Neurologist: Serving Our nations Heroes under the Twisted Oaks on the Bay
Updated 11/03/25
$275,000
– $350,000
yearly
400 Veterans AVE, Biloxi, Mississippi, 39531, United States
Physician
Neurology
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Job at a glance
Degree Required
MD/DO
Position Type
Full-Time
Work Environment
Outpatient
Visa Sponsorship
No
Experience Level
3 years
Job description
Job description
Job Description
OUR MISSION: To fulfill President Lincoln's promise "To care for those who have served in our nation's military and for their families, caregivers, and survivors" - by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans. How would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate whole health care to Veterans?
The Mississippi Gulf Coast is a great place to live and work! You'll find picturesque, white-sand beaches lining the Gulf of Mexico, exciting, fun-filled outdoor activities including boating, fishing and championship golf courses, taste-tantalizing cuisine, plentiful shopping, and must-see cultural attractions. Mississippi's Gulf Coast also features unlimited stakes gaming, top-name entertainment, and spectacular stage shows you won't want to miss. With a unique combination of attractions that will please everyone, Mississippi's Gulf Coast is undoubtedly "the" place to live and work!
Job Responsibilities
The neurologist must have extensive experience treating a variety of health conditions and environmentally linked conditions, such as post covid neurological sequelae, fibromyalgia, foreign toxic or viral exposure, and post viral chronic neuroimmune diseases.
The neurologist must have extensive experience in general neurology and traumatic brain injury, acute stroke, headaches, Alzheimer's, dementia, epilepsy, seizures, ALS, brain tumors, Bell's palsy, movement disorders, Cerebral aneurysms, Gillian-Barre syndrome, Hydrocephalus, Lumbar disk disease, Meningitis, Muscle Sclerosis, Muscular Dystrophy, Parkinson's, and Amyloidosis.
The neurologist is expected to provide visionary leadership to the department and oversee the departmental strategic planning to improve the quality of the neurological clinical, educational, and research programs.
Provides patient consults, inpatient admissions, ER consults, acute stroke management, ambulatory clinic, VVC tele-health visits, e-consults, patient phone calls, managing EMR in box, answering patient messages.
Provides patient care, support, which is appropriate to the cognitive, emotional, and chronological maturation needs of young adults (18-44 years), middle adults (45-64 years), and older adults (65-older patients). Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide neurological care appropriate to the age of the patients served in the assigned service areas.
Effectively communicates with and utilizes other disciplines (ex. nursing, medicine) to facilitate treatment planning and implementation.
Effectively communicates with and utilizes community agencies to facilitate treatment, discharge planning, and continuity of care. Collaborates with a variety of community agencies and engages in problem resolution.
Willingly accepts additional and special assignments that are necessary to meet program goals or customer needs.
Qualifications
United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
Degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in medicine or osteopathic medicine. The degree must have been obtained from one of the schools approved by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the year in which the course of study was completed.
Current, full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia.
Residency Training: Physicians must have completed residency training, approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification. (NOTE: VA physicians involved in academic training programs may be required to be board certified for faculty status.) Approved residencies are: (1) Those approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), b) OR
[(2) Those approved by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA),OR
(3) Other residencies (non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of five years of verified practice in the United States), which the local Medical Staff Executive Committee deems to have provided the applicant with appropriate professional training and believes has exposed the physician to an appropriate range of patient care experiences.
Residents currently enrolled in ACGME/AOA accredited residency training programs and who would otherwise meet the basic requirements for appointment are eligible to be appointed as "Physician Resident Providers" (PRPs). PRPs must be fully licensed physicians (i.e., not a training license) and may only be appointed on an intermittent or fee-basis. PRPs are not considered independent practitioners and will not be privileged; rather, they are to have a "scope of practice" that allows them to perform certain restricted duties under supervision. Additionally, surgery residents in gap years may also be appointed as PRPs.
Proficiency in spoken and written English.
Preferred Experience:
Minimal 2 years of specialized experience as a Neurologist
American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (ABPN) preferred
Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/.
Physical Requirements: Light lifting, under 15 pounds; Use of fingers; Both hands required; Walking (1 hour); Standing (4 hours); Ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously; Ability to distinguish basic colors; Hearing (aid may be permitted); Emotional and mental stability; Radiant energy; Electrical energy; Slippery or uneven walking surfaces; Working with hands in water; Working closely with others; Working alone; Protracted or irregular hours of work.
Working Hours
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