"Physician Specialist-Neurologist"

Physician Specialist-Neurologist

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Location: Riverside Area

Schedule: 8AM - 5PM

Category: Healthcare

Salary: $118,100 - $302,700

Full/Part Time: Part time

Organization: School of Medicine

Department: Lisa Fortuna

Application Deadline: Open Until Filled

Position Information:

The Division of Clinical Sciences at the University of California, Riverside (UCR) School of Medicine is recruiting neurology clinicians within the Department of Psychiatry and Neuroscience. We seek dynamic clinician-educators to support the inpatient and outpatient clinical practice in neurology within an academic setting. The successful candidate(s) will practice at UCR and/or UCR-affiliated clinical facilities in Riverside and surrounding areas. This includes UCR clinics, affiliated hospitals, including the UCR Multiple Sclerosis Program, which is designated by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society as a comprehensive multiple sclerosis care center.

Fellowship training (in neuroimmunology/ multiple sclerosis, neuromuscular neurology, epilepsy, or another subspecialty) is not required. It is a preferred qualification.

The successful candidate must possess an M.D. or equivalent degree and be eligible to practice in the State of California by the time of employment. Candidates must be board certified or board eligible with the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.

A minimum of two years of practice post residency training from an accredited residency training program is required.

Applicants must qualify for medical staff privileges at UCR Health and UCR affiliated hospitals.

The full salary range for the Physician Specialist-Neurologist is from $118,100 - $302,700 annually. We base salary offers on a variety of considerations, such as education, licensure, certifications, experience, and other business and organizational needs.

These appointments are part-time, up to 50%.

Requirements:

Educational Requirements

- Must possess an M.D., D.O. or equivalent degree. (Required)

Experience Requirements

- A minimum of two years of practice post residency training from an accredited residency training program. (Required)

- Fellowship training (in neuroimmunology/ multiple sclerosis, neuromuscular neurology, epilepsy, or another subspeciality). (Preferred)

License Requirements

- Possession of the legal requirements for the practice of medicine in California as determined by the California Medical Board. (Required)

- Maintenance of California Medical License. (Required)

- Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) prescribing number. (Required)

Certification Requirements

- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification prior to beginning employment. (Required)

- Possess a valid certificate issued by the American Medical Specialty Board as a specialist in Neurology or related field of medicine and are required to use the specialty in the work assigned. (Required)

Minimum Requirements

- Must qualify for medical staff privileges at UCR Health and affiliated hospitals.

- Must be eligible to practice in the State of California by the time of employment.

- Ability to work effectively with staff and patients from diverse ethnic/racial backgrounds, educational levels, sexual orientations and identities.

- Ability to stay abreast of new medical knowledge, and to maintain and increase expertise and skills as relevant to clinical practice.

- Ability to work independently under general direction and to work collaboratively with others.

- Advanced communication and interpersonal skills.

- Strong background and skills in clinical practice, clinical teaching, and managed care.

Key Responsibilities:

• Specialty Patient Care - Neurology (80%): Physician Specialists engage in specialty direct patient care activities and medical/clinical practice as the principal component of his/her overall professional responsibility. Patient care activities will include, but are not be limited to: 1. Assessment, evaluation, diagnostic determination, on-going treatment and clinical management, necessary referral for consultation, care planning and modification, medications/therapeutic orders, transfer authorization, risk assessment, and, when appropriate, determination of readiness and planning for discharge. 2. Extensive and on-going communications with community primary care physicians who routinely manage the care of patients. 3. Day-to-day patient contact/rounding/care management that actively encourages and includes professional input from all members of the patient care team. 4. Accurate and timely completion of all clinical and professional records and documentation to assure compliance with local, state and federal regulatory, licensure and accreditation requirements. 5. May instruct residents, interns, and students in a designated specialized medical service.
• Communication (20%): Direct contact and consultation with patient family members, advocates, and others to ensure effective communication of patient status and care plans, and to encourage/support an open visitor-friendly environment within the medical/hospital environment.