Coverage Type: Locums only or Locums to Perm

Coverage Request: Coverage needed Saturday at 7 AM through Friday 7PM for 1 week per month
for inpatient neurology department. (7 shifts needed per month Friday through Saturday).

Shift Hours: 7A - 7P (no call coverage). Call coverage after shift will be covered by the permanent MD
staff.

Average Case Load/Workload = 15 – 20 consults per shift. Inpatient workload consists of stroke and
general neurology.

The practice consists of inpatient consults. You will be a part of growing academic neurology
department based at Roanoke campus. There is a dedicated internal medicine hospitalist program
that supports patient management 24 x 7 while the stroke on-call coverage is provided by a dedicated
stroke team. This is a modern hospital facility with EMR (EPIC), PACS, 64-slice CT and MRI. The Neurology department has a residency program with 3 residents and Chief of Neurology.

Details:
EMR: EPIC
Total # of beds: 1035

Requirements:
ALS certification required
Active VA medical license –Strongly preferred
Prior neurology experience required
Demonstrates good written and oral communication skills.
Board Certified preferred.
Will consider Board Eligible presentations if they have graduated in the last 2-3 years.
Able to work collaboratively with physicians and other health care providers.
Computer literacy required for automated computer systems, including electronic medical records.
Prescriptive authority in accordance with State regulations and as authorized by the Virginia Boards
of Medicine


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