Cognitive​/Behavioral Neurologist - Hackensack

Hackensack University Medical Center:
Nationally Recognized in Neurosciences
Cognitive/Behavioral Neurologist Physician Opportunities

The Center for Memory Loss & Brain Health at the Department of Neurology at Hackensack University Medical Center (HUMC), a major academic medical center within the Hackensack Meridian Health system, seeks to employ a full time BE/BC Cognitive / Behavioral Neurologist. The successful candidate will have completed a residency in Neurology and a UCNS accredited fellowship in Behavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry.

Role at the Dementia Center and faculty rank at Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine are commensurate with experience. The clinical focus is on patients at risk for dementia, mild cognitive impairment, and dementia. The Center seeks candidates with interest in outcomes research, translational research, clinical trials, and teaching of medical & graduate students & residents. The Center espouses an interprofessional approach in which geriatricians, neurologists, psychiatrists, neuro- & health psychologists, social workers & rehab therapists who are cognizant of health care disparities provide patient-centered care, accurate diagnoses, state-of-the-art treatment, opportunities for clinical trial participation, and to maximize community living & prevent caregiver burn-out.

We are a site in the CMS GUIDE program, an alternate payment model to provide comprehensive dementia care to patients and caregivers living in the community and help improve outcomes like ED visits, hospitalizations and long term placement.

• This position will be jointly recruited by Florian P. Thomas, MD, PhD, Professor & Chair of the Neuroscience Institute & Department of Neurology at HUMC & the School of Medicine, & Manisha Parulekar, MD, Director, Division of Geriatrics at HUMC & Associate Professor of Internal Medicine at the School.
• For  HUMC is ranked #1 Adult & Children’s Hospital in NJ & NY Metro Area by US News & World Report. It is one of 5 major academic medical centers in the nation to receive Health grades America’s 50 Best Hospitals’ Award for 5 consecutive years. HUMC consistently achieves Magnet recognition for nursing excellence. Hackensack Meridian Health is the largest, most comprehensive & integrated network in NJ with more than 500 patient care & physician practices throughout NJ.
  
  It includes 17 hospitals from Bergen to Ocean counties & 3 academic medical centers, has >35,000 team members & >7,000 physicians.
• Neurosciences at HUMC:
  
  Has been recognized among the Top 50 Adult Neurology & Neurosurgery programs in U.S. News & World Report since 2021
  
  Has 100+ Team Members. Prominent specialties include Dementia, Epilepsy, Pain, Headache, MS, Stroke, Neurosurgery, Neuro-Oncology, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Movement Disorders, Neurocritical Care, Psychology, TBI/Concussion, Neuromuscular Disorders & ALS
• HMH offers competitive compensation and a robust benefits package.

For immediate consideration please contact:
Nancy Massa
Physician Recruiter
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Minimum Starting Salary: $241,941

HMH is committed to pay equity and transparency for our team members. The posted rate of pay in this job posting is a reasonable good faith estimate of the minimum base pay for this role at the time of posting in accordance with the New Jersey Pay Transparency Act and does not reflect the full value of our market-competitive total rewards package.

The starting base salary is provided for informational purposes only and is not a guarantee of a specific offer. The base compensation determined at the time of the offer may be different than the posted base salary based on a number of non-discriminatory factors, including but not limited to:

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