The facility is proactively evaluating contingency neurosurgical coverage solutions to ensure uninterrupted emergency cranial and spine services across its campuses. The organization is seeking experienced neurosurgeons interested in locum tenens or potential locum-to-permanent opportunities who can independently manage high-acuity neurosurgical emergencies in a hospital-based environment.
This opportunity is focused on maintaining comprehensive emergency neurosurgical coverage across a Level II Trauma Center, Comprehensive Stroke Center, and Primary Stroke Center. Facility is open to utilizing multiple providers to establish a sustainable coverage rotation and is particularly interested in physicians capable of independently managing both cranial and spine emergencies.
Coverage Details
- Anticipated start date: As soon as credentialed, if coverage is needed
- Coverage duration: Ongoing, based on operational needs
- Flexible scheduling model
- Anticipated need for 24/7 neurosurgical coverage
- Coverage across two hospital campuses:
- Atlantic City Campus
- Mainland Campus (Pomona)
- Coverage includes:
- Weekday call
- Overnight call
- Weekend call
- Holiday call
- In-house call coverage required
- Emergency department consultations
- Inpatient consultations
- Urgent and emergent cranial procedures
- Urgent and emergent spine procedures
- Postoperative management
- Providers ideally available for consecutive 5–7 day blocks or longer assignments
- Primary and backup call coverage anticipated
- Call volume and frequency will depend on the final coverage model and number of participating physicians
- Average callback volume is currently being evaluated and has not yet been validated
- Anticipated need for 2–4 providers
Practice Setting
- Hospital-Based Practice
- Inpatient/Hospital-Based Coverage
- Multi-Facility Coverage
- Emergency Department Coverage
- Neurosurgical Trauma Coverage
- Comprehensive Stroke Coverage
- 100% Hospital-Based Coverage
- No routine outpatient clinic requirement anticipated initially
Patient Population
- Predominantly adult and geriatric patients
- No routine neonatal neurosurgical coverage anticipated
- No routine pediatric neurosurgical coverage anticipated
- Patient volume varies based on:
- Emergency department consultations
- Inpatient census
- Operative caseload
- Campus assignment
- No routine outpatient clinic volume anticipated initially
Clinical Requirements
Specialty Experience
- Independent emergency neurosurgical coverage
- Emergency cranial surgery
- Emergency spine coverage
- Traumatic brain injury management
- Intracranial hemorrhage management
- Hydrocephalus management
- Acute spinal cord compression management
- Level I or Level II Trauma Center experience preferred
- Comprehensive Stroke Center experience preferred
- Multi-campus coverage experience preferred
- Ability to independently manage high-acuity neurosurgical emergencies
Procedures
- Emergency Department neurosurgical consultations
- Inpatient neurosurgical consultations
- Craniotomy procedures
- Craniectomy procedures
- Management of traumatic brain injuries
- Management of spontaneous intracranial hemorrhage
- Placement and management of external ventricular drains (EVDs)
- Acute spinal cord compression management
- Emergent spine decompression procedures
- Spine stabilization procedures within granted privileges
- Inpatient rounding
- Postoperative management
- Coordination with:
- Neurocritical Care
- Neurology
- Emergency Medicine
- Trauma Services
- Anesthesia
- Hospital-Based APP Teams
Documentation
Presentation Requirements
Presentations that do not include the information below will not be reviewed.
Please include the following with every candidate submission:
- Current CV outlining neurosurgical training, clinical experience, and recent practice settings
- Board certification or board eligibility status
- Current state medical licenses
- New Jersey license status or eligibility for expedited licensure
- Detailed experience with emergency cranial procedures
- Detailed experience with emergency spine procedures
- Recent operative activity and case volume
- Previous independent neurosurgical call coverage experience
- Trauma center experience
- Availability and preferred scheduling blocks
- Earliest available start date
- Experience covering multiple hospital facilities
- Licensing, disciplinary, or privilege restriction disclosures
- Proposed compensation structure
- Neuroendovascular capabilities, training, privileges, and experience (if applicable)
Credentialing
- Estimated credentialing timeframe: 60–90 days
- Expedited credentialing may be explored for urgent coverage needs
- Active New Jersey license strongly preferred
- Recent hospital privileges strongly preferred
- Temporary privileges may be considered on a case-by-case basis
- Temporary privileges are not guaranteed
Leadership & Teaching
- No leadership responsibilities
- No teaching requirements
Opportunity Type
- Locum Tenens
- Locum-to-Permanent
Additional Notes
Facility is seeking highly qualified neurosurgeons capable of supporting emergency cranial and spine coverage across both its campuses. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated experience managing high-acuity neurosurgical emergencies in a hospital-based environment, preferably within a Level I or Level II Trauma Center and/or Comprehensive Stroke Center.
This is a confidential contingency-planning initiative. No changes to current partnerships or coverage arrangements have been finalized. Candidates with neuroendovascular capabilities may be considered for separate coverage opportunities and should identify those qualifications during submission. All candidates will be required to satisfy facility credentialing and privileging requirements prior to providing services.
Submission Requirements
Submission Requirements
- Board Certified or TRULY Board Eligible American Board of Neurological Surgery (ABNS) - [REQUIRED]
- Neurological Surgery Specialty Certification - [REQUIRED]
- Active New Jersey Medical License (or willing to obtain) - [REQUIRED]
- Neuroendovascular Fellowship Training (if providing neuroendovascular coverage) - [REQUIRED]
- Minimum 2–3 Years of Independent Neurosurgical Practice - [PREFERRED]
- Level I or Level II Trauma Center Experience - [PREFERRED]
- Comprehensive Stroke Center Experience - [PREFERRED]
- Emergency Cranial Surgery Experience - [REQUIRED]
- Emergency Spine Coverage Experience - [REQUIRED]
- Multi-Facility Coverage Experience - [PREFERRED]
- Independent High-Acuity Neurosurgical Coverage Experience - [REQUIRED]
- Providers with Minimal Malpractice Settlements - [CASE-BY-CASE REVIEW]
- Ability to Meet facility Credentialing and Privileging Requirements - [REQUIRED]
