Physician- Neurologist

About the role

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.

Responsibilities

• Assessing the needs and planning intervention for adult eligible patients and their families.
• Facilitating the delivery of care as expected from a stroke subspecialist and a general Neurologist.
• Performing initial histories and physical examinations.
• Ordering appropriate diagnostic studies such as laboratory tests, CT scans, MRIs, PET scans, EEGs, EMGs and other electrodiagnostic tests.
• Performing and supervising lumbar punctures as needed.
• Performing specialty specific scales such as, MMSE/MOCA, NPI, GDS as appropriate.
• Assisting individuals/families to achieve optimal levels of health through collaboration with medical and health care professionals.
• Exercising medical decision-making and providing a broad range of diagnostic and therapeutic services for a specific group of patients.
• Exhibiting leadership in initiating changes in patient care programs based on current concepts and findings from research and/or studies.
• Involving in direct patient care, patient and family teaching, staff education and multidisciplinary consultations and collaborations.
• Participating in education of PA students, NPs, fellows, residents, and medical students.
• Consistent demonstration of expertise in diagnosing and treating seriously ill multi-symptomatic patients.
• Serving as a resource person for standards development in health care in quality improvement concerns.
• Initiating and expediting requests for consultations and scheduling special tests and studies.
• Providing education and counseling of patients and families in neurological conditions, and use of prescribed treatments and drugs; and other duties as assigned.

Requirements

The Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center serves as the primary health care provider for more than 151,000 Veterans in southeast Texas. Houston exudes a cosmopolitan and down-home vibe together that lets the residents of the country's fourth-largest city and third-largest county (Harris) know that there's no place quite like Houston. The city attracts visitors and transplants with a wonderful mix of world class arts, booming business, pro sports and award-winning cuisine.

This position is stationed at Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (MEDVAMC) in Houston, TX. MEDVAMC is seeking an outstanding junior or higher-ranked stroke-certified neurologist to join the Neurology Care Line. Houston is a DNV-certified Comprehensive Stroke Center and has expanded its services significantly in the last few years. State-of-the-art stroke care is available, including 24/7 access to acute stroke treatment, advanced imaging techniques, thrombolysis, and thrombectomy. MEDVAMC supports stroke education through residency and fellowship programs associated with Baylor College of Medicine.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, you must meet the basic requirements as well as any additional requirements (if applicable) listed in the job announcement. Applicants pending the completion of training or license requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Currently employed physician(s) in VA who met the requirements for appointment under the previous qualification standard at the time of their initial appointment are deemed to have met the basic requirements of the occupation.

• United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• 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.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English.