Neurocritical Care Attending – Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center

Neurocritical Care Attending – Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center

(Northern, New Jersey)

RWJBarnabas Health is seeking a Neurocritical Care Attending to join our premier Neurology team at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center. This is a high-impact opportunity to practice advanced neurocritical care in a flagship tertiary care center, supporting one of the region’s leading stroke programs within New Jersey’s largest integrated healthcare system.

This position offers a consultative ICU model, where the Neurocritical Care Attending provides specialized expertise for critically ill neurological patients while collaborating closely with intensivists and multidisciplinary teams. With a structured week-on/week-off schedule and system-wide telestroke responsibilities, this role blends clinical excellence with broad system influence.

Position Overview

The Neurocritical Care Attending will provide full-time clinical and administrative services, delivering expert consultation for ICU patients with acute neurological and neurosurgical conditions. The role emphasizes subspecialty input through a consult-only model, supporting complex patient management and advancing stroke care initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide neurocritical care consultation for ICU patients with conditions including:
• Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), large vessel occlusion (LVO)
• Post-operative neurosurgical cases, cerebral edema, seizures, and neurological emergencies
• Collaborate with ICU teams through daily rounding, physician consultation, and family discussions
• Support the management of ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA) patients
• 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, fellows, and clinical staff 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 maintain the Comprehensive Stroke Center certification standards
• Participate in 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 leadership skills
• Interest in academic medicine, education, and quality improvement

Compensation & Benefits

The anticipated salary range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey is $320,000 – $475,000 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.

Since 1865, Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center (CBMC), New Jersey’s oldest non-profit, nonsectarian hospital, has worked to exceed our community’s highest expectations for compassionate care, health care excellence and superior service. Our commitment to excellence is illustrated by our numerous designations from national organizations. As New Jersey’s only certified burn center, CBMC draws adult and pediatric patients from all over the state. The Renal and Pancreas Transplant Division is the 5th largest kidney transplant program in the nation. The critically acclaimed Regional Perinatal Center provides care for the smallest high-risk and critically ill infants in New Jersey’s leading Level III, 56-bed Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Our Heart Centers offer a comprehensive array of cardiac services and procedures including Open Heart Surgery and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacements. The Cancer Center at CBMC — a clinical partner of Rutgers Cancer Institute — offers a coordinated program including Medical, Surgical and Radiation Oncology with the expertise and compassion to treat a wide

range of cancers and disease sites. For those with disorders of the chest, our thoracic surgery team provides the most appropriate minimally invasive surgical techniques. The majority of patients have video-assisted thoracoscopic, laparoscopic or robotic surgeries to minimize blood loss and reduce postoperative pain, resulting in shorter hospital stays and a faster recovery to daily activities. The Breast Center at the Ambulatory Care Center — one of the nation’s largest and most comprehensive breast diagnostic centers — performs close to 50,000 procedures annually with coordinated care and patient navigation to the medical and surgical expertise and services available through CBMC. The Breast Center now has a dedicated MRI enhancing the continuum of care for patients.

CBMC is accredited by The Joint Commission and the American Medical Association Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. The medical center is a major teaching affiliate of Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. The medical staff representing 100 medical and surgical specialty and subspecialty services, shares medical expertise with medical students, residents and fellows.

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.