Assistant /Associate Professor Movement Disorder

RWJBarnabas Health; South Brunswick (NJ); On-site; USD 190,188 - 232,452; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, prescription drug, and dental coverage

Paid vacation and holidays

Competitive retirement benefits

Employee educational benefits

Life insurance coverage

Employee discount programs

Job summary

RWJBarnabas Health is seeking an Assistant/Associate Professor in Neurology to participate in the clinical care of patients with neurological disorders and to contribute to the teaching mission of RWJMS. Candidates should have completed an ACGME-accredited neurology residency and a fellowship in movement disorders.

The position involves responsibilities including patient care, teaching, and participation in clinical trials. A minimum salary of $211,320 is offered, with benefits including medical coverage and paid leave.

Qualifications

• MD candidates must have completed an ACGME-accredited neurology residency.
• Must be board certified or eligible in neurology.
• Completion of a fellowship in movement disorder or related clinical neurosciences is required.

Responsibilities

• Participate in clinical care of patients with neurological disorders.
• Maintain a practice in the full range of adult movement disorders neurology.
• Teach and mentor medical students and residents.
• Participate in clinical trials as site principal investigator.

Skills

Board-certified in neurology

Fellowship in movement disorders

Botulinum treatment skills

Deep brain stimulation management

Education

ACGME-accredited neurology residency

Board certification or eligibility in neurology

Job description

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Job ID: 1139509

Location

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Opportunity Criteria

Specialty: Neurology

Profession: Physician (MD, DO, Resident)

Assistant / Associate Professor Movement Disorder

Department: RWJ – Neurology

Benefits

• Medical, prescription drug, and dental coverage
• Paid vacation, holidays, and various leave programs
• Competitive retirement benefits, including defined contribution plans and voluntary tax-deferred savings options
• Employee and dependent educational benefits (when applicable)
• Life insurance coverage
• Employee discount programs

Posting Summary

Participate in clinical care of patients with neurological disorders under the administrative structure of the Robert Wood Johnson University Medical Group according to a schedule determined by the Chair. The principal activity will be care of outpatients with movement disorders.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Be Board-certified or -eligible in neurology; have completed a fellowship in movement disorders and be eligible for a New Jersey license.
• Maintain a practice in the full range of adult movement disorders neurology. To maintain a full schedule while building a referral network, the faculty member may be required to see some patients with neurological conditions other than movement disorders.
• Have skills in botulinum treatment for movement disorders and include such patients in the practice.
• Have skills in evaluation and medical management of patients who are candidates for deep brain stimulation and ablative surgery for movement disorders, and in their postoperative management and stimulator programming. Must coordinate care with neurosurgery, psychiatry and other disciplines as needed.
• Perform night call and weekend inpatient coverage at Barnabas-Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in equal proportion with the other faculty in rotation.
• Participate in the teaching mission of RWJMS to the extent determined in consultation with the Department Chair. This may include teaching and mentoring medical students, neurology residents, movement disorder fellows and rotators from other departments. The teaching will take place in inpatient and outpatient settings and in seminars and occasional formal lectures in the pre-clinical setting. It may also include supervising a weekly resident Continuity Clinic.
• Participate as site principal investigator or sub-investigator in clinical trials sponsored by industry and other sources.
• Perform and publish other research to the extent consistent with the track of the appointment (Professional Practice, Clinical Educator or Clinical Scholar).
• Refer patients as appropriate to clinical trials and other research activity in the department and otherwise participate in the scholarly productivity and culture of the department.
• Participate in community service responsibilities of the department in such areas as providing neurological care for indigent patients and teaching or advising lay community groups in multiple areas relating to movement disorders, including deep brain stimulation, in coordination with the Department of Neurosurgery.
• Participate in the administrative tasks of the department and medical school. This will include membership in standing or ad hoc departmental and institutional committees as determined in consultation with the Chair and according to RWJMS By-Laws; and attending departmental and institutional faculty meetings.
• Maintain knowledge through continuing education and by maintaining Board certification in neurology and any relevant subspecialty certification.

Qualifications

MD Candidates must be graduates of an ACGME-accredited neurology residency, be board certified or eligible in neurology; have completed a fellowship in movement disorder or related clinical neurosciences and be eligible for a New Jersey License. Rank and track will be consistent with qualifications.

Compensation

Salary Details - minimum of $211,320