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Comprehensive Stroke Center - Richmond, VA
Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Job Summary

Occupation Physician
Specialty Neurocritical Care
Degree Required MD/DO
Position Type Permanent/Full-Time
Work Environment Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) Academic/Training Program Hospital Clinic/Private Practice
Location Richmond, Virginia, United States
Visa Sponsorship No

Job Description

Last Update: 12/07/15
Seeking a Board Certified/Eligible Interventional Neurologist with a Vascular or Neuro Critical Care Fellowship as we progress to a Comprehensive Stroke Center at Johnston-Willis Hospital. We are committed to providing cutting-edge high-quality primary and comprehensive stroke care thereby improving the overall treatment rates as well as outcomes for patients with brain-attacks in this region.

These physicians will work closely with neurosurgeons, neurologists and interventional neuroradiologists to serve established multidisciplinary programs associated with the Johnston-Willis Program.

The recruitment package includes generous salary guarantee, a comprehensive benefit package, and paid relocation.

Johnston-Willis Hospital was Richmond’s first accredited hospital for stroke treatment and the first and only hospital in the nation to earn the Joint Commissions Certificate of Distinction for Brain Tumors. Johnston-Willis Hospital sets the standard for neuroscience care, the new unit features:

•12 private NSICU rooms each equipped with Stratus Critical Care Booms.

•Latest technology for patient monitoring.

•The area’s only community hospital equipped to perform Deep Brain Stimulation.

•Larger rooms for physician consultation and patient and family comfort.

•Step down unit with 23 private dedicated neuroscience rooms featuring the latest in nurse call and monitoring systems allowing for better response times.

•New Epilepsy Monitoring Unit.

Richmond is a wonderful place to practice medicine and raise a family. With a metropolitan area population of over a million, Richmond offers a great balance of big city excitement and small town charm. The area abounds with parks, nationally recognized school systems, and innumerable recreation and cultural activities. Richmond is within a two-hour drive of the Atlantic Ocean, Washington, DC and the Blue Ridge Mountains. The cost of living is very reasonable; traffic congestion is minimal.