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Director, Neuromuscular Neurology - Westchester, NY

The Department of Neurology at Northwell Health is seeking a highly motivated Neuromuscular Neurologist to join our dynamic team as Director of Neuromuscular Neurology in Westchester, NY. This full-time role offers exceptional flexibility, focusing exclusively on ambulatory practice, allowing for a balanced professional life while providing cutting-edge patient care across an expanding regional network within New York’s largest healthcare system, in a region known for its vibrant communities, excellent schools, and high quality of life.

Live and Work in Westchester:

Just north of New York City, Westchester County, pairs scenic Hudson Valley beauty and close-knit communities with easy access to everything the metro area offers. Metro-North reaches Grand Central in about an hour, and major airports are nearby. Weekdays can mean leading a growing program, and weekends can mean hiking Rockefeller State Park Preserve, browsing a village farmers' market, or catching a show in Manhattan. Charming river towns and walkable villages like Bedford, Katonah, Chappaqua, Tarrytown, and Sleepy Hollow offer excellent restaurants, a thriving arts scene, and highly regarded public schools, which make Westchester a wonderful place for physicians and their families to put down roots

Northern Westchester Hospital (Mount Kisco) is a 245-bed acute care hospital, founded in 1916, offering a broad range of medical-surgical, inpatient, and outpatient services. It is designated as a Stroke Center by the New York State Department of Health.  

Phelps Hospital (Sleepy Hollow) is a 238-bed acute care community hospital that has served its community since 1956. It operates a designated Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center with a brand-new biplane, and its services range from emergency care to acute inpatient care.

Together, these two growing hospitals bring state-of-the-art technology and world-class patient care to Westchester, Rockland and Putnam Counties. 

About Northwell Neurology:  

Northwell’s Department of Neurology is a large and rapidly growing clinical and academic team, bringing together specialists to cover the full spectrum of neurologic care. Our physicians collaborate across the system to deliver advanced, patient-centered care while advancing education, research, quality, and innovation.

 Northwell Health boasts one of the nation’s most comprehensive neurology networks, including:

• 4 Comprehensive Stroke Centers
• 11 Primary Stroke Centers
• 2 Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Centers

Northwell continues to invest in the growth of its neuroscience services across Westchester, creating an exciting opportunity for the incoming Director to further develop neuromuscular care, strengthen multidisciplinary collaboration, and help establish a destination program for patients with complex neuromuscular disorders.

You will be joining a health system nationally recognized for excellence, including three hospitals ranked among the U.S. News & World Report's Top 50. Our Neuromuscular division operates at a robust system level, offering collaborative benefits such as a system-wide Neuromuscular Case Conference and diverse teaching opportunities.

About the Opportunity: 

This is an exciting time for Neurosciences at Northwell, with significant recent investments in Westchester, including the development of our new Chappaqua site, which underscores our commitment to expanding specialized neurological care in the region.

Reporting to the Chair of Neurology, the Director of Neuromuscular Neurology will provide strategic, clinical, operational, and academic direction for neuromuscular services across the Westchester market.  The Director will have the opportunity to build upon Northwell’s existing clinical infrastructure while shaping the continued growth of the program, including physician recruitment, clinical program development, quality initiatives, education, and multidisciplinary partnerships.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead the Neuromuscular team and actively participate in Neurology Service Line meetings 
• Provide clinical and strategic leadership for Neuromuscular Neurology across the Westchester market.
• Partner with hospital and service line leadership to develop and execute a long-term vision for the growth of neuromuscular services.

• Identify opportunities to expand patient access, enhance the patient experience, and advance the quality and coordination of neuromuscular care.
• Develop and implement clinical best practices, quality standards, and process-improvement initiatives.

• Serve as a liaison between the neuromuscular program, hospital administration, and health system leadership.
• Oversee and support the program’s clinical, quality, operational, and financial performance.
• Recruit, mentor, develop, and support physicians and other members of the neuromuscular team.

Candidate Qualifications: 

Qualified candidates will possess:

• MD or DO degree from an accredited institution (ACGME or foreign program that is similarly appropriately accredited) 

• Completion of Neurology residency and Neuromuscular fellowship  

• Must be Board Certified 

• Must be licensed or eligible to be licensed as a physician in the State of New York 

• Minimum of 5 years of clinical experience with demonstrated leadership skills 

Incentives include, among others: 

• Highly competitive compensation package commensurate with experience and leadership responsibilities.

• Comprehensive benefits package
• Medical school appointment within the department, fostering opportunities for academic engagement
• Comprehensive Continuing Medical Education (CME) support

• Retirement contribution 403 (b) match and 457 (b) plans 
• A collaborative culture committed to innovation, diversity, education, and physician leadership

Northwell Health is New York State’s largest health care provider and private employer, with 28 hospitals and 1,050 outpatient facilities. We care for over two million people annually in the New York metro area and beyond, thanks to philanthropic support from our communities. Our 103,500 employees – 19,000 nurses and 12,000 credentialed physicians, including members of Northwell Health Physician Partners – are working to change health care for the better. We’re making breakthroughs in medicine at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research. We're training the next generation of medical professionals at the visionary Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell and the Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies. For information on our more than 100 medical specialties, visit Northwell.edu and follow us @NorthwellHealth on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn. 

 Application Process: 

To receive full consideration, interested individuals should electronically submit a Curriculum Vitae and a Letter of Interest to Christa Viscuse, cviscuse@northwell.edu. The Letter of Interest should primarily detail your experience, qualifications, and key achievements in administrative leadership, clinical care and operations, research, and education as related to this position specification and briefly express your interest in this position.  

 EOE M/F/D/V