RWJBarnabas Health is Seeking a Fellowship Trained, Director of Geriatrics to Join Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus in Lakewood, NJ

Director of Geriatrics

RWJBarnabas Health is seeking a fellowship trained Director of Geriatrics to join Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus in Lakewood, NJ. The largest integrated healthcare system in New Jersey, RWJBarnabas Health, is seeking a full-time Director of Geriatrics for employment in Lakewood, NJ.

The position is a full-time role, with inpatient and outpatient responsibilities. Incumbent will be joining one of the only state-of-the-art and fully accredited GEM units in the state, specialized in caring for aging patients. We are a dynamic team composed of experienced providers with a strong support staff, including a scheduler and CCT technician.

As part of the Director of Geriatric's responsibilities, this role will have oversight of the geriatric teams based at both Monmouth Medical Center (MMC) and Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus (MMCSC). This role will offer driven physicians the potential to grow into an administrative role.

Position requirements include:

• Board-certified in Internal Medicine/Geriatrics.
• All candidates must be licensed or eligible for licensure in the State of New Jersey.
• A commitment to excellence in care and service.

Compensation is anticipated to be $345,000 to $425,000 per year, depending on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills, and professional experience.

To learn more about this position and other opportunities throughout New Jersey and with RWJBarnabas Health, or to apply with your CV directly, please contact us via email at View email address on click.appcast.io.

Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus (MMCSC), located in Lakewood, is a fully accredited acute care hospital dedicated to providing high-quality health care services to the community. An RWJBarnabas Health facility, Monmouth South is a sister hospital to Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch and also partners with Rutgers Cancer Institute, the state's only NCI-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, bringing the newest and most promising treatments to MMCSC patients. MMCSC is the only hospital in the region to offer private rooms on all of its inpatient units, providing an environment more conducive to healing. Most recently, MMCSC opened a Medical/Surgical Behavioral Specialty Unit, dedicated to the comprehensive care of patients with behavioral health needs.

MMCSC also offers a state-of-the-art Geriatrics Institute that provides integrated inpatient and outpatient geriatric services to patients 65 and older. The James and Sharon Maida Geriatrics Institute complements the Geriatric Emergency Medicine Unit, which addresses the complex needs of aging patients in emergency care, and the Acute Care for Elders Unit, a single-room inpatient unit exclusively for patients 65 and older. MMCSC continues to expand its surgical services and is introducing a Minimally Invasive Surgical program.

The Jacqueline M. Wilentz Breast Center at MMCSC offers comprehensive services including 3D screening and diagnostic mammography, ultrasound, MRI, stereotactic breast biopsy, surgery and consultation, and genetic counseling. MMCSC offers Outpatient Rehabilitation in areas such as Oncology, Cardiac, Pulmonary, and Physical and Occupational Therapy. MMCSC is committed to helping patients live their best lives by getting them back to the activities that are most important to them.

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.

RWJBH is an equal opportunity employer.