Neurohospitalist - School of Medicine, Neurology

Neurohospitalist

Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine is a premier academic medical center located in the heart of Richmond. Accounting for almost half of VCU's sponsored research, the School of Medicine is internationally recognized for patient care and education. Virginia Commonwealth University is an equal opportunity employer.

The Department of Neurology has a talented, robust team of more than 70 faculty members spanning nine divisions includes representatives from every neurology subspecialty in adult and child neurology, plus award-winning educators, clinical and translational neuroscientists and master clinicians.

The Department of Neurology's vision is to provide the best patient-centered neurological care while fostering the career development, education and training of our team members. We endeavor to realize this vision by fulfilling the following three missions:

• Improve the lives of children and adults with neurological disorders through compassionate, high-quality medical care and patient education.
• Provide exceptional education to our students, residents, fellows and the wider community of medical professionals.
• Advance the knowledge of neurological diseases by actively developing innovative treatments through basic, translational and clinical research.

Duties & Responsibilities:

The mission of the Department of Neurology, the Division of Vascular and Critical Care Neurology is to provide state of the art comprehensive patient centered care for adults with acute neurological disorders, perform translational and clinical research to further understanding of disease mechanisms and develop new treatments, and train the next generation of neurologists and clinical neuroscientists.

This position is an Open Rank (rank will be commensurate with experience and qualifications) full-time faculty position in the Division of Vascular and Critical Care Neurology. The faculty member will provide patient care, engage in medical student and neurology resident and fellow education, and participate in clinical research.

Clinical Primary clinical responsibilities include care of patients in both neurocritical care inpatient and outpatient settings. Teaching The faculty member will teach medical students and housestaff. They will be expected to participate in a series of formal conferences for the housestaff and students. They will attend weekly Grand Rounds and neurological lectures upon occasion as requested. Research The Division of Vascular and Critical Care Neurology is engaged in clinical and translation research projects. The faculty member will be expected to participate in and, when appropriate, lead, clinical research and clinical trials. Service Faculty member will serve on departmental, School of Medicine, and/or University committees as necessary, as well as in a professional capacity in their field, e.g. reviewer, conference organizer, etc.

Qualifications:

• MD or MD/PhD degree (or equivalent)
• BC/BE in Neurology
• Successful completion of a neurology residency at an ACGME accredited institution
• Demonstrated ability to work in and foster an environment of respect, professionalism and civility with a population of faculty, staff, and students from all backgrounds and experiences, or a commitment to do so as a faculty member at VCU

Salary Range: Commensurate with experience

FLSA Exemption Status: Exempt Hours per Week: 40

Restricted Position: No

ORP Eligible: Ineligible

Flexible Work Arrangement: Other

Rank: Open

Tenure: Ineligible

Months: 12 Months

Contact Information: Contact Name: Kelly Barnes Contact Email: View email address on click.appcast.io

Equal Opportunity Employer