Neuro Hospitalist Physician Opportunity

Neuro Hospitalist — Position Overview

Hiring need

• Immediate recruiting target is 1 Neuro Hospitalist.
• If two physicians could start within ~6 months
• Longer term, the goal is to build toward approximately 4 neurologists as the neurosciences program grows.

Schedule & Coverage

• Schedule is 7 days on / 7 days off.
• Expected annual commitment is approximately 26 weeks per year.
• There is no formally allocated PTO for shift-based physicians.
• Physicians can rearrange schedules among themselves to create 2–3 consecutive weeks off, but those shifts are made up elsewhere during the year.
• Shifts are currently onsite 7PM-7AM until their remote Tele-Neuro/Telestroke service comes online in the coming year
• Physicians may still need to be available for an emergent case after the handoff.
• Kootenai recently implemented a nurse call center to triage calls and reduce unnecessary/non-urgent after-hours calls reaching specialists.

Daytime Support / APP Coverage

• One APP had already started at the time of the discussion.
• An offer was out to a second APP.
• The longer-term plan is to continue expanding APP support as the neurology program grows.
• Remote Telestroke/tele-neurology will be used at night because current volumes have increased and the hospital does not view the existing burden on a single neurologist as sustainable.
• The overall model is intended to become scalable and sustainable, adding physicians and APP support rather than overloading individual neurologists.

Patient Volume

• Approx. less than 10, but the volume is not yet concrete, can be more

Compensation

The compensation discussion included:

• A working/market range of roughly $400k+
• Administrative compensation: approximately 72 hours/year, discussed at an hourly rate.
• ICP incentive: approximately 5% of total salary annually
• Paid travel for onsite interview and house hunting costs.

Sign-On / Relocation / Student Loans (All negotiable)

• Relocation
• Student loan repayment
• Sign-on bonus
• Student-loan repayment

Ideal Candidate

The preferred profile discussed was:

• Approximately 5–6 years post-training.
• Experience at a similarly sized or larger healthcare organization would be ideal.
• A relatively recent graduate with enough experience to step into the program and help it grow.
• Someone capable of supporting larger strategic goal of developing its neurosciences service line, including neurology and neurosurgery.

Clinical Requirements

Confirmed:

• EEG reading is NOT required.