Neurologist

Job description

Job Summary: Seeking a full-time (4.0 or 4.5 days/week) neurologist to join us at AVH and selected outreach clinic sites to help meet clinical demands for services and build a neurology service for North Country Healthcare (system of 3 Critical Access Hospitals and rural health clinics). Provides office-based general neurology services to new and established patients (adolescents age 16 and older as well as adults) including: - medication management - education and counseling of patients and families - ordering diagnostic tests - referral to related other specialties (e.g., cardiology, orthopedics, pain management, pulmonology, sleep medicine) locally - referral to subspecialty neurologists at tertiary care centers - communication with PCP’s. Most commonly diagnoses encountered are: Partners with other members of neurology team (e.g., neurologist colleague, radiologist, EEG technologists, MA’s and RN’s, physical therapists). Infrequently provides consultation for inpatients (0-3 times/week). More often provides curbside (unofficial) consultations to hospitalist and arranges to see patient in timely manner (<1-2 weeks) in office setting following discharge and/or specialized testing...