Reading Hospital/Tower Health seeks a Neurologist with Fellowship Training in Neuro-Immunology

Reading Hospital/Tower Health is seeking a Neurologist with fellowship training in Neuro-Immunology. The new Neurologist will be joining our growing Neuroscience Center, a multi-subspecialty clinical service line including 20+ Neurologists, APPs and 5 Neurosurgeons. The critical community need for a Multiple Sclerosis specialist will ensure a full patient panel. The new physician will be joining a very collaborative Neurology team to include Neurology Residents from our newly approved ACGME program.

Reading Hospital is a 714-bed hospital, the flagship, Magnet Recognized, acute care hospital of Tower Health located in West Reading, Pennsylvania. Reading Hospital is home to many top-tier specialty care centers, including Reading HealthPlex, McGlinn Cancer Institute, Miller Regional Heart Center, Emergency Department, Level I Trauma Center and Beginnings Maternity Center, which houses the region's only Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). With more than 1,000 physicians and providers across 49 locations, Reading Hospital has been recognized for its quality outcomes and clinical expertise across services lines. It is listed as one of America's 100 Best Hospitals for five consecutive years, America's 50 Best Hospitals for 2022 and received a 5-Star Rating from CMS two years in a row. For more information, visit towerhealth.org.

Tower Health & Drexel University College of Medicine have partnered to open a brand new medical school 1/2 miles from the Reading Hospital campus. The medical school opened in July 2021; when fully operational, the medical school will enroll 200 medical students.

Reading Hospital Awards and Recognition:
 

• America's 50 Best Hospitals Award™ (2022)
• America's 100 Best Hospitals Award™ (2017-2021)
• America's 100 Best Hospitals for Stroke Care™ (2013-2021)
• Top 10% in the Nation for Neurosciences (2015-2021)
• Top 10% in the Nation for Treatment of Stroke (2007-2021)
• Five-Star Recipient for Treatment of Stroke (2006-2021)
• One of 10 Best Value Hospitals in Pennsylvania
• Top 1 percent of U.S. hospitals for clinical outcomes

Job Summary

The Neuro-Immunologist will be joining an experienced Neurology Team with layered support including Neuro-Radiologists, 3T MRI capabilities, an on-site Infusion Center, a free-standing Rehabilitation Hospital with advanced modalities for treatment of patients with physical disabilities, Neuropsychology, Advanced Practitioners and Residents. The Neurology Service is wide ranging with highly collaborative, multiple subspecialty support, a multidisciplinary stroke team, state-of-art technology, Neuro ICU, advanced endovascular treatment program, and experienced support staff.

Benefits & Perks:
 

• Competitive Compensation Plan with a superb benefits package
• CME Allowance
• Retirement programs
• Loan Forgiveness Assistance Program
• Malpractice Insurance with Tail Coverage
• Relocation Assistance
• Spousal/Domestic Partner Job Search Support
• H1B Visas and Green Card Sponsorship (we cannot currently support J1 Visa Waivers).

Living in Berks County - From Reading Fellows (Video)

Reading Hospital is located in West Reading, part of Berks County, Pennsylvania. This is an area that offers many wonderful places to live and raise a family. Berks County is 1 hour northwest of Philadelphia and within driving distance of other major metropolitan areas like Baltimore and New York City, offering an easy chance to get away for some big city excitement.

Contact Name: Ken Nichols

Contact Email: Kenneth.nichols@towerhealth.org

Contact Phone: 484-628-6581

Req 2022-41873

Requirements:
 

• MD or DO
• candidates must be licensed/eligible to practice medicine in Pennsylvania
• Board Certified in Neurology and BC/BE in Multiple Sclerosis Neurology.