This position is employed by PAGNY for NYC Health Hospitals/Kings County. Kings County Hospital operates a world-renowned Level 1 Trauma Center, state-of-the-art Labor and Delivery room, and newly renovated Women's Health Center, which serves residents of Brooklyn and Staten Island. The hospital is academically affiliated with SUNY Downstate Medical Center and trains their medical students and OBGYN residents.

Kings County is located in the East Flatbush/Prospect-Lefferts section of Brooklyn, close to the 2 and 5 subways. Our patients are diverse, with the majority being afro-Caribbean. Most of our patients are native English speakers. Knowledge of French/Haitian Creole is helpful, but not required.

The Director of Midwifery is responsible for the overall planning, development and management of the administrative, clinical, educational, research and evaluative functions required for a midwifery practice embedded within the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health. Staff midwives provide primary healthcare in inpatient and outpatient settings within a collaborative model of care to clients across the health spectrum.

Plans, develops, manages and directs all aspects of the Midwifery Practice
• Evaluates, responds to, reports and assesses the quality of midwifery care
• Responsible for hiring, evaluating and terminating midwifery staff, including implementing performance-improvement measures as appropriate
• Provides and coordinates staff development for midwives and the interdisciplinary team, as applicable
• Participates in lectures and clinical supervision of learners
• Participates in planning and supervision of childbirth and health education programs
• Collaborates with other services and programs, including new program development and maintenance
• Provides clinical midwifery care
• Represents the Midwifery Practice with the Department of OB/GYN and Women's Health, including involvement in program development and maintenance and new initiatives
• Participates in the New York City Health Hospitals Midwifery Council and Women's Health Council
• Is available 24/7 for consultation regarding midwifery care and or sick call service coverage
• Participates in leadership activities within the Department of OB/GYN and Women's Health

• Current NYS license to practice as Midwife
• Board Certified by the American Midwifery Certification Board (AMCB)
• Minimum 5 years experience in Clinical and Administrative Midwifery Leadership
• Maintains AMCB certification

Exceptional Benefits Package available!

Annual Salary: $150,000.00

Physician Affiliate Group of New York (PAGNY) is one of the largest multi-disciplinary groups in the country whose main purpose is to nurture and embolden the healthcare providers who take care of the most fragile and vulnerable patients in New York City. PAGNY is comprised of over 4,000 physicians and healthcare professionals who provide services to NYC Health Hospitals (H H), the largest public health system in the United States. Our practitioners are highly skilled professionals with outstanding credentials who deliver the highest level of quality healthcare to patients throughout New York City.

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

Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V