Description

Rutgers Health is Seeking an Academic Neurohospitalist

Assistant or Associate Professor – Department of Neurology

Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (RWJMS) & RWJBarnabas Health

New Brunswick, New Jersey

The Department of Neurology at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School is seeking a Board Certified/Board Eligible Neurologist to join the Department as a full-time academic Neurohospitalist at the Assistant or Associate Professor level.

The neurohospitalist will lead inpatient general neurology care and bedside teaching at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH), the principal teaching hospital of RWJMS and a tertiary and quaternary referral center with a Comprehensive Stroke Center, a dedicated neurology-led Neurocritical Care Unit, and a Level 4 Epilepsy Center.

Position Highlights

• Full-time academic faculty appointment at the Assistant or Associate Professor level; rank and track commensurate with experience
• Inpatient-based practice at RWJUH, attending on the general neurology inpatient and consultation services
• 7-day service typical duration
• High-acuity, high-volume practice at a Level 1 Trauma Center, working alongside the Comprehensive Stroke Center, a 15-bed Neurocritical Care Unit, and a Level 4 Epilepsy Center with an epilepsy surgery program
• Teach and mentor neurology residents, advanced practice providers, medical students, and visiting trainees on a core teaching service
• Opportunities to lead quality improvement, patient safety, and transitions-of-care initiatives and to help shape the Department’s inpatient neurology model across RWJBarnabas Health
• Participate in Neurology Grand Rounds, morning report, and departmental academic conferences
• Opportunities for clinical research and educational scholarship
• Shared evening and weekend call schedule for inpatient general neurology service.
• Opportunities for professional growth, leadership, academic advancement and mentorship
• Our clinical facilities use Epic as their electronic medical record (EMR).
  
  

Qualifications

•  MD or DO
•  Board Certified or Board Eligible in Neurology
• Fellowship training in neurohospitalist medicine and vascular neurology are welcome but not required
• Eligible for medical licensure in New Jersey
• Strong commitment to inpatient care, teaching, and academic medicine

Salary range and benefits

•  Salary range of $280,000 to $350,000 per year. Competitive compensation aligned with AAMC standards, commensurate with rank and experience.
• Comprehensive benefits including occurrence-based malpractice coverage, medical, prescription drug, and dental coverage; paid vacation, holidays, and leave; retirement plans; and life insurance.
• State Benefits & Pension: Outstanding New Jersey state health benefits and retirement/pension plans.
• Union Representation: Physician-led bargaining/faculty union representation (AAUP-AFT).
• Funding is available for continuing medical education and professional development.
• Employment is Public Service Loan Forgiveness-eligible, subject to individual and program requirements.

Why Join the Rutgers Department of Neurology?

• A Joint Commission–certified Comprehensive Stroke Center for more than a decade, recognized at the American Heart Association’s highest levels with Get With The Guidelines–Stroke Gold Plus, Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus, Target: Stroke Honor Roll Advanced Therapy, and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll distinctions, supported by a dedicated inpatient neurology unit with 12 step-down and 21 telemetry beds, 3T MRI, and a certified neurophysiology laboratory.
• More than 20 adult neurologists across six clinical divisions and five nationally certified Centers of Excellence in ALS, Parkinson’s disease, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, and stroke at New Brunswick.
• A Neurology residency expanded to 28 residents, two fellowship programs with three additional planned, and a Neurology clerkship with nationally recognized educational innovations
• Rapid growth: 17 neurologists recruited across RWJBarnabas Health since July 2025, supported by a new 13-story Ambulatory Services Pavilion housing Neurology and Neurosurgery
• A Department committed to being a genuine academic home for clinician-educators and physician-scientists, with assigned mentors, annual individual development plans, and promotion criteria reviewed from the time of recruitment
• A teaching culture that stands out: Faculty commitment to education and teaching effectiveness consistently surpass national norms, reflecting an exceptional learning environment for both residents and medical students.
• Nine NIH-funded investigators, an NIH-funded T32 research training program, and 10 active clinical trials with nine more in development
• Faculty appointment at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, which is combining with New Jersey Medical School to form the Rutgers School of Medicine, projected to enroll the nation’s second-largest entering class beginning in Fall 2027
• Central New Jersey location with easy access to New York City, Philadelphia, and the Jersey Shore

Qualified physicians or referrals are encouraged to contact:

Sam McKean

Senior Physician Recruiter

RWJBarnabas Health Physician Recruitment

Sam.McKean@rwjbh.org

We welcome confidential inquiries and physician referrals.

Rutgers Health and RWJBarnabas Health are equal opportunity employers and welcome applications from all qualified candidates.