Associate Director of Neurosurgery-Western Region - Westchester Medical Center

Job Summary:

The Department of Neurosurgery at Westchester Medical Center is seeking a board certified neurosurgeon with a strong training in both cranial and spine surgery to serve as the Associate Director of Neurosurgery for the Western Region. The candidate would be integral to the further expansion of a rapidly growing department and the expansion of neurosurgical services into the Western geography of the network. The Department of Neurosurgery has an excellent multi-disciplinary collaboration with orthopedics and an integrated pain management practice as well as significant institutional resources for both inpatient and outpatient growth already allocated. The position is a unique combination of community neurosurgery with a significant academic footprint. Subspecialty interests will be strongly supported.

Job Responsibilities:

Responsibilities include strategic planning and oversight of the Western network, maintaining a productive community-based surgical practice in cranial and spinal disease, teaching and mentoring neurosurgical residents, advancing knowledge in the field through best practices in patient care.

Qualifications / Requirements:

• Ability to obtain active New York medical licensure
• A strong interest and track record in clinical care and programmatic development are critical to this position

Additional Benefits:

WMCHealth offers a generous compensation package with performance and quality measures. In addition, we offer exceptional work/life balance, a comprehensive benefits package, malpractice insurance, paid vacation and a generous stipend for Continuing Medical Education – including paid time off.

Company Info:

As part of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network, the Surgeon will join the region's most advanced medical care and tertiary/quaternary referral hospital. WMCHealth is a 1,700-bed healthcare system headquartered in Valhalla, NY, with 10 hospitals on eight campuses spanning 6,200 square miles of the Hudson Valley. We employ more than 12,000 people and have nearly 3,000 attending physicians. With Level 1, Level 2 and pediatric trauma centers, the region's only acute-care children's hospital, an academic medical center, several community hospitals, dozens of specialized institutes and centers, skilled nursing, assisted-living facilities, homecare services and one of the largest mental-health systems in New York State, WMCHealth is the pre-eminent health care provider in the Hudson Valley.

About Us:

WMCHealth offers a generous compensation package with performance and quality measures. In addition, we offer exceptional work/life balance, a comprehensive benefits package, malpractice insurance, paid vacation and a generous stipend for Continuing Medical Education – including paid time off.

About Us:

Bon Secours Charity Medical Group, part of Bon Secours Charity Health Systems (BSCHS), a regional network of more than 120 primary care physicians and specialists from a broad array of medical specialties. BSCHS, a member of Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), includes Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern, NY, Bon Secours Community Hospital in Port Jervis, NY and St. Anthony Community Hospital in Warwick, NY.

Other:

As a teaching hospital of New York Medical College, the candidate will have close interaction with the program's fellows, residents, and medical students. With a collegial atmosphere, educational opportunities will be available at both the Westchester Medical Center and MidHudson Regional Hospital campuses.

Westchester Medical Center Advanced Physician Services is an equal opportunity employer.

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