Neurologist

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About the Facility – Albuquerque VAMC

The Albuquerque Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) is a Level 1 tertiary referral center with a 24-hour Emergency Room located in the heart of the Land of Enchantment. The medical center is authorized to operate 310 beds, which include 184 acute hospital beds (including a 26 bed Spinal Cord Injury Center), 90 residential rehabilitation treatment program beds (including a 26 bed Psychosocial Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program [PRRTP], a 24 bed Substance Abuse Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program [SARRTP], a 40 bed Domiciliary RRTP), and a 36-bed Nursing Home Care Unit. The NMVAHCS is a proud member of Veterans Integrated Service Network. Specialty programs included in the facility are: Cardiovascular Surgery, Cochlear Baja Implant Program, Compensated Work Therapy, Da Vinci S Robotic Surgical System, Endovascular Implants, Lithoptriptor, Home-Based Primary Care, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Magnetoencephalography, Mental Health Intensive Case Management, Positron Emission Topography Imaging, Psychosocial Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program, Spinal Cord Injury Center, and the Veterans Outreach Program.

Responsibilities

• The neurologist will see patients in the outpatient general neurology consult and follow-up clinics. The outpatient clinics will consist of both in-person and virtual clinics.
• The neurologist will see inpatient neurology consults.
• The neurologist will take calls from the ED as needed.
• The neurologist will be responsible for the oversight of all aspects of neurologic care delivered to their assigned patients.
• The neurologist will perform neurologic procedures, like Company/EMG, EEG interpretation, and/or Botox administration, commensurate to his/her individual training and expertise, in accordance with local VA credentialing and privileging requirements.
• Staff neurologists will supervise and teach neurology residents and medical students during their Neurology rotation.

Requirements

• Must be a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) or Osteopathy (D.O.) who has completed an internship and residency in an accredited Neurology Training Program and is board certified or board eligible in Neurology.
• Shall be board certified/Board Eligible in Neurology.
• Shall be required to be certified in BLS or ACLS.
• Must have an active DEA Certificate.
• Must have and maintain a valid, unrestricted license in one of the 50 states in the U.S., the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, or the U.S. Virgin Islands.