Medical Director

RWJBarnabas Health has an immediate opportunity for a full-time Medical Director for the Palliative and Supportive Care Services program at Saint Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, NJ. As the palliative care expert you will have the opportunity to provide leadership, clinical oversight, and strategic direction for advancing palliative and supportive care at our institution. Based in the inpatient setting, this position encompasses administrative, clinical, and teaching responsibilities. Experience in the development of a Palliative/Supportive Care Services Program is also desirable. 

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.

Successful candidates must be:

• Board certified or board eligible in Hospice and Palliative Medicine
• Licensed in NJ or eligible for NJ licensure
• Fellowship trained in palliative care is highly desirable
• Team oriented and have strong interpersonal skills

More About the Position:

• Equipped with robust support staff including an NP, Social Workers, Focused Pharmacy Support, and VNA support
• Opportunity to help develop a palliative care fellowship program and create a formal palliative care education for students and residents
• Ability to impact patients with a multitude of different needs including but not limited to patients facing advanced neurological disorders, cardiac disease, geriatric patients, oncological disease etc.  

Located in Livingston NJ, this position surrounds beautiful suburban towns and is close in proximity to New York City.

About Saint Barnabas Medical Center:

Since 1865, Saint Barnabas Medical Center, New Jersey’s oldest and nonprofit, nonsectarian hospital, has worked to exceed our community’s highest expectations for compassionate, comprehensive health care. The institution traditionally treats more than 35,000 inpatients and over 87,000 Emergency Department patients each year. The Medical Center and the Barnabas Health Ambulatory Care Center provide treatment and services for more than 300,000 outpatient visits annually.  Saint Barnabas Medical Center has long been recognized as a leader in providing the highest level of patient care-delivering nearly 5,800 babies annually, caring for more newly diagnosed cancer patients, creating breakthroughs in the field of infertility, and providing more than 100 medical and surgical specialty and sub-specialty services. 

About The Cancer Center at Saint Barnabas Medical Center:

The Cancer Center at Saint Barnabas Medical Center is dedicated to providing the very best in oncologic care and caring and achieving the highest level of patient satisfaction. Our highly-trained board-certified physicians provide compassionate personalized treatment for every patient. Our physicians spend more time so that our patients understand their illness, their treatment plan, and all the medical expertise available to fight their cancer. In conjunction with our entire cancer center, our goal is to address all aspects of cancer care including medical, psychological and educational needs.

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, three acute care children’s hospitals and a leading pediatric rehabilitation 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.”

For more information or to apply, please contact: Amal Elmogahzy, Physician Recruiter at: (862) 236-0720, Amal.Elmogahzy@RWJBH.org, for more information or to apply. Thank you!