Physician (Neurology)

About the role

The West Palm Beach VA Medical Center (Vero Beach) is seeking a Physician (Neurology) to manage all aspects of a general Neurology program in the Northern Catchment Area (Vero Beach/Port Saint Lucie) under the Chief of Staff and the Medicine Service Line.

Responsibilities

• The provision of neurologic evaluation and treatment of Veterans with compassion on both an inpatient and outpatient basis along with the education and counseling of Veterans and their families on medical conditions/treatments.
• Participating in and/or managing all aspects of a general Neurology program, to include clinical, administrative, academic, and research components if warranted.
• Managing patient workload within available staffing, which may include support of physician assistants or nurse practitioners.
• Performing the usual administrative components of patient care management, such as: documentation of progress notes and consultation findings in an electronic medical record, dictation and electronic signature of OP reports and hospital discharge summaries, electronic entry and signature of all doctor's orders for inpatients and outpatients, etc.
• Provides clinical consultation to West Palm Beach VA clinical staff both within and outside of the Medicine Service Line.
• Examinations for neurological patients may include tests of a patient's cranial nerve function, cognitive status, motor skills and sensory system by asking the patient to perform activities.
• Occasional supervision of medical students, physician residents, or physician fellows.

Requirements

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• The provision of neurologic evaluation and treatment of Veterans with compassion on both an inpatient and outpatient basis along with the education and counseling of Veterans and their families on medical conditions/treatments.
• Participating in and/or managing all aspects of a general Neurology program, to include clinical, administrative, academic, and research components if warranted.
• Managing patient workload within available staffing, which may include support of physician assistants or nurse practitioners.
• Performing the usual administrative components of patient care management, such as: documentation of progress notes and consultation findings in an electronic medical record, dictation and electronic signature of OP reports and hospital discharge summaries, electronic entry and signature of all doctor's orders for inpatients and outpatients, etc.
• Provides clinical consultation to West Palm Beach VA clinical staff both within and outside of the Medicine Service Line.
• Examinations for neurological patients may include tests of a patient's cranial nerve function, cognitive status, motor skills and sensory system by asking the patient to perform activities.
• Occasional supervision of medical students, physician residents, or physician fellows.

Qualifications

• 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.
• BLS certification is required.
• Physical Requirements: Must pass a pre-employment physical examination as required by VA Handbook 5019.
• Education: Degree of Doctor of Medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in allopathic medicine or osteopathic medicine. The degree must have been obtained from an institution whose accreditation was in place for the year in which the course of study was completed.

Pay

Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases

Schedule

Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.