What are the responsibilities and job description for the Spine Neurosurgeon position at Westchester Medical Center?
Job Summary:
The Department of Neurosurgery at Westchester Medical Center is seeking a board eligible/board certified neurosurgeon with a strong training in both cranial and spine surgery. The candidate would be integral to the further expansion of a rapidly growing academic Neurosurgical department into the western part of our health network. The Department of Neurosurgery has an excellent collaborative relationship with Orthopedics, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Neurology, and an integrated Pain Management practice. The department also has significant institutional resources for both inpatient and outpatient growth allocated by hospital administration including a newly constructed outpatient pavilion, ambulatory surgery center, Globus ExcelsiusGPS™ robot, Medtronic O-arm spinal navigation system, and Zeiss microscopes. The ideal candidate must possess a strong interest in clinical care, teaching, research, and programmatic development. Subspecialty interests will be strongly supported. Candidates are expected to be able to obtain an active New York medical license.
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities include maintaining a productive community-based surgical practice in cranial and spinal disease, teaching and mentoring neurosurgical residents, advancing knowledge in the field through publication and best practices in patient care. Pursuit of individual research endeavors will be well-supported.
Additional Benefits:
WMC Health 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 WMC Health is a 1,900-bed healthcare system headquartered in Valhalla, New York, with 10 hospitals on seven campuses spanning 6,200 square miles of the Hudson Valley. WMC Health employs more than 12,000 people and has nearly 3,000 attending physicians. From 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, a state-of-the-art Telemedicine program, skilled nursing, assisted living facilities, homecare services and one of the largest mental health systems in New York State, today WMC Health is the pre-eminent provider of integrated healthcare in the Hudson Valley.
Facility Info:
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.
About Us:
Bon Secours Charity Medical Group
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.
