Job Location : New York,NY, USA
Northwell Health's Department of Neurology is seeking a visionary and accomplished physician leader to serve as our System Director of Cognitive Disorders, driving the expansion of our renowned program across Manhattan and Long Island. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of cognitive care within New York's largest healthcare provider.
About the Program:
The Northwell Health Cognitive Neurology Center, part of the Northwell Health Neuroscience Institute, offers comprehensive evaluation, diagnosis, and management of various cognitive disorders across the Northwell network.
Northwell's investment in the development of the new Center for Healthy Aging and the Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Center signals a strong commitment to expanding its cognitive neurology program. The anticipated growth underscores the increasing need for specialized cognitive care, particularly given the aging population and the interconnectedness of cognitive health with other age-related conditions. With projected growth of 7,000-14,000 annual ambulatory visits for cognitive diagnosis in the next 5-10 years, based on SG2 data, you'll be at the forefront of an expanding field.
We have also established at Glen Cove Hospital in Long Island a unique, dedicated, and specialized 12-bed Parkinson's and movement disorders inpatient unit, which offers advanced rehabilitation services and medical and surgical optimization to patients with more advanced disease and is integrated with the DBS program for post-surgical programming combined with intense rehabilitation and medication optimization. The program has recently received Joint Commission certification, and it has affirmed itself as the leading inpatient program in the US.
About the Role:
The System Director will collaborate with hospital and health system leadership to drive the program's continued success and growth. As System Director, your responsibilities will include:
Research:
The Feinstein Institutes is the home of the research institutes of Northwell Health and plays a significant role in advancing understanding and treatment of cognitive neurological conditions. Encompassing 50 research labs, 3,000 clinical research studies and 5,000 researchers and staff, the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research raises the standard of medical innovation through its six institutes of behavioral science,bioelectronic medicine,cancer,health system science,molecular medicineandtranslational research.
About the Department:
The Department of Neurology has seen tremendous growth over the past five years across all regions, with the goal of providing comprehensive, integrated health care and wellness services. Inclusion within the service line offers the opportunity to connect with a large group of neurologists, academic, teaching, world class grand rounds, conferences and the ability to discuss and share cases with experts in every subspecialty. At Northwell Health's Institute for Neurology, we have three hospitals ranked in the top 50 in the U.S News & World Report (North Shore University Hospital being the highest at #15 in the nation) as well as four comprehensive stroke programs, 11 primary stroke centers and 1 thrombectomy capable center.
Candidate Qualifications:
The successful candidate will ideally possess the following qualifications and experience:
Incentives include, among others:
Northwell Health is New York State's largest health care provider and private employer, with 21 hospitals and 890 outpatient facilities. We care for over two million people annually in the New York metro area and beyond, thanks to philanthropic support from our communities. Our 85,000+ employees – 19,000 nurses and 12,000 credentialed physicians, 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.
Nomination and Application Process:
To receive full consideration, interested individuals should electronically submit a Curriculum Vitae and a Letter of Interest to Christa Viscuse, [email protected]. The Letter of Interest should primarily detail your experience, qualifications, and key achievements in administrative leadership, clinical care and operations, research, and education as related to this position specification and briefly express your interest in this position.
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