Northwell Health – Seeking Epileptologists – New York
The Epilepsy Division of Northwell Health, the largest epileptologist program in the nation, is seeking epileptologists to join our multi-disciplinary team. As we expand neurological services across the Northwell Health System, we are seeking a dynamic faculty to join our multi-disciplinary team. Northwell Health Epilepsy program currently has two hospitals with Level 4 NAEC center accreditations (North Shore University Hospital and Lenox Hill Hospital) and two hospitals with Level 3 NAEC center accreditations (South Shore University Hospital and Staten Island University Hospital).
About the Program
Our commitment, under the direction of Dr. Souhel Najjar, world renounced neurologist and neuropathologist, is improving outcomes, driving innovation through premier treatments of a wide spectrum of neurological disorders practiced by renowned experts in the field. The Department of Neurology has seen tremendous growth over the past five years across all regions, including the establishment of 18 ambulatory sites.
Our Locations
Manhattan
o Lenox Hill Hospital
Nassau County
o North Shore University Hospital (Manhasset)
Staten Island
o Staten Island University Hospital
Suffolk County
o Mather Hospital (Port Jefferson)
o South Shore University Hospital (Bay Shore)
Westchester
o Northern Westchester Hospital
Position Highlights
Our interdisciplinary team of nationally recognized experts consists of specialty-trained epilepsy neurologists and epileptologists, neurosurgeons, nurses and nurse practitioners, psychologists, social workers and electroencephalogram (EEG) technicians. We use the most advanced treatments available for evaluating epilepsy, preventing seizures and treating comorbidities affecting individuals with epilepsy. The Department of Neurology brings together the vast resources of Northwell Health and the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell to provide state-of-the-art care while contributing to research initiatives. In addition, there are no general neurology expectations for this role.
Incentives include, among others:
o Competitive salaries with annual incentive compensation bonus
o Paid medical malpractice insurance
o Retirement contribution 403 (b) match and 457 (b) plans
o CME allowance
o Opportunities for academic appointment
We continually recruit a diverse physician workforce to meet the needs of the diverse patients we seek to serve; as a result, our Health System is proudly ranked Diversity Inc’s #1 Hospital and Health System. We fully understand that diversity is integral for our institutional excellence and a means to attaining health equity. As a result, our diversity and inclusion efforts are a part of everything we do, from education to clinical care, to research, to physician well-being. For more information and resources regarding our initiatives, please visit our Center for Equity of Care:
https://www.northwell.edu/education-and-resources/community-engagement/center-for-equity-of-care
Northwell Health is New York State’s largest health care provider and private employer, with 21 hospitals, 850 outpatient facilities, and more than 12,000 affiliated physicians. We care for over two million people annually in the New York metro area and beyond, thanks to philanthropic support from our communities. Our 79,000 employees – 18,900 nurses and 4,900 employed doctors, including members of Northwell Health Physician Partners – are working to change health care for the better. We’re making breakthroughs in medicine at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research. We're training the next generation of medical professionals at the visionary Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell and the Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies. For information on our more than 100 medical specialties, visit: Northwell.edu and follow us @NorthwellHealth on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn
For further details or to apply, please e-mail the Office of Physician Recruitment at: OPR@northwell.edu or Edward Wright at: EWright@northwell.edu.
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