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Mount Sinai Health System
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Emergency Medicine Faculty - Physician - Mount Sinai Health System - Manhattan, NY

Emergency MedicineFull-Time

Listed compensation

$275k-$335k

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Job Description

The Mount Sinai Department of Emergency Medicine is one of the largest in the nation, staffing emergency medicine practice sites across the Mount Sinai Health System - including academic medical centers such as Mount Sinai Hospital, Mount Sinai Morningside, and Mount Sinai West - as well as community hospitals such as Mount Sinai Queens, Mount Sinai Brooklyn, and Mount Sinai South Nassau, and affiliated sites such as Elmhurst Hospital Center, Queens Hospital Center, and Richmond University Medical Center.

We also staff free-standing clinical entities such as two urgent care centers and a virtual urgent care program. Our service line includes nearly 300 faculty physicians and more than 100 physician assistants, caring for over 500,000 patients each year.

Our academic medical centers are deeply engaged in education, research, and the care of complex cases, often serving as safety-net hospitals. Our community hospitals focus on high-quality, efficient care and serve as the primary healthcare resource for their surrounding communities.

The faculty positions will be at one or more of the Mount Sinai Health System

Sites:

  • Mount Sinai Hospital (Academic)
  • Mount Sinai Morningside (Academic)
  • Mount Sinai West (Academic)
  • Mount Sinai South Nassau (Community)
  • Mount Sinai Brooklyn (Community)
  • Mount Sinai Queens (Community)
  • Mount Sinai Urgent Care Centers (Community)
  • Richmond University Medical Center (Community)

Note: If you are interested in opportunities at multiple sites, please be sure to address your cover letter accordingly to reflect your interest in each location.

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.

Key Responsibilities

Faculty physicians will provide high-quality emergency medical care across various academic and community sites within the Mount Sinai Health System. Responsibilities include engaging in clinical practice, medical education, and research to support the system's mission of transforming healthcare.

Requirements

Candidates must hold an MD, DO, or equivalent terminal degree from an accredited university and be eligible for or possess a New York medical license. Applicants must be board prepared or board certified in Emergency Medicine.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Academic MedicineSafety-net Hospital Care

Emergency Medicine — Physician Career Context

Mount Sinai Health System holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 70/100, 271 active listings.

Of the 40 active Emergency Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 90% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$305k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $283k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

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401k / retirement match
88%
CME allowance
15%
Sign-on bonus
6%
Loan repayment
3%
Relocation assistance
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Work-life snapshot

median 1.5this job 1.5
Better work-life than 50% of Emergency Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,041 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in New York

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$876k≈ 3.2× annual pay
Typical market rent
$4,154/mo≈ 18% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
40 min
State income tax
Up to 10.9%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.