Exciting opportunity for an experienced Neurologist to work at the branch location of Walter Reed's NICoE, National Intrepid Center of Excellence at Fort Belvoir, Virginia!

This Traumatic Brain Injury Outpatient Clinic offers a holistic approach to their TBI patients. Some of the therapies include speech, alternative medicine, creative arts and much more! For more details, please follow this link directly to the NICoE: Ft_Belvoir_NICoE_Clinic

Typical Schedule:

• 0700 hrs. To 1630 hrs.
• MON - FRI
• With One (1) hour lunch break

Responsabilities:

Serves as a neurologist in Sleep Medicine responsible for the examination, diagnosis and treatment of the full range of outpatients seen in the clinic. The presence of multiple chronic conditions and a wide range of sleep and breathing disorders and diseases, complicated diagnoses and treatments, requiring the training and experience of a board certified specialist in Sleep Medicine.

· In an outpatient clinic the incumbent performs a wide range of medical duties covering all aspects of disorders involving Sleep Medicine that is of moderate to severe complexity.

· Examines patients, orders, interprets, and evaluates the full range of tests when indicated in patients when diseases or pain syndromes are affecting sleep.

· Understands and utilizes scoring standards as recommended by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.

· Makes diagnoses and prescribes appropriate treatments to include continuous positive airway pressure, bi-level airway pressure, oxygen, drugs or behavioral modalities.

· Makes referrals to the appropriate clinics. Communicates with patients, referring physicians and the appropriate primary care manager for management of disorders outside the specialty of Sleep Medicine.

· Provides prescription renewal and telephone consultative services. Provides recommendations or definitive evaluation for sleep medicine and breathing related disorders in the referral region through phone consultation, telemedicine, and authorization and evaluation of air evacuation patients as appropriate. Periodically provides episodic care to clinic patients on a walk-in basis.

· Teaches and provides consultation to other health care providers (nurse practitioners, physician’s assistants, medical students, interns, residents, and fellows).

· Provides chart, polysomnography, and multiple sleep latency testing review for quality assurance purposes in the area of Sleep Medicine as requested.

· Examines and conducts thorough studies of presenting patients utilizing and ordering evaluation assets including electroencephalography, Magnetic-encephalography (MEG), olfactory testing, and neuro-regenerative, neuro-imaging, vestibular, and sleep study evaluations.

· Conducts comprehensive neurological exams on patients to include cranial nerve, motor/sensory and cerebellar function.

· Interprets and reports out results of polysomnograms and electroencephalograms, magnetic encephalography (MEG), olfactory testing, neuro-regenerative, and neuro-cognitive evaluations.

· Provides expert assessment and interpretation of polysomnography, multiple sleep latency, maintenance of wakefulness testing, actigraphy, and overnight oximetry.

· Diagnose and develops a treatment plan for patients with neurological problems of all complexities. Interprets and integrates neurological exam test results with imaging, laboratory data, and information from other disciplines including psychiatry, physiatry, neuro-ophthalmology, and general medicine, for diagnostic and treatment purposes.

Integrates neurological test results with imaging studies, laboratory data, and clinical findings to prescribe appropriate treatment including neuro-pharmaceuticals, and refers clients to specialists as appropriate.

· Serves as Subject Matter Expert (SME) in neurology in collaboration with clinicians in other medical specialties on cases involving complicated and multifaceted neurological and neuropsychiatric problems.

· Oversees and educates interdisciplinary teams responsible for testing and treating patients with neurological issues, ensuring that the highest standards of professional practice and ethics are maintained.

· Makes recommendations to the ISC Director for improvement of patient and family services and clinical operations related to the implementation and conduct of quality improvement strategies.

· Works in collaboration with interdisciplinary team consisting of clinic physicians and psychologists, neuroscience researchers, pharmacists, nurses, and professionals in various specialties. Continually fosters an interdisciplinary approach to care that relies on pattern recognition of physical, behavioral, social, and spiritual conditions.

· Utilizes patient records, patient performance, and family interviews and counseling as they contribute essential data in the diagnostic process and appropriate patient care.

· Organizes clinical data systematically for effective retrieval for clinic and investigational requirements.

· Responsible for analyzing problems that occur in the delivery of services, collection of related data and information, and implementing solutions and follow up plans to assure that the actions were appropriate.

· Complete training to obtain knowledge and maintain competency in the following systems; Composite Health Care System (CHCS), AHLTA, Essentris (CliniComp),

· Possess knowledge on Dragon dictation software, MHS Genesis, and Microsoft Office programs.

Experience

· Degree/Education (5.2.4): Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) or Doctor of Osteopathy (D.O.). Graduate from an accredited medical school in the United States or Canada. A Doctor of Medicine or equivalent degree from a foreign medical school must provide education and medical knowledge substantially equivalent to accredited schools in the United States and have an ECFMG Report.

· Basic Life Support

· Internship/Residency: Successful completion of an internship and residency program in Neurology.

· At least one years of experience providing direct patient care in a clinical setting within the past five years, privileges as a sleep neurologist.

· Board Certification in Neurology

· Licensure/Registration: A current, valid, unrestricted license as a Neurologist from any US jurisdiction

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $300,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Medical specialties:

• Neurology

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• No nights
• No weekends

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Fort Belvoir, VA 22060: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Application Question(s):

• Please add a good email and phone number to reach you.
• What is your salary requirement?
• How soon can you start?

License/Certification:

• Medical License (Preferred)

Work Location: One location

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