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Chief, Geriatrics - Neptune, New Jersey

Opportunity Criteria

SpecialtyGeriatric Medicine
Candidate TypeMD, DO
Visa AcceptedNo J-1 or H-1B
Salary RangeNot Specified
Loan RepaymentNot Specified
Employment TypeNot Specified
Bonuses OfferedNone

Chief, Geriatrics - Neptune, New Jersey

Hackensack Meridian Health seeks an experienced, Board Certified Geriatrician to lead the Division of Geriatrics at Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune, New Jersey. The successful candidate will further the development of the comprehensive plan of care for older adults across inpatient, ambulatory, long-term care, rehab, and home settings. The Chief of Geriatrics will lead a system-wide plan to meet the tripartite mission of providing outstanding clinical care, developing a rich educational environment for learners, and creating a milieu for cutting-edge research to improve the care of older adults and those with complex illnesses.

Responsibilities: 

  • Provide comprehensive leadership in clinical, educational and programmatic activities,  while overseeing quality care in collaboration with the Department Chair and leadership team. 
  • Demonstrate a strong commitment to exceptional patient care and ensure the quality of care through implementation and oversight of quality management programs and processes.
  • Actively participate in educational programs and initiatives - implement high-quality learning experiences for medical students, graduate medical trainees and other healthcare professionals. 
  • Oversee fiscal and operational goals in collaboration with the leadership team.
  • Develop a staffing plan to ensure ongoing operation of clinical services.
  • Foster and maintain positive effective working relationships with referring physicians and hospitals within our hospital system and the State.

 

Opportunity Highlights:

  • Lead a dynamic team, contribute to excellent patient care and drive the advancement of healthcare delivery in an organization that prioritizes innovation and excellence.
  • Eligibility for faculty appointment to the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine.
  • Highly competitive compensation package & robust benefits package.

 

Opportunity Requirements:

  • M.D./D.O. degree from a recognized Medical or Osteopathic School
  • Board Certified in Geriatrics 
  • Minimum of five (5) years’ experience with proven leadership and clinical skills, strong communication, academic and scholarly skills with a commitment to outstanding patient care 
  • Have or have the ability to obtain a New Jersey Medical License 
  • Valid DEA, CDS

About Jersey Shore University Medical Center

Founded in 1904, Jersey Shore University Medical Center has a strong reputation for delivering the most advanced programs and services in central New Jersey. The 618-bed teaching hospital also offers the only Level II Trauma and Level II Pediatric Trauma Center in Monmouth and Ocean counties, and is home to one of the three Hackensack Meridian Neuroscience Institute locations.

About Hackensack Meridian Health

AT HACKENSACK MERIDIAN HEALTH, WE'RE READY... 
TO HELP YOU ADVANCE YOUR CAREER!

Our collaborative team of physicians and advanced practice professionals help make us a distinguished leader, committed to the health and well-being of the communities we serve.

WE KEEP GETTING BETTER: 

Hackensack Meridian Health is the leading not-for-profit health care network in New Jersey, offering a complete range of medical services, innovative research and life-enhancing care. We aim to serve as a national model for changing and simplifying health care delivery through partnerships with innovative companies and focusing on quality and safety.

OUR MISSION: 

We will transform health care and be recognized as the leader of positive change.

OUR VISION: 

Because innovation is in our DNA, compelling us to create a world where the highest quality care is human-centered, accessible and affordable; we’re always ready to deliver the outcomes that matter most, and excellence is the standard.

OUR NETWORK: 

Hackensack Meridian Health was created in 2016 as a merger of Hackensack University Medical Center and its affiliated hospitals, with Meridian Health System, and is now a large integrated not-for-profit health care organization spanning the eastern shore of New Jersey. HMH comprises 18 hospitals, including two academic medical centers, two children’s hospitals and ten community hospitals, physician practices, more than 120 ambulatory care centers, surgery centers, home health services, long-term care and assisted living communities, hospice services, ambulance services, lifesaving air medical transportation, fitness and wellness centers, rehabilitation centers, and urgent care and after-hours centers.

DEFINING ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE:

At the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, our mission is to develop our students, residents, fellows, faculty, and health care environment to deliver the highest quality care for all. Our approach is unique as we utilize the best components of different evidence-based teaching methods, and structure our foundational curriculum explicitly to give students what they need to thrive in the modern, technically demanding, clinical setting.

RANKED #1 IN NEW JERSEY:

Hackensack Meridian Health has two hospitals ranked on New Jersey’s Top 10 Best Hospitals list according to U.S. News & World Report. Hackensack University Medical Center is the #1 adult and children’s hospitals in New Jersey, with premier cancer care at John Theurer Cancer Center, a nationally ranked Orthopedics program, the state’s best programs in Cardiology, Heart & Vascular Surgery, Geriatrics, Pulmonology and Lung Surgery, and the only nationally ranked programs in the state for Neurology & Neurosurgery, and Urology. Jersey Shore University Medical Center is ranked #6 and has received national recognition for its Orthopedics, and Pulmonary & Lung Surgery programs. And JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute has once again been ranked among the nation’s best rehabilitation hospitals.

 

ARE YOU READY ...

TO CONTRIBUTE TO A GROUNDBREAKING HEALTH CARE NETWORK?

Facility & Address

  • Jersey Shore University Medical Center
  • 1945 NJ - 33 Neptune City NJ 07753

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