RWJBarnabas Health is Seeking a Thoracic Surgeon in Southern New Jersey

RWJBarnabas Health, the largest integrated healthcare system in New Jersey, is currently seeking a full-time Thoracic Surgeon for employment with RWJBarnabas Health in the Southern Region, with privileges at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, Monmouth Medical Center, and Community Medical Center. This is an opportunity for a driven physician to join a nationally recognized team featuring industry leading care to further develop a high-quality Thoracic Surgical program.

This opportunity offers:

• Innovation and clinical excellence
• New OR’s and state of the art robotics
• Robust support staff
• Nationally recognized thought leaders
• New outpatient offices in close proximity to the hospitals

Requirements:

• BC/BE in Thoracic Surgery
• Fellowship trained
• NJ licensed or eligible for NJ licensure
• Newly graduating fellows are encouraged to apply!

As the largest integrated health care delivery system in New Jersey, RWJBarnabas Health offers competitive compensation and a robust benefits package including health, life, disability, and malpractice insurance, 401k/retirement, plus PTO and added time off for CME.

To learn more about this position and other opportunities throughout New Jersey and with RWJBarnabas Health, please contact us at Jennifer.Sweeney@rwjbh.org.

About Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital:  Located in New Brunswick, N.J., best known for being the home of Rutgers University – one of America’s leading public research universities. New Brunswick presents its residents an urban suburban feel, offering a variety of local restaurants, coffee shops, and community parks.

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).

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.

About Monmouth Medical Center:  Located in Long Branch, N.J., just minutes away from the famous “Jersey Shore” beaches! A popular spot for surf, shopping, and for exploring towns with cutting-edge residential beachside condos and restaurants.

Monmouth Medical Center, an RWJBarnabas Health facility, along with The Unterberg Children’s Hospital at Monmouth Medical Center, is one of New Jersey's largest academic medical centers and is a teaching affiliate of Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.

As one of New Jersey’s largest academic medical centers, Monmouth Medical Center (MMC)—founded in 1887—attracts the state’s top physicians. MMC has pioneered the latest techniques in minimally invasive surgery, including robotic surgical procedures in both general and orthopedic surgery.

U.S. News & World Report has recognized Monmouth as a regional leader in cancer, geriatrics, gynecology, neurology and neurosurgery. As part of RWJBarnabas Health, Monmouth Medical Center is a leader in designing unparalleled new ways for delivering health care. The medical center provides quality-driven, safe, efficient, cost-effective and responsive health care services that meet the needs and exceed the expectations of our community.

About Community Medical Center:  Located in Toms River, N.J., the cultural and economic hub of Ocean County. This city is home to several great beaches along the Jersey Shore and minutes away from the famous New Jersey Boardwalk. Toms River offers a fantastic school system, ample parks and family recreation, as well as proximity to multiple metropolitan areas.

Community Medical Center (CMC) is a fully accredited acute care hospital offering area residents highly sophisticated medical treatment close to home. Opened in 1961, CMC has evolved into the state’s largest non-teaching hospital and Ocean County’s largest and most active health care facility.

Community Medical Center offers a comprehensive array of services, including advanced cancer care, state-of-the-art neurology and neurosurgery services with a neuro-interventional lab and a bi-plane, and cardiac care featuring three cardiac catheterization labs. Surgical services feature two da Vinci robotic surgical platforms including the latest generation da Vinci Xi, and the Mako robotic-arm assisted system for joint replacement surgery. CMC offers technology typically not found at a community hospital, including a 3-Tesla MRI, digital mammography, the Rapid Arc linear accelerator (one of the most sophisticated linear accelerators used for radiation therapy), a CyberKnife for treating inoperable tumors and the Veran Lung Navigation System.

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.

RWJBarnabas Health is an equal opportunity employer