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.

 

• 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

• 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.

 

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.

About RWJBarnabas Health:  RWJBarnabas Health is the most comprehensive health care delivery system in New Jersey, treating over 3 million patients a year. The system includes eleven acute care hospitals – Clara Maass Medical Center in Belleville, Community Medical Center in Toms River, Jersey City Medical Center in Jersey City, Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch, Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus in Lakewood, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center in Newark, RWJUH in New Brunswick and Somerville, RWJUH- Hamilton, RWJUH- Rahway and Saint Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston; three acute care children’s hospitals and a leading pediatric rehabilitation hospital (Children’s Specialized Hospital), a freestanding 100-bed behavioral health center, ambulatory care centers, geriatric centers, the state’s largest behavioral health network, comprehensive home care and hospice programs, fitness and wellness centers, retail pharmacy services, a medical group, multi-site imaging centers and four accountable care organizations. RWJBarnabas Health is New Jersey’s second largest private employer – with more than 32,000 employees, 9,000 physicians and 1,000 residents and interns – and routinely captures national awards for its outstanding quality and safety.