Director of Student Health or Medical Director

Director of Student Health or Medical Director

(Director or College Physician)

Student Health Services

SUNY Cortland

The State University of New York College at Cortland Student Health Services seeks a director of student health or a medical director to administer and supervise outpatient care for an undergraduate and graduate student population of 7,100. This is a 10-month, full-time appointment with quarter time obligation in June and July each year.

This position will be responsible for planning, directing, supervising and participating in the outpatient medical care services of SUNY Cortland students. A medical director (MD/DO) serves as the supervising physician for the College’s athletic training staff and in coordination with the athletic training program director, serves as a resource and medical content expert for the program. If director (NP) is appointed, a collaborating physician will be contracted to provide this service. Job duties include: ensure compliance with Medical Waste Disposal regulations, immunization laws, OSHA regulations and the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA); provide medical supervision of campus infectious disease emergencies (e.g., Meningitis, measles); participate on the Crisis Response Team when major health events affect the campus community; serve as the physician of record for the Automatic Emergency Defibrillator (AED) program; conduct orientation for students traveling abroad to discuss precautionary measures to ensure health and well-being; perform accreditation activities including: completing assessment plans, surveys, and reports, meet with site visitors and implement recommendations; provide health related outreach services to the campus community periodically; responsible for management of the electronic medical records database.  

Required Qualifications for Appointment to Medical Director: Earned medical degree; board certification; completion of a residency and license to practice medicine in New York State; a minimum of three years of practice, preferably as a specialist in family medicine or medicine/ pediatrics; experience or courses in Adolescent Medicine and an ability to work in an inter-disciplinary campus atmosphere are desirable.

Required Qualifications for Appointment to Director of Student Health: Certified and registered as a nurse practitioner (NP) by NYSED; a minimum of three years of practice, preferably as a specialist in college health, family health; pediatrics; school health or, community health; experience or courses in Adolescent Medicine and an ability to work in an inter-disciplinary campus atmosphere are desirable.

Preferred Qualifications: Five or more years of practice; experience with sports medicine, adolescent medicine, primary care psychiatry, and electronic medical records; experience in a college health service setting.  

For a full job description, application instructions and to apply go to: https://jobs.cortland.edu/postings/4627

The State University of New York College at Cortland is an AA/EEO/ADA employer. The College actively seeks applications from women, veterans, individuals with a disability, members of underrepresented groups or anyone that would enrich the diversity of the College.