St. Joseph's Health

Job Description

St. Joseph’s University Medical Center is seeking a Pediatric Otolaryngologist to join the Division of Otolaryngology within the Department of Surgery. Offering comprehensive, sophisticated diagnostic and treatment services, St. Joseph’s University Medical Center is based in Paterson, NJ, and is part of St. Joseph’s Health. The health system has been sponsored since 1867 by its founders: the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth. Its other facilities in New Jersey include St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital, also based in Paterson; St. Joseph’s Wayne Medical Center in Wayne; St. Vincent’s Healthcare and Rehab Center in Cedar Grove; Visiting Health Services of New Jersey, Inc., which is based in Totowa; and over 36 satellite sites in the state.

Awards

• Recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a Best Hospital in the New York Metropolitan Area and among the Top Hospitals in the State of New Jersey
• Six-time recipient of the Magnet Award for Nursing Excellence
• Was awarded the prestigious Lantern Award™ by the Emergency Nurses Association, one of only 11 hospitals selected nationwide
• Earned Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade “A” rating for outstanding patient safety and quality care
  
  

St. Joseph’s University Medical Center is the largest employer of Passaic County and one of the largest charity care hospitals in New Jersey.

As we continue to grow and expand, the Division of Otolaryngology at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center is seeking a BC/BE Otolaryngologist for a General ENT position based at our main campus in Paterson, NJ. The successful candidate will have completed an ACGME-accredited residency program and be Board Eligible/Board Certified.

Responsibilities

• Triage and care for ENT patients using accepted standards of practice. Develop a plan of care for each patient, including complete history, physical examination, diagnosis, appropriate treatment and/or referral, and use all available resources in an appropriate and cost-efficient manner.
• Treat patients and perform services in the ENT clinic.
• Reasonably participate in medical education of residents as deemed necessary by the Residency Program Director and the Chairperson of Surgery.
• Interact with surgical and consulting physicians, outside departments, nursing and ancillary personnel to improve patient care. Make appropriate specialty and sub­specialty referrals, but maintains responsibility, assuring continuing of care.
• Perform administrative and other related duties as reasonably directed by the Chairperson of Surgery.
• Participate in regular call coverage.
• Support the activities of the ENT division and the Surgery Department inclusive of quality improvement/assurance activities.
• Attend and participates in St. Joseph’s Health activities as requested.
• Complete records in adequate professional detail, and in a timely manner using electronic medical record (EMR) system.
• Maintain and acquire knowledge and skills to perform required duties to meet all hospital, state, organizational and licensure requirements.
• Opportunity for chief level position
  
  

Qualifications

• M.D./D.O. who is Board Certified/Board Eligible in Otolaryngology
• Completion of an ACGME-accredited residency program
• Medical license to practice in the State of New Jersey
  
  

About Us

St. Joseph’s Health is recognized for the expertise and compassion of its highly skilled and responsive staff. The combined efforts of the organization’s outstanding physicians, superb nurses, and dedicated clinical and professional staff have made us one of the most highly respected healthcare organizations in the state, the largest employer in Passaic County, and one of the nation’s “100 Best Places to Work in Health Care”.

Benefits Eligibility: (Full-time and Part-time Employees-over 20 hours a week)

• Competitive salary*
• Robust benefits with health, dental, Rx and vision plans
• 403b retirement plan options with company match**
• Health & Wellness*
• Non-Profit Health System – eligible for Federal Student Loan Forgiveness
• PTO, and paid holidays
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program
• LTD : Long Term Disability
• Life Insurance Options
• Onsite Day care Program
• Available for Per Diem Employees and Part-time Employees working under 20 hours per week.
• 403b Company Match not applicable for Per Diem Employees and Part-time Employees working under 20 hours per week.
  
  

Pay transparency: St. Joseph’s Health provides a salary range to comply with New Jersey Law. The rate of pay for each position will be determined based on a variety of factors including the candidate's relevant experience, qualifications, skills, etc.” The salary range does not include incentives, differential pay or other forms of compensation.

About The Team

St. Joseph’s University Medical Center is an academic tertiary care medical center and state designated trauma center, located on the Paterson campus, regularly accepts referrals of difficult or unusual cases from other hospitals and physicians and performs both complex and routine procedures.

The Medical Center offers a full complement of specialty and subspecialty services including ambulatory, behavioral health, cardiovascular, emergency/trauma, internal medicine, neuroscience, oncology, orthopedic/spine, rehabilitation, surgical specialty, women’s health, imaging and pediatrics.

The nursing team at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, which includes St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital, has held the Magnet Award for Nursing Excellence, the profession’s highest honor, since 1999. They are also recipients of the prestigious 2010 Magnet Prize™ - one of only 8 Magnet-designated hospitals to ever receive The Magnet Prize, and the only one worldwide to receive the 2010 award.