Headache Medicine Neurologist (MD/DO) - South Dakota

Headache Medicine Neurologist (MD/DO)

Position Summary

The Headache Medicine Neurologist provides specialized neurologic care focused on the evaluation, diagnosis, and long-term management of primary and secondary headache disorders. This role emphasizes evidence-based treatment, procedural therapies, and multidisciplinary collaboration to improve quality of life for patients with acute and chronic headache conditions.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Evaluate and manage patients with headache disorders including migraine, tension-type headache, cluster headache, trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias, and other facial pain syndromes

• Diagnose and manage secondary headache conditions and coordinate appropriate diagnostic evaluation

• Develop and implement individualized treatment plans utilizing preventive, abortive, and rescue therapies

• Manage pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic headache treatments

• Perform office-based procedures consistent with training and privileges, such as onabotulinumtoxinA (Botox) injections, peripheral nerve blocks, and trigger point injections

• Interpret relevant diagnostic studies including neuroimaging and laboratory results

• Provide outpatient headache clinic care and inpatient neurology or headache consultation services as needed

• Collaborate with primary care providers, pain management, behavioral health, sleep medicine, physical therapy, and other neurology subspecialties

• Educate patients and families regarding diagnoses, treatment strategies, medication use, and lifestyle modification

• Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation

• Participate in quality improvement, patient safety, and outcomes initiatives

• Supervise and educate residents, fellows, advanced practice providers, or trainees as applicable

• Comply with all regulatory, accreditation, and professional standards

Qualifications

• Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) from an accredited medical school

• Completion of an accredited Neurology residency program

• Fellowship training in Headache Medicine preferred

• Board-eligible or board-certified in Neurology

• Board certification or eligibility in Headache Medicine preferred

• Ability to obtain and maintain unrestricted state medical licensure

• DEA registration or eligibility

Skills and Competencies

• Expertise in headache and facial pain diagnosis and management

• Strong clinical judgment and diagnostic reasoning skills

• Proficiency with headache-specific procedures and therapies

• Excellent communication and patient counseling abilities

• Ability to manage chronic and complex neurologic conditions

• Commitment to evidence-based, patient-centered care

Work Environment

• Outpatient headache clinics and neurology practices with possible inpatient consultation responsibilities

• Schedule typically includes weekday clinic hours with limited call depending on practice model

Physical Requirements

• Ability to sit, stand, and move throughout clinical environments

• Manual dexterity for neurologic examinations and office-based procedures

• Visual and auditory acuity sufficient for patient assessment and diagnostic interpretation