Director of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Position Overview

Director of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery in Long Branch, NJ. Lead a new Acute Care Surgery division at Monmouth Medical Center, focusing on building Emergency General Surgery (EGS) and Trauma care services. The role is 80% clinical and 20% administrative with on-call coverage.

Salary range: $600,000 to $830,000 per year. Compensation will depend on background, skills, and experience.

• Provide strategic and clinical leadership to establish a comprehensive Acute Care Surgery program.
• Oversee development and implementation of Emergency General Surgery and Emergency Trauma Response systems.
• Deliver direct patient care in trauma, surgical critical care, and emergency general surgery.
• Lead and mentor residents and medical students in collaboration with Rutgers University School of Medicine.
• Support ongoing research efforts in trauma and surgical critical care.
• Collaborate with hospital and system leadership to advance programmatic goals.

• Board‑certified or eligible by the American Board of Surgery with added qualifications in Surgical Critical Care.
• Fellowship trained in Trauma and Surgical Critical Care.
• At least 7 years of relevant clinical and leadership experience.
• Demonstrated commitment to teaching, research, and scholarly activity.
• Prior experience in program development preferred.
• Academic rank with Rutgers University commensurate with experience.