Neurointensivist

Lahey Hospital and Medical Center/BI Lahey Health – Burlington, MA

The Neurocritical Care team at Lahey Hospital and Medical Center  --  a Level I Trauma Center, Comprehensive Stroke Center, and a part of Beth Israel Lahey Health  --  is seeking to hire a fifth neurointensivist to join our team of 4 neurointensivists and 10 Advanced Practitioners in a newly renovated 9-bed Neurosciences Critical Care Unit.  The role consists of attending on the NCCU primary service and the Neurocritical Care consult service (for patients with neurological complications of other types of critical illness in the SICU, CT-ICU, MICU, and CCU).  Medium-term growth goals for the program are to establish a Neurocritical Care fellowship, increase research production, and expand neurocritical care support throughout the health system . Candidates who seek leadership roles in these areas are encouraged to apply.

Since inception in 2015, the Neurocritical Care program at Lahey has grown substantially.  The program is housed in the Department of Neurology and enjoys excellent working relationships and collaboration with Neurosurgery, Critical Care Medicine, and Neurointerventional Radiology, as well as other sections within Neurology. 

Lahey Hospital and Medical Center is a 396-bed academic, group practice medical center with a strong history of and commitment to medical training.  Located just outside Boston, our location offers easy access to all that New England has to offer.  We are a major teaching site for the Tufts University Neurology Residency Program and Tufts University School of Medicine and serve as a crucial training site for residents in most adult medical and surgical specialties, including our own residency programs in Internal Medicine, General Surgery, Anesthesiology, Diagnostic Radiology, and Urology. 

Requirements:

• Dedicated to providing high quality clinical care in a collegial environment
• Academically oriented
• Motivated to contribute to the advancement of our Neurocritical Care program

Qualified Candidates will need:

• BC in Neurology
• UNCS and/or ACGME eligible or certified in Neurocritical Care
• Ability to obtain medical licensure in Massachusetts

Benefits:

• Competitive compensation with excellent benefits package
• Faculty appointment at Tufts University School of Medicine with academic rank commensurate with experience and accomplishments
• Health Dental and Vision
• 403B with matching and core contributions
• 4 weeks paid vacation
• 10 Paid Holiday’s
• Boards and Licenses reimbursed
• Professional Liability coverage with tail
• Best industry CME package available
• Senior leadership and administrative support to ensure success
• Extraordinary team of highly skilled colleagues dedicated to teamwork
• Second largest Healthcare System in Massachusetts

Diversity is a core value at Beth Israel Lahey Health. We are passionate about building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable working and learning environment for our staff. We believe every member on our team enriches our diversity by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and to discover, design and deliver solutions.

Interested candidates should forward CV and cover letter to Joseph D. Burns, MD, Director of Neurocritical Care (joseph.d.burns@lahey.org) and to Rich Crosby ***, (Richard.crosby@lahey.org), Senior Physician Recruiter, Lahey Health