Neurology - Huntington VA Medical Center

• Best place to work in the VA System
• Highest employee satisfaction in the VA System
• Most highly recommended organization in the VA System

• Provides neurologic evaluation and treatment of Veterans on both an inpatient and outpatient basis.
• Responsible for diagnosis and management of patients suffering from a variety of neurological disorders, such as headache disorders, seizure disorders, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, or Alzheimer's disease.
• Interprets EEGs, Evoked Potential Studies and performs EMGs
• Perform the usual administrative components of patient care management, such as: timely documentation of progress notes, orders and consultation findings in electronic medical record, dictation, and electronic signature of procedural reports.
• Participates in and/or manages all aspects of a general Neurology program
  • clinical
  • administrative
  • Academic – including the supervision of Neurology residents
  • Research components if desired
• Manage patient workload within available staffing, which may include nurses / nurse practitioners / physician assistants.
• Participates in the expanded use of clinical video telehealth / electronic consultation (e-Consult) to improve access to Neurology care.
• The Neurologist ensures quality and timely services, provides customer satisfaction, as well as compliance with governing bodies such as JCAHO.
• Collaborates with other VA physician services as appropriate.

• Excellent compensation – Great base salary, based on qualifications, with annual performance pay, biennial market pay raises & annual cost of living pay raises
• Sign-on Incentive available – Will be authorized for highly qualified applicants.
• Student Loan Forgiveness (EDRP) - Up to $200,000 in student loan forgiveness available – based on work commitment
• Clinical Faculty Appointment – if qualified, our affiliated medical school will grant an appointment
• Excellent daily work schedule – Monday thru Friday – 8:00 am – 4:30 pm with potential for some weekends
• Limited on-call coverage
• Generous time away from practice – 26 days of annual leave, 13 annual sick days and 11 paid federal holidays
• Annual CME allowance with 5 days for attending CME events
• Malpractice – Free liability protection with tail coverage provided
• Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) / 401K with up to 5% in VA matching contributions vested after 3 years
• Qualify for defined federal pension after 5 years of federal service – vested after 5 years.
• Insurance – Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care available
• Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restrictions on moonlighting

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