Physician - Neurohospitalist

Responsibilities

• Functions as a Neurologist performing primarily hospital-based medical services for patients requiring neurological care within the emergency department and nursing units.
• Reads neuro-diagnostic test results and provides outpatient neurological services as assigned.
• Provides comprehensive evidence based care to a designated patient population.
• Communicates with community physicians to maintain a continuum of care for all patients.

Essential Functions

• Provides hospital based neurological medicine services incorporating established practice standards to improve quality of care, length of stay, resource efficiency, fiscal accountability, morbidity and mortality rates and readmission rates.
• Responds to emergency department calls within 15 minutes by phone and 30 minutes in person.
• Responds to inpatient consults within two hours.
• Provides timely reading services for neurodiagnostic tests ordered within the assigned facilities.
• Provides outpatient neurological services as assigned to meet service line and organizational goals.

Leadership & Compliance

• Participates in establishing a positive rapport with the community based neurologists and neurosurgeons as well as with the emergency department, critical care department, nursing, laboratory, pharmacy, radiology, respiratory therapy and other appropriate service areas.
• Participates in the recruitment and retention of hospital-based physicians.
• Facilitates and supports the mentoring of other physicians, nurses, pharmacist and other healthcare professionals.
• Creates a climate for professional practice with other disciplines.
• Supports the vision and values of the organization.
• Attends and participates in the Neurosciences Sub-Committee and other service line committees as appropriate.
• Supports admission and transfer protocols, policies, procedures and guidelines related to the involvement of Neuro-Hospitalists.
• Collaborates with the Medical Director and Service Line Administrator to provide fiscal accountability for the service.
• Collaborates with Case Management and the Clinical Documentation Specialists.
• Utilizes Medical Director when necessary in difficult situations.

Research & Education

• Plans, coordinates, facilitates and participates in educational programs related to neurosciences and neuro-hospitalist care.
• Participates in research activities within the Neuro-Hospitalist program for the purpose of improving the quality of care in the program.
• Collaborates with the Vice President for Research, Medical Director and Service Line Administrator to identify research opportunities associated with neurosciences and the neuro-hospitalist program.
• Participates with the Director of Medical Education and Medical Director of Academic Affairs to assure appropriate teaching opportunities for residents and medical students.
• Participates in the education of nurses and other ancillary professionals.