Job at a glance
Job description
Position Type: Locum Tenens or Permanent
Start Date: ASAP – Ongoing
Setting: Acute Care Academic Hospital (300 beds, including Behavioral Health and Maternity)
EMR: Meditech (legacy system)
Trauma Designation: Level I Adult Trauma, Level II Pediatric Trauma
Stroke Center: Yes – Thrombectomy Capable
Opportunity Highlights:
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Primary Need: Inpatient Neurologist (blended inpatient/outpatient model preferred)
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Consult Volume: ~20–25 new consults/week; 15–17 average daily census
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Stroke Codes: ~30/month (1–2 per day)
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Schedule: M–F clinical work + 1 in 4 weekends
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Call: 2 overnight calls/week (phone only; rare facility call-ins)
Support & Team Structure:
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Current staffing: ~1.5 FTEs in private practice (under-resourced)
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Long-term vision: Build a modern Neurology Division, employ providers, integrate APP support and Teleneurology
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APP support in development: 2 APPs planned, cross-trained for IP/OP
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Collaborate with residents in academic teaching setting
Ideal Candidate:
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Board Certified or Board Eligible in Neurology
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NY license
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Comfortable with high-acuity inpatient neurology
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Interest in developing a growing service line and mentoring residents
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Open to locum or permanent models