RWJBarnabas Health Stroke Neurologist Comprehensive Stroke Center, Northern NJ

Job Title:

Stroke Neurologist

Job

Location:

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick, 1 Robert Wood Johnson Place, New Brunswick, NJ 08901

RWJBarnabas Health is seeking a full‑time Stroke Neurologist to join our Comprehensive Stroke Center based at RWJUH in New Brunswick, NJ. This opportunity offers a unique chance to be part of a renowned neuroscience unit while contributing to advanced stroke care, reporting to the Director of Stroke Program and the Chief of the Division of Stroke and Neurocritical Care.

• Stroke Faculty Leadership:
  Serve as a stroke faculty physician for the Comprehensive Stroke Center and provide expert medical support to the medical staff, administration, and other professionals.
• Neuroscience Unit Care:
  Act as stroke attending for the Neuroscience Unit on Tower 7 at RWJUH, offering high‑quality patient care and leadership.
• Education and Training:
  Provide stroke education and deliver lectures to medical staff, health professionals, staff, and patients.
• TPA Treatment Program Management:
  Coordinate and administer the Tissue Plasminogen Activator (TPA) treatment program, working closely with endovascular neurosurgeons, interventional neurologists, and neuroradiologists to optimize stroke interventions.
• Clinical Leadership and Operations:
  Provide guidance on medical and clinical operations, including policy development, professional education, and the evaluation of emerging stroke treatment technologies.
• Service Management:
  Oversight of medical management of stroke programs, ensuring clinical standards are met, and providing expertise in goal development, budgeting, and operational oversight.
• Performance and Innovation:
  Attend performance improvement and steering committee meetings and contribute to the procurement of state‑of‑the‑art technologies.
• Teaching and Mentoring:
  Participate in the teaching mission of RWJMS, providing mentorship to fellows, residents, and students in both clinical and didactic settings.
• Community Engagement:
  Contribute to the department’s community service responsibilities, including providing care for underserved populations and advising community groups on cerebrovascular disorders.
• Administrative Responsibilities:
  Serve on relevant departmental and institutional committees as needed, supporting the Department of Neurology’s operational and academic activities.
• Collaborative Research:
  Partner with faculty neurointensivists on stroke‑related patient care, teaching, and clinical research projects.
• Outpatient Stroke Clinic:
  Provide outpatient stroke clinic services, as scheduled in consultation with the Stroke Division Chief, to address the growing need for vascular neurology outpatient care.
• Telemedicine Participation:
  Participate in the stroke telemedicine program upon its launch, enhancing RWJUH’s capacity for remote stroke care.

• Board certification in Stroke Neurology.
• Eligibility for medical licensure in New Jersey.
• Fellowship training and board certification in Vascular Neurology is highly desirable.
• Expertise in advanced stroke care, including intravenous TPA treatment and mechanical thrombectomy, preferred.
• Strong commitment to education, clinical excellence, and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.

To learn more about this and other opportunities, please contact Michael Cavallo, Physician Recruiter at RWJBarnabas Health, directly via email allo.

The anticipated salary range for this position if hired to work is $275,000 to $470,000 per year. The compensation offered will depend on several factors, including the candidate’s educational background, skills, and professional experience.

Founded in 1884, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) New Brunswick is an academic medical center whose Centers of Excellence include cardiovascular care from minimally invasive heart surgery to transplantation, cancer care, stroke care, neuroscience, orthopedics, and women’s and children’s care, including The Bristol‑Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital (BMSCH).

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