Rutgers Health is Seeking an Academic Neurohospitalist Assistant or Associate Professor in New Brunswick, New Jersey

The Department of Neurology at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School is seeking a Board Certified/Board Eligible Neurologist to join the Department as a full-time academic Neurohospitalist at the Assistant or Associate Professor level.

The neurohospitalist will lead inpatient general neurology care and bedside teaching at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH), the principal teaching hospital of RWJMS and a tertiary and quaternary referral center with a Comprehensive Stroke Center, a dedicated neurology-led Neurocritical Care Unit, and a Level 4 Epilepsy Center.

Position Highlights

• Full-time academic faculty appointment at the Assistant or Associate Professor level; rank and track commensurate with experience
• Inpatient-based practice at RWJUH, attending on the general neurology inpatient and consultation services
• 7-day service typical duration
• High-acuity, high-volume practice at a Level 1 Trauma Center, working alongside the Comprehensive Stroke Center, a 15-bed Neurocritical Care Unit, and a Level 4 Epilepsy Center with an epilepsy surgery program
• Teach and mentor neurology residents, advanced practice providers, medical students, and visiting trainees on a core teaching service
• Opportunities to lead quality improvement, patient safety, and transitions-of-care initiatives and to help shape the Department’s inpatient neurology model across RWJBarnabas Health
• Participate in Neurology Grand Rounds, morning report, and departmental academic conferences
• Opportunities for clinical research and educational scholarship
• Shared evening and weekend call schedule for inpatient general neurology service.
• Opportunities for professional growth, leadership, academic advancement and mentorship
• Our clinical facilities use Epic as their electronic medical record (EMR).

Qualifications

• MD or DO
• Board Certified or Board Eligible in Neurology
• Fellowship training in neurohospitalist medicine and vascular neurology are welcome but not required
• Eligible for medical licensure in New Jersey
• Strong commitment to inpatient care, teaching, and academic medicine

Salary range and benefits

• Salary range of $280,000 to $350,000 per year. Competitive compensation aligned with AAMC standards, commensurate with rank and experience.
• Comprehensive benefits including occurrence-based malpractice coverage, medical, prescription drug, and dental coverage; paid vacation, holidays, and leave; retirement plans; and life insurance.
• State Benefits & Pension: Outstanding New Jersey state health benefits and retirement/pension plans.
• Union Representation: Physician-led bargaining/faculty union representation (AAUP-AFT).
• Funding is available for continuing medical education and professional development.
• Employment is Public Service Loan Forgiveness-eligible, subject to individual and program requirements.

Why Join the Rutgers Department of Neurology?

• A Joint Commission–certified Comprehensive Stroke Center for more than a decade, recognized at the American Heart Association’s highest levels with Get With The Guidelines–Stroke Gold Plus, Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus, Target: Stroke Honor Roll Advanced Therapy, and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll distinctions, supported by a dedicated inpatient neurology unit with 12 step-down and 21 telemetry beds, 3T MRI, and a certified neurophysiology laboratory.
• More than 20 adult neurologists across six clinical divisions and five nationally certified Centers of Excellence in ALS, Parkinson’s disease, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, and stroke at New Brunswick.
• A Neurology residency expanded to 28 residents, two fellowship programs with three additional planned, and a Neurology clerkship with nationally recognized educational innovations
• Rapid growth: 17 neurologists recruited across RWJBarnabas Health since July 2025, supported by a new 13-story Ambulatory Services Pavilion housing Neurology and Neurosurgery
• A Department committed to being a genuine academic home for clinician-educators and physician-scientists, with assigned mentors, annual individual development plans, and promotion criteria reviewed from the time of recruitment
• A teaching culture that stands out: Faculty commitment to education and teaching effectiveness consistently surpass national norms, reflecting an exceptional learning environment for both residents and medical students.
• Nine NIH-funded investigators, an NIH-funded T32 research training program, and 10 active clinical trials with nine more in development
• Faculty appointment at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, which is combining with New Jersey Medical School to form the Rutgers School of Medicine, projected to enroll the nation’s second-largest entering class beginning in Fall 2027
• Central New Jersey location with easy access to New York City, Philadelphia, and the Jersey Shore

Qualified physicians or referrals are encouraged to contact:

Sam McKean

Physician Recruiter

RWJBarnabas Health Physician Recruitment

Sam.McKean@rwjbh.org

We welcome confidential inquiries and physician referrals.

Rutgers Health and RWJBarnabas Health are equal opportunity employers and welcome applications from all qualified candidates.

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.