Neurocritical Care Attending - Community Medical Center

Neurocritical Care Attending - Community Medical Center

(Central New Jersey)

RWJBarnabas Health is seeking a Neurocritical Care Attending to join our growing Neurology team at Community Medical Center. This is an exciting opportunity to practice in a collaborative, high-acuity environment within New Jersey's largest integrated healthcare system, while contributing to the continued advancement of stroke and neurocritical care services.

This role offers a unique consultative model within the ICU, allowing the Neurocritical Care Attending to provide specialized expertise for complex neurological and neurosurgical cases while working alongside multidisciplinary teams. The position also includes a structured week-on/week-off schedule supporting both on-site care and telestroke services across multiple RWJBarnabas Health facilities.

Position Overview

The Neurocritical Care Attending will provide full-time clinical and administrative services, delivering expert consultation for critically ill patients with neurological conditions. This role supports a consult-only ICU model, where the ICU team remains primary, and neurocritical care expertise is provided through daily rounding and collaboration.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide neurocritical care consultation for ICU patients with acute neurological and neurosurgical conditions, including:
• Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), large vessel occlusion (LVO)
• Post-operative neurosurgical cases, cerebral edema, seizures, and other neurological emergencies
• Participate in ICU rounds, physician collaboration, and family discussions
• Deliver ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA) management support
• Provide 26 weeks of annual coverage in a structured week-on/week-off model:
• Daily schedule: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM (on-site)
• Overnight coverage: 5:00 PM - 8:00 AM (unrestricted, including telestroke responsibilities)
• 24/7 tele-evaluation availability for stroke patients across northern RWJBarnabas Health sites
• Educate residents and colleagues in neurocritical care
• Participate in multidisciplinary quality, safety, and stroke program initiatives
• Contribute to the development of treatment protocols and evidence-based care pathways
• Support and advance Joint Commission Stroke Center certification efforts
• Participate in the Stroke Advisory Committee and required CME activities
• Engage in IRB-approved research and patient recruitment initiatives

Candidate Requirements

• Board Certified or Board Eligible in Neurology
• Fellowship training in Neurocritical Care preferred
• Eligible for New Jersey medical licensure
• Strong clinical, communication, and collaborative skills
• Commitment to academic medicine, education, and quality improvement

Compensation & Benefits

The anticipated salary range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey is $300,000 - $450,000 per year. The compensation offered will depend on several factors, including educational background, skills, and professional experience.

RWJBarnabas Health offers a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Health, dental, and vision coverage
• Malpractice insurance
• Retirement plans with employer contribution
• Generous paid time off
• CME allowance and academic opportunities

How to Apply

This position is being actively recruited by Michael Cavallo. Interested candidates are encouraged to submit their CV via email to michael.cavallo@rwjbh.org.

Community Medical Center, an RWJBarnabas Health hospital, is a 617-bed teaching hospital offering area residents highly sophisticated medical treatment close to home. Community Medical Center, together with Rutgers Cancer Institute, the state's only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, provides patients access to the most advanced cancer treatments including clinical trials, cellular therapies, complex surgical procedures and sophisticated radiation therapy techniques.

Community Medical Center offers a comprehensive array of services, including advanced cancer care, state-of-the-art neurology and neurosurgery services with a neuro-interventional lab and a bi-plane, and cardiac care featuring four cardiac catheterization labs. Surgical services feature two da Vinci Xi robotic surgical platforms, and the Mako robotic arm-assisted system for joint replacement surgery.

Community Medical Center offers technology typically not found at a community hospital, including a 3-Tesla MRI, digital mammography, the Rapid Arc linear accelerator (one of the most sophisticated linear accelerators used for radiation therapy), a CyberKnife for treating inoperable tumors, the Veran Lung Navigation System, and the Pulse Platform by NuVasive to help improve clinical outcomes of complex spine surgeries.

We are one of the area's most trusted providers of maternal services, offering superior obstetric care, a Level II special care nursery with 24/7 onsite neonatologists for newborns requiring special care, a midwifery program and a pediatrician in the emergency department. The emergency department is one of the largest providers of emergency care in New Jersey, with highly skilled physicians, nurses and ancillary staff. Specialized care is also offered through the Center for Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine, and the Comprehensive Breast Center. Our commitment to keeping people healthy is demonstrated by our active community education and outreach programs, including a partnership with the Sadie Vickers Community Resource Center to open a community garden in South Toms River.

RWJBarnabas Health is New Jersey's largest integrated health care delivery system, providing treatment and services to more than three million patients each year. With 12 acute care hospitals, 3 children's hospitals, a growing number of our outpatient facilities and physician practices, our healthcare system is committed to providing the highest quality of patient care and health education to the community and region.

Our dedication to serving the people of New Jersey extends far beyond the care we provide within our hospital walls. We support programs that promote health and wellness in our communities and provide access to services that would otherwise be unavailable. We are committed to the ongoing improvement of the health, quality of life, and vitality of our communities. We strive to bring the best healthcare to meet the evolving needs of residents in New Jersey -- whether that be enhancing the coordination for treating complex health conditions or improving community health through local programs and education.

Our partnership with Rutgers University creates the state's largest academic healthcare system dedicated to providing high-quality patient care, leading-edge research, and world-class health and medical education, further advancing our mission of providing high-quality healthcare in New Jersey.

The new collaboration also aligns RWJBarnabas Health with Rutgers' education, research, and clinical activities, including those at the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care.