Associate Director of Interventional Pulmonology

The Department of Medicine at Hackensack University Medical Center seeks an interventional pulmonologist to support a growing pulmonary and thoracic surgery service. As Associate Director, this provider will provide exceptional clinical care and will help expand the interventional pulmonary program. Procedures will be performed in a new and well equipped pulmonary procedure unit. The provider will be supported by dedicated pulmonary faculty, an established pulmonary and critical care fellowship program, and a robust thoracic oncology and surgery team. This is an excellent opportunity to join our growing, integrated academic health network.

Responsibilities:
Provide exceptional patient care in pulmonology and interventional pulmonary procedures.
Perform clinical pulmonary consultation across ambulatory and hospital-based settings including critical care, emergency, medical and surgical wards.
Lead system and process initiatives to build the interventional pulmonary program.
Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams including thoracic surgery and medical oncology to provide high quality, safe and accessible patient care.
Engage in quality and safety improvement activities.
Contribute to administrative and educational training activities including resident and fellow recruitment, teaching, mentoring, and quality improvement initiatives.
Participate in and support clinical research efforts, and maintain high standards in clinical research practices.

Highlights:
Join a dynamic network of experienced physicians, specialists and other team members who foster a culture of collaboration and mentorship in addition to strong clinical support.
Pulmonary and Lung Surgery at Hackensack University Medical center is ranked #22 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.
Perform procedures in a new, highly advanced interventional pulmonary unit.
Opportunity to engage in leadership and program development
Eligibility for faculty appointment at the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
Highly competitive compensation package and robust benefits

Requirements:
M.D. or D.O. from a recognized medical school
Board Certification in Pulmonology
Completion of an Interventional Pulmonary Fellowship or board certification in Interventional Pulmonary Medicine
Ability to obtain New Jersey Medical License, DEA and CDS

Founded in 1888 with just 12 beds, Hackensack University Medical Center was Bergen County's first hospital. As we continue to grow and flourish, this nonprofit, teaching and research hospital has grown to become the largest provider of inpatient and outpatient services in New Jersey. Not only have we added 763 more beds to our facilities, we’re now Bergen County’s hub of healthcare for the Northern New Jersey and New York metropolitan areas.

HackensackUMC enjoys numerous clinical, research and academic affiliations with world-renowned partners. HackensackUMC is one of Bergen County’s largest employers with a work force of over 7,600 employees. The more than 1,600 physicians and dentists on the medical and dental staff represent the full spectrum of specialties and subspecialties and are international leaders in healthcare.

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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.

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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.

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