Physician (Neurologist) GP-0602-14

About the Position

This position is located at Darnell Army Medical Center, Dept of Medicine Neurology Service, Fort Hood, Texas.

Fort Cavazos is a United States Army post located in the beautiful 'hill and lake' country of Central Texas. It is approximately 60 miles north of the capital city of Austin, 50 miles south of Waco, 160 miles south of Dallas, and 150 miles north of San Antonio. The post is named after Gen. Richard E. Cavazos, a native Texan and the US Army's first Hispanic four-star general.

The post is the headquarters of III Armored Corps and First Army Division West and is home to the 1st Cavalry Division and 3rd Cavalry Regiment, among others. Its origin was the need for wide-open space to test and train with World War II tank destroyers. The War Department announced the location in January 1942, and the initial completion was set for that August. As originally constructed, Fort Cavazos had an area of 158,706 acres, with billeting for 6,007 officers and 82,610 enlisted personnel.

Responsibilities

• Serves as a board-certified physician on the Neurology Service, responsible for the examination, diagnosis, and treatment of the full range of outpatients seen in the clinic and inpatients seen on the consult and ward services.
• Performs medical duties in an outpatient clinic with an emphasis on migraine management including chemo denervation techniques.
• Directs and supervises care for patients with primary neurological disorders requiring hospitalization.
• Consults with other hospital services caring for inpatients (including the critically ill) with neurological conditions.
• Examines patients, orders, and evaluates the full range of electrophysiology, radiology, and laboratory tests.
• Makes referrals for appropriate urgent issues, and decompensation of chronic neurologic conditions.
• Evaluates and treats patients with multiple complicated problems who were screened and referred by the Emergency Room for urgent or emergent neurologic issues.
• Performs Other Duties as Assigned.

Qualifications

• Basic Requirement: Degree: Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, or equivalent from a school in the United States or Canada. This degree must have been accredited by the Council on Medical Education of the American Medical Association; Association of American Medical Colleges; Liaison Committee on Medical Education; Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation of the American Osteopathic Association, or an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained.
• Foreign Education: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.
• Residency, Experience, and Training: Applicants must have successfully completed the required accredited residency training in the specialty of the position to be filled (Neurology) and equivalent experience and training equal to at least 4 years.