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UNIV -Open Rank- Pediatric Neurologist - Department of Pediatrics: Neurology

MUSC Children's Health · Charleston, SC · 19 mo ago
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Job Description

The Dr. Charles P. Darby Jr. Department of Pediatrics at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) seeks a Pediatric Neurologist at the assistant or associate professor level. Candidates must be eligible or certified by the ABPN with Special Qualification in Child Neurology. Candidates must be a US citizen or permanent US residents who are eligible for medical licensure in South Carolina.

About the Role

The Division of Pediatric Neurology currently includes 8 physicians and 4 Advanced Practice Providers and provides the full range of both inpatient and outpatient clinical services at MUSC Children’s Hospital. MUSC's Comprehensive Epilepsy Center is designated a Level IV epilepsy center, the highest designation offered by the National Association of Epilepsy Centers. The center offers multidisciplinary diagnostic and treatment services to patients from infancy to young adulthood through the MUSC Children's Hospital. MUSC’s Neurophysiology Lab has a complete combination of accredited labs in EEG, EMG, Intraoperative Monitoring, and Intracranial and Extracranial Vascular Imaging, in conjunction with a Level IV Epilepsy Center. Specialty services such as speech-language pathology and neuropsychology are available, as well as diagnostic services such as inpatient and outpatient video EEG monitoring.

Responsibilities

  • Displays a strong commitment to Evidence-Based Medicine and Quality Improvement in teaching and practice.
  • Practices located at MUSC’s Summey Medical Pavilion in North Charleston, Mount Pleasant, Okatie, and the Shawn Jenkin’s Children’s Hospital in Downtown Charleston.
  • Full complement of medical staff opportunities to work with medical students and residents and elective trainees.

Qualifications

  • Board Certified or Eligible by the ABP
  • Commitment to MUSC’s educational missions
  • Eligible for licensure in South Carolina
  • Strong interest in working with both typical as well as medically complex children

Skills

Practices located at MUSC’s Summey Medical Pavilion in North Charleston, Mount Pleasant, Okatie, and the Shawn Jenkin’s Children’s Hospital in Downtown Charleston. Full complement of medical staff opportunities to work with medical students and residents and elective trainees.

Benefits

  • Relocation assistance
  • Competitive pay and signing bonus
  • Excellent retirement options, including a pension and optional tax-deferred contributions
  • Sovereign immunity malpractice coverage
  • 22 days of annual leave, 15 days of sick leave, and 13 paid holidays
  • Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program

Pay

Pay Range: 0.00 - 0.00

Schedule

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

Physical Requirements

  • Ability to perform job functions in an upright position.
  • Ability to perform job functions in a seated position.
  • Ability to perform job functions while walking/mobile.
  • Ability to work indoors.
  • Ability to work outdoors in all weather and temperature extremes.
  • Ability to work in confined/cramped spaces.
  • Ability to perform job functions from kneeling positions.
  • Ability to squat and perform job functions.
  • Ability to perform 'pinching' operations.
  • Ability to fully use both hands/arms.
  • Ability to perform repetitive motions with hands/wrists/elbows and shoulders.
  • Ability to reach in all directions.
  • Possess good finger dexterity.
  • Ability to maintain tactile sensory functions.
  • Ability to lift and carry 15 lbs., unassisted.
  • Ability to lift objects, up to 15 lbs., from floor level to height of 36 inches, unassisted.
  • Ability to lower objects, up to 15 lbs., from height of 36 inches to floor level, unassisted.
  • Ability to push/pull objects, up to 15 lbs., unassisted.
  • Ability to maintain 20/40 vision, corrected, in one eye or with both eyes.
  • Ability to see and recognize objects close at hand.
  • Ability to see and recognize objects at a distance.
  • Ability to determine distance/relationship between objects; depth perception.
  • Good peripheral vision capabilities.
  • Ability to maintain hearing acuity, with correction.
  • Ability to perform gross motor functions with frequent fine motor movements.

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