Locum to Perm - Physician - Neurologist

MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center has an excellent full-time opportunity for a Board Certified or Board Eligible Neurology physician located in Mason City, Iowa.

• Join the team of 1 Neurologist and 2 Advanced Practice Providers
• Reason for opening: shortage of neurology physicians (1 currently)
• Small outpatient clinic about 6 patients per day
• Faculty opportunity also available
• Teaching opportunity for Internal Medicine and Family Medicine Residents and medical students
• Primary Stroke Center
• 2020 "Get with the Guidelines"- Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award Recipient
• Inpatient/Outpatient split
• All surgical procedures available, except transplants; limited pediatrics; support OB, Cath Lab, and ED.
• Required neurology procedure: Brain Death exam
• Sub-specialty interest in EEG, EMG, Epilepsy, Sleep, MS, and Movement Disorders welcome in the context of general Neurology
• Participate in Grand Rounds
• Non-burdensome call - possibly unrestricted night call during that time (does not need to stay in house, but must be within 30 min response time)
• 2 weeks on / 2 weeks off (Sun-Sat), 10-hour days (potentially 8-hour days, but TBD)
• 2-4 new patient consults per day
• 6-8 patients total daily on average (new consults and follow-ups included)
• Take all neurology inpatient/ED/network consult requests
• Teaching expectation (will likely have IM/FM resident accompanying them)
• 50% over age 65; 32% age 45-64; 17% age 19-44 (Pediatrics is possible but very infrequent, most common consult diagnosis is seizures)
• 1 nursing support on staff
• Lab onsite
• X-ray on site
• EMR: Cerner
• Level III Trauma
• 8-10 weeks credentialing timeframe
• Physician support before, during, and after each procedure
• Visit this link to learn more about our Neurology opportunity from Dr. Alireza Yarahmadi :
• Open to IMLC candidate
• Not accepting visa candidates
• Now accepting Locum to Perm candidates -- submit to Job 47105
• Please see attached practice description for additional details!

Compensation and Benefits:

• Base salary: ####5,000 based on experience and training (to be discussed at interview).
• Commencement bonus up to ####00,000
• Loan repayment up to ####,000/year
• 34 days of time off, annually
• Annual CME allowance of ####,000
• Employer sponsored professional liability insurance & tail insurance coverage
• Health, dental, vision and life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage
• 403(b) retirement program with employer contribution and employer matching; Optional 457(b) Deferred Compensation Plan
• Cost of Living for area is 24% lower than national average
• MercyOne North Iowa promotes excellent work life balance supporting quality family time with 5-6 call days per month, one holiday per year, at home call available, and post call day off.

Requirement description :
ALL OF THE FOLLOWING ARE REQUIRED AT NAME CLEAR UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE.
Board Eligible (become BC within 3 years of eligibility) or Board Certified in Neurology - REQUIRED
Active IA license or IMLC - PREFERRED
BLS, ACLS (by time of start) - REQUIRED
DEA (by time of start) - REQUIRED
**Please Note: Trinity Health does not reimburse for any application or credentialing fees.
By submitting your applicant to this need you are acknowledging that you have checked and have no inclination that your candidate has applied directly to this position. Any candidate that has applied directly is not eligible to be onboarded through an agency.

CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS :

ACLS

BLS

Board Certified
Board Eligible

DEA

STATE LICENSE REQUIREMENTS :

~ Iowa

ADDITIONAL LICENSE REQUIREMENTS : Open to IMLC candidate
Weekend Requirements : 2 weeks on / 2 weeks off (Sun-Sat); 10-hour days (potentially 8-hour days, but TBD)
On Call Requirements : Non-burdensome call