Emergency Medicine Department Chair | New Jersey

Staffmed Healthcare Staffing & Recruiting (Medical Edge Recruitment); New Jersey; On-site; USD 350,000 - 700,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Executive compensation

Administrative leadership

Clinical hours 48-72/mo

Level I Trauma Center leadership

Collaboration with C-suite

Residency programs

Job summary

StaffMed Health Partners in Northern New Jersey seeks an experienced Emergency Medicine physician to serve as Department Chair, overseeing both adult and pediatric ED operations at a large academic hospital.

This senior leadership role includes directing clinical operations, academics, and residency/fellowship programs, while collaborating with hospital leadership and the C-suite to advance a Level I trauma center.

Qualifications

• Board certification in Emergency Medicine (ABEM/AOBEM) required.
• Emergency Medicine residency training required.
• ED leadership and academic experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee adult and pediatric Emergency Departments.
• Lead clinical operations and academic programs.
• Oversee residency and fellowship training and collaboration with hospital leadership.
• Support Level I trauma center operations and cross-disciplinary teams.

Skills

ED leadership

Academic medicine

Residency oversight

Pediatrics leadership

Education

Board certification in Emergency Medicine (ABEM or AOBEM)

Emergency Medicine residency training

Tools

Epic EMR

Job description

StaffMed Health Partners has partnered with a large academic medical center in Northern New Jersey to assist with the recruitment of an experienced Emergency Medicine physician to serve as Department Chair. This is a senior leadership role overseeing both the adult and pediatric Emergency Departments, with responsibility spanning clinical operations, academics, residency and fellowship programs, and collaboration with hospital leadership.

Perks and Benefits:

• Highly competitive executive compensation package
• Primarily administrative leadership role
• Approximately 48 to 72 clinical hours per month
• Opportunity to lead Emergency Medicine at a large academic Level I Trauma Center
• Work closely with hospital leadership and the C-suite
• Established Emergency Medicine residency and academic programs

Position Highlights and Qualifications:

• Must be Board Certified in Emergency Medicine through ABEM or AOBEM
• Emergency Medicine residency training required
• Emergency Department leadership and academic experience required
• Oversee both the adult and pediatric Emergency Departments
• High-volume ED with more than 100,000 annual visits
• Strong physician, APP, resident, nursing, and specialty support
• Epic EMR
• The department operates within a large acute care academic hospital with Level I trauma capabilities, graduate medical education, and extensive specialty resources
• The Emergency Department itself sees approximately 110,000+ visits annually and has extensive physician and APP coverage