Epilepsy, Epileptologist

Job Description

Epileptologist New England Neurological Associates   

At Tufts Medicine, youll make an impact and build your career, supported by a community of brilliant, compassionate colleagues. Every single person at Tufts Medicine plays an integral role in building a holistic healthcare experience thats accessible, empowering and, most of all, human.   

New England Neurological Associates (NENA)has joined Lowell General Hospital and Tufts Medicine and is seeking an  Epileptologist or General Neurologist with a specific interest in epilepsy to join our team.  

We are dedicated to improving the health of the members of our communities. The partnership between NENA and Tufts Medicine Neuroscience also allows us to advance our academic mission from a position of strength and proud history.  

In this role, interested candidates will provide community-based healthcare while having the opportunity to pursue areas of interest in collaboration with the larger academic and research community at Tufts Medicine.  

Department Overview:   

• Integrated Healthcare:  NENA has a collaborative group of 28 Physicians and Advanced Practice Clinicians and is part of the Tufts Medicine Health System with over 700 affiliated doctors and a clinical affiliation with Tufts Medical Center.  

• Subspecialties:  NENA subspecialists include epileptology, stroke, movement disorder, neuroimmunology, neuromuscular, migraine specialists. 

• Collaboration:  NENA provides patient care to over 70,000 patients throughout the Merrimack Valley, and through our partnership with Tufts Medicine, we will continue to expand access to healthcare including plans to build a neuro-immunology program and development of a Memory Care Center. 

Responsibilities:   

As an Epileptologist, you will serve the culturally diverse community of the Greater Lowell and Southern, NH areas. 

• Community Setting . Provide general Neurology-based care to patients in the greater Nashua, NH, and Merrimack Valley regions. We welcome subspecialty interests including Epileptology and/or memory care. 

• Patient Focus . After over 50 years of service, NENA is one of the areas largest multispecialty neuroscience group practices. Our primary focus is our patients' comfort, convenience, and improvement of their quality of life in an efficient and friendly manner. Our mission and values, as well as a strong customer service philosophy, guide our actions every day.   

• Teamwork.  Working with a multidisciplinary team, offering continuity of care for patients all within one practice, you will have Nurse Practitioner support with flexible scheduling allowing for documentation time within your workday. NENA strives to be the place where patients want to go, doctors want to practice, and employees want to work. 

Work shift   

Full-time, typically Monday-Friday, 8:00a-5:00p. Call is shared among the greater NENA team and is generally 1:5 call for Lowell General Hospital. 

Physician (MD or DO) or foreign equivalent and board certification in Neurology to be fully licensed and credentialed as an attending physician at Lowell General Hospital.

Compensation:   

Tufts Medicine offers a competitive salary commensurate with training and practice experience.  

Why NENA:  

Our health care professionals understand the importance of being a part of a vibrant and diverse community. Our physicians and employees work tirelessly to deliver the highest quality health care to the Merrimack Valley. We proudly treat 74,000 patients each year (many of whom are family members, neighbors and friends) in our Massachusetts offices in Lawrence, Lowell, Newburyport, and Westford, as well as our New Hampshire offices in Nashua.

After 50 years of service, NENA is one of the areas largest multispecialty neuroscience group practices. We continue to strive to be the place where patients want to go, doctors want to practice, and employees want to work. Our primary focus is our patients' comfort, convenience, and improvement of their quality of life in an efficient and friendly manner. Our mission and values, as well as a strong customer service philosophy, guide our actions every day.

Currently, within NENA there are 14 neurology providers (Physicians and Advanced Practice Clinicians) caring for patients throughout the Merrimack Valley. NENA subspecialists include epileptology, stroke, movement disorder, neuroimmunology, neuromuscular, and migraine specialists. Our memory care program has expanded and is leading the area with research and access to the latest treatments.