-site network dedicated to research that bridges oncology and emergency medicine.

 

At a minimum, qualified candidates should be physicians with board-certification in emergency medicine and:

 

• National recognition as an emergency care program leader, educator, and/or a funded program of clinical, translational, or population science research.
• Credentials warranting appointment as Associate or Full Member at Memorial Hospital with a joint appointment as Associate or Clinical Professor at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University.
• Extensive clinical expertise in emergency care, intensive care, or emergency oncology.
• Eligible for licensure in New York State and New Jersey.

 

Expected salary range is $485K-$590K for this role. Physician compensation is based on multiple variables.

This range represents annual salary only and does not include supplemental performance-based pay or any

one-time payments.

 

MSK has a strong commitment to enhancing the diversity of its faculty and staff. Applicants from diverse racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds are encouraged to apply. MSK offers competitive salaries and benefits. Interested applicants should send curriculum vitae and letter of interest to Valentina Salkow, Manager, Academic Recruitment, Office of the Physician-in-Chief at salkowv@mskcc.org and the Chair of the Search Committee, Mark Schattner, MD, Chief of the Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Service at .

 

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