Medical Director (Neurology) bei St. Joseph's Health

Duties and Responsibilities of Medical Director, Epilepsy/EEG

General: Provide the medical leadership required to oversee the adult Epilepsy program.

• Develop plans which would enable the hospital center to establish a seizure/epilepsy monitoring program that would provide efficient and competent video monitoring to aid in the determination of patient diagnosis and subsequent treatment.
• Interface with administration on staffing and capital requirements that must be available to properly run an efficient service.
• Interpret and report EEG studies (Paterson/Wayne). Assure that all studies are interpreted and reported in an appropriate time frame.
• Establish and oversee an EEG reading panel.
• Conduct educational meetings with technologists to teach, to review records and to improve techniques, and to monitor quality of studies.
• Conduct nursing staff ongoing in-service education. Assist in review of nursing policies and procedures as they relate to video monitoring of patients.
• Develop CQI and PI plans with staff, review outcomes and implement corrective action plans.
• Assist in marketing development and outreach efforts to hospital and community physicians.
• Evaluate new and existing equipment, help technologists in troubleshooting problems, meet with company representatives to maintain proper maintenance, upgrades and insure proper equipment utilization by the program.
• Implement and conduct combined adult and pediatric Epilepsy conferences/meetings.
• Present Grand Rounds or other similar lectures.
• Implement epilepsy teaching rounds with house staff.
• Attend meetings as required.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Chief, Neurology and Chairman of Medicine.

Duties and Responsibilities of Attending Physician:

Clinical

• Serve as consulting neurologist on unassigned and private patients (initial consult and followup on the medical floor, Neuro/Stroke Unit, ICU).
• Share general neurology call coverage (approximately 1:4)
• Precept Neurology clinic (1 morning/week) (DePaul Center)
• Collaborate with designated Advance Practice Nurses assigned to neurology/stroke
• Read/interpret/report EEGs
• Private practice office (mix of epilepsy and general neurology)
• Participate in ongoing clinical research and clinical trials

Administrative

• Assist in development of clinical guidelines for neurology, epilepsy and EMU.
• Attend neurology/stroke/Department of Medicine meetings as required.
• Participate in quality improvement and performance improvement efforts within the Division of Neurology

Teaching

• Responsible for teaching medical residents and students rotating through Neurology
• Provide lectures/Grand Rounds/M&M for medical residents as requested
• Collaborate with Nursing and other departments as needed in educational efforts related to Neurology

General

• Perform all other duties as assigned by Chief of Neurology, Chairman of Medicine.
• Maintain ABMS recognized Board Certification in Neurology or one of its subspecialties.
• Develop a specific area of clinical interest within the Neuroscience Service Line.

St. Joseph’s University Medical Center is an academic tertiary care medical center and state designated trauma center, located on the Paterson campus, regularly accepts referrals of difficult or unusual cases from other hospitals and physicians and performs both complex and routine procedures. 

The Medical Center offers a full complement of specialty and subspecialty services including ambulatory, behavioral health, cardiovascular, emergency/trauma, internal medicine, neuroscience, oncology, orthopedic/spine, rehabilitation, surgical specialty, women’s health, imaging and pediatrics. 

The nursing team at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, which includes St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital, has held the Magnet Award for Nursing Excellence, the profession’s highest honor, since 1999. They are also recipients of the prestigious 2010 Magnet Prize™ - one of only 8 Magnet-designated hospitals to ever receive The Magnet Prize, and the only one worldwide to receive the 2010 award.

St. Joseph’s Health is recognized for the expertise and compassion of its highly skilled and responsive staff. The combined efforts of the organization’s outstanding physicians, superb nurses, and dedicated clinical and professional staff have made us one of the most highly respected healthcare organizations in the state, the largest employer in Passaic County, and one of the nation’s “100 Best Places to Work in Health Care”.

Benefits Eligibility: (Full-time and Part-time Employees-over 20 hours a week)

• Competitive salary*
• Robust benefits with health, dental, Rx and vision plans
• 403b retirement plan options with company match**
• Health & Wellness*
• Non-Profit Health System – eligible for Federal Student Loan Forgiveness
• PTO, and paid holidays
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program
• LTD : Long Term Disability
• Life Insurance Options
• Onsite Day care Program

*Available for Per Diem Employees and Part-time Employees working under 20 hours per week.

**403b Company Match not applicable for Per Diem Employees and Part-time Employees working under 20 hours per week.

Pay transparency:  St. Joseph’s Health provides a salary range to comply with New Jersey Law.  The rate of pay for each position will be determined based on a variety of factors including the candidate's relevant experience, qualifications, skills, etc.” The salary range does not include incentives, differential pay or other forms of compensation.