Physician - Neurologist

Job Title

Physician (Neurology)

Job Description

VA Western New York HCS is seeking a Physician (Neurology) to manage all aspects of a general neurology program at the Buffalo VA Medical Center as part of the Department of Medicine. Preference will be given to neurologists with a background in movement disorders and/or experience administering Botox injections for migraine management. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package.

Duties

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 reports and hospital discharge summaries, electronic entry and signature of all doctor's orders for inpatients and outpatients, etc.
• Provides clinical consultation to clinical staff both within and outside of the Medicine Service Line. Patient caseload may be inpatient, outpatient, or both. Neurologists examine patients suffering from neurological disorders, treatment resistant headache disorders, such as seizure disorders, Parkinson's disease or Alzheimer's disease.
• The physician may work with primary care physicians on a consulting basis when a patient has symptoms that suggest a neurological issue.
• 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.

Benefits

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EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance.

Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases

Paid Time Off: 50-55 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year and possible 5 day paid absence for CME)

Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA

Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)

Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory

CME: Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification)

Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided

Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 7:30 AM to 4 PM compressed schedules are available