Neurology

About the role

This position is seeking a full-time (4.0 or 4.5 days/week) neurologist to join a highly productive, skilled, and popular neurologist at Androscoggin Valley Hospital (AVH) and selected outreach clinic sites.

Responsibilities

• Office-based general neurology services to new and established patients (adolescents age 16 and older as well as adults)
• Medication management, education and counseling of patients and families
• Ordering diagnostic tests
• Referral to related other specialties (e.g., cardiology, orthopedics, pain management, pulmonology, sleep medicine) locally
• Referral to subspecialty neurologists at tertiary care centers
• Communication with primary care physicians (PCP’s)
• Partners with other members of neurology team (e.g., neurologist colleague, radiologist, EEG technologists, MA’s and RN’s, physical therapists)
• Infrequently provides consultation for inpatients (0-3 times/week)
• More often provides curbside consultations to hospitalists and arranges to see patients in the office setting following discharge and/or specialized testing

Requirements

• Prior experience (at least 2-5 years) in broad spectrum of general neurology
• Selected new graduates from residency or fellowship training may be eligible
• Prior experience in a small hospital or CAH desired
• Comfortable with rural nature of practice/hospital, only one neurology colleague, solo coverage, and AVH’s complement of specialists and diagnostic testing capacity
• Special clinical interests/expertise to complement those of current neurologist and expand scope of services to our region
• Ability to interpret EEG studies desirable but not required
• Does not need ability to perform or interpret NCS/EMG studies

Qualifications

• Medical degree (MD or DO)
• Board certification in Neurology
• Current medical license in NH
• Current DEA license
• Medical Staff membership at AVH

Skills

• Team-oriented, collaborative, and patient-focused
• High level of customer service (patient satisfaction)

Benefits

• Placement fee: $20,000
• CME funds: $4,500
• Commencement bonus: $25,000
• Projected total compensation: $352,391 (base and 100% of citizenship bonus) plus productivity

Pay

• Salary: $337,391
• Salary prorated for FTE of 0.89 + $4,500

Schedule

• 4 or 4.5 days per week
• Standard day or half-day off to be mutually determined at time of negotiation of physician employment agreement

Benefits

• Relocation assistance: $10,000 to $20,000 - Varies depending on distance of move, size of family, etc.
• Housing stipend: Potentially - Individually negotiated.

Contact

Contact Conrad Feller, BSN, RN

Ascend Medical Staffing

734-497-5615

cfeller@ascendmed.com