Emergency Medicine Physician - Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson, New Brunswick

Emergency Medicine Physician - Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson, New Brunswick

The Department of Emergency Medicine at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School a in New Brunswick, New Jersey, is seeking a board-certified or board-eligible Emergency Medicine physician to join our faculty as a Nocturnist. The Emergency Department manages more than 80,000 patient visits annually and serves as a regional referral center for trauma, critical care, stroke, cardiac emergencies, and complex tertiary care.

The successful candidate will provide high-quality emergency care during overnight shifts while contributing to the department's mission of excellence in patient care, education, and academic development. Faculty members work collaboratively with emergency medicine residents, medical students, advanced practice providers (APPs), nursing staff, and multidisciplinary consultants in a fast-paced academic environment.

Primary Responsibilities

Clinical Care

• Provide comprehensive emergency medical care during designated overnight shifts.
• Evaluate, diagnose, and treat patients presenting with a broad spectrum of acute illnesses and injuries.
• Manage critically ill and injured patients in collaboration with trauma, surgical, medical, and specialty teams.
• Participate in departmental quality, safety, and patient experience initiatives.
• Maintain timely and accurate clinical documentation in the electronic medical record.

Education and Supervision

• Supervise and provide clinical oversight for Emergency Medicine residents, off-service residents, medical students, and advanced practice providers.
• Foster a supportive learning environment that promotes clinical excellence and professional development.
• Deliver bedside teaching and procedural instruction during clinical shifts.
• Participate in resident and student evaluations and provide constructive feedback.
• Contribute to the department's educational mission through lectures, conferences, simulation activities, and other didactic teaching opportunities as appropriate.

Academic and Departmental Contributions

• Participate in departmental meetings, committees, and quality improvement initiatives.
• Engage in scholarly activity, research, educational innovation, or administrative projects consistent with faculty interests and departmental needs.
• Support ongoing accreditation, performance improvement, and patient safety efforts.

Qualifications

MD or DO degree from an accredited medical school.

• Completion of an ACGME-accredited Emergency Medicine residency.
• Board-certified or board-eligible in Emergency Medicine.
• Eligible for unrestricted medical licensure in the State of New Jersey.
• DEA registration and appropriate hospital credentialing.

Preferred

• Prior experience in academic emergency medicine.
• Demonstrated commitment to resident and medical student education.
• Interest in quality improvement, research, simulation, ultrasound, administration, or other academic pursuits.

Compensation

The anticipated salary range for this position if hired to work is $300,000 to $315,000 per year. The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate’s educational background, skills, and professional experience.

How to Apply

To learn more about this position please contact Alexander Basil, Physician Recruiter, directly via e-mail: alexander.basil@rwjbh.org or by phone: 973-738-0752

Founded in 1884, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) New Brunswick, is an academic medical center whose Centers of Excellence include cardiovascular care from minimally invasive heart surgery to transplantation, cancer care, stroke care, neuroscience, orthopedics, and women’s and children’s care, including The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital (BMSCH).

BMSCH serves as the focal point of New Brunswick’s growing children’s health campus, which includes the Child Health Institute of New Jersey, PSE&G Children’s Specialized Hospital, and Ronald McDonald House - New Brunswick. The free-standing, state-designated, acute care children’s hospital is a state-of-the-art facility that is specially designed to care for children. From pediatric surgery, urology, and cardiology to oncology, hematology, and pulmonology, BMSCH’s specialists and intensivists provide advanced care for children of all ages—from fragile newborns to adolescents.

As the flagship cancer hospital of Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and the principal teaching hospital of Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Brunswick, RWJUH New Brunswick is an innovative leader in advancing state-of-the-art care. Featuring a Level 1 Trauma Center and the first Pediatric Trauma Center in the state, RWJUH’s New Brunswick campus serves as a national resource in its ground-breaking approaches to emergency preparedness.

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.