Job Description

The Mount Sinai Health System is seeking enthusiastic applicants for a per diem Pediatric Neurology position. 

This role offers a unique opportunity to provide high-quality neurological care to infants, children, and adolescents at The Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital.

Candidate will provide on-call coverage for select nights and weekends. Responsibilities include handling telephone inquiries from ERs and hospital floors on assigned weeknights. Candidate will cover inpatient services on designated weekends, including inpatient rounding. Scheduling offers some flexibility, allowing the candidate to choose or coordinate coverage based on availability. 

Mount Sinai’s outstanding team of pediatric neurologists has specialized interests in epilepsy, movement disorders, stroke, neurobehavioral disorders, multiple sclerosis, and autoimmune encephalitis, as well as general pediatric neurology. The chosen candidate will provide high-quality care for patients with a broad range of complex neurological diseases and neurological manifestations of systemic illness.

Pediatric neurology faculty teach adult neurology and pediatric residents, pediatric neurology fellows, and medical students at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai while on call. 

• Handle telephone inquiries from ERs and hospital floors on weeknights
• Provide on-call coverage during nights and weekends 
• Cover inpatient services on weekends, including inpatient rounding
• Provide teaching and mentorship to residents, fellows, and medical students

• Must obtain and maintain a medical license in the State of New York
• Board Eligible or Board Certified in Pediatric Neurology
• Committed to Mount Sinai and the communities we serve
• Excellent communication, bedside manner, and organizational skills
• A strong work ethic and desire to develop clinical programs with the full support of our division.

Compensation is based on experience and per diem rates, which vary by shift and weekday/weekend coverage. For reference, the full-time equivalent salary ranges from $210,000 to $350,000, excluding bonuses, incentive compensation, and benefits.

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. 

About Mount Sinai Kravis Children’s Hospital:

Mount Sinai Kravis Children’s Hospital is a comprehensive tertiary children’s hospital. It includes a pediatric epilepsy monitoring unit and an active pediatric epilepsy surgical program. U.S. News & World Report® consistently selects Mount Sinai Kravis Children’s Hospital as one of the best children’s hospitals in the nation.  In the 2024-2025 annual edition of “Best Children’s Hospital” report, Kravis ranked in three pediatric specialties.  

Please specify Job Title of interest and send CV with Cover Letter to:
Physician Recruitment Department
Mount Sinai Health System
Physician.recruitment@mountsinai.org

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. New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai is ranked No. 12 in Ophthalmology. U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Children’s Hospitals” ranks Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital among the country’s best in several pediatric specialties. The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is ranked No. 11 nationwide in National Institutes of Health funding and in the 99th percentile in research dollars per investigator according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. Newsweek’s “The World’s Best Smart Hospitals” ranks The Mount Sinai Hospital as No. 1 in New York and in the top five globally, and Mount Sinai Morningside in the top 20 globally.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The Mount Sinai Health System is an equal opportunity employer, complying with all applicable federal civil rights laws. We do not discriminate, exclude, or treat individuals differently based on race, color, national origin, age, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are deeply committed to fostering an environment where all faculty, staff, students, trainees, patients, visitors, and the communities we serve feel respected and supported. Our goal is to create a healthcare and learning institution that actively works to remove barriers, address challenges, and promote fairness in all aspects of our organization.

Job Tags

Similar Jobs