Neurologist

This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCMENT. All qualified applicants will be referred to the hiring manager on a weekly basis.

The 2-page Resume requirement does not apply to this occupational series. For more information refer to Required Documents below.

This position is located the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Mid-Atlantic Health Care Network (VISN 6) Fayetteville NC VA Health Care System (FNCVAHCS). The successful candidate will serve as a Neurologist under the Medicine Service Line. The incumbent will ensure the quality and timeliness of the services provided customer satisfaction as well as compliance with the standards of accrediting bodies such as the Joint Commission and the Inspector Generals Combined Assessment Program. The incumbent collaborates with other services as appropriate.

The Neurologist is accountable to the Chief Medicine Service for assuring the most effective delivery of care in Neurology while meeting and exceeding compliance standards. The Neurologist will provide expert consultation and treatment to patients referred to the outpatient and inpatient Neurology Service and provide feedback and consultation to other Neurology Practitioners within the Neurology this role the incumbent will also provide feedback and patient education to the patients and their families and will demonstrate excellence in all facets of patient care and meets or
exceeds compliance standards.

The Neurologist is responsible for patients in the outpatient general neurology consult and follow-up clinics and providing inpatient consultation to the acute medical and intensive care units. The incumbent will provide consultative evaluations and treatments to patients referred from sections of the hospital and/or affiliated VA outpatient clinics and perform administrative functions and other tasks as assigned by the Chief of the Medicine
Service. The outpatient clinics will consist of both in-person and virtual clinics. Patients seen in the Neurology Consult Clinic are evaluated and treated by the Neurologist for disorders such as Headache Peripheral Neuropathy Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Neck/Back Pain seizures and Tremor. The Neurologist will perform neurologic procedures such as NCS/EMG; EEG interpretation; and/or Botox administration commensurate to his/her individual training and expertise in accordance with local VA credentialing and privileging requirements.

Other responsibilities include and are not limited to:

• Responsible for entering accurate complete timely progress notes for each episode of care in the patients electronic record. This is accomplished by utilizing the Electronic Health Record (EHR).
• Responsible for the proper use maintenance and calibration of specialized equipment used in the assessment and care of patients.
• Adheres to safety health and infection control standards regulations and work practices. He/she reports any unsafe conditions to supervisor and/or appropriate officials.
• Supervise and teach Neurology Residents and medical students during their Neurology rotation.
• Demonstrates knowledge and maintains standards in the use and reprocessing of Reusable Medical Equipment (RME).

Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
• You may be required to serve a probationary period.
• Subject to background/security investigation.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
• Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
• Complete all application requirements detailed in the Required Documents section of this announcement.
  

Qualifications

To qualify for this position you must meet the basic requirements as well as any additional requirements (if applicable) listed in the job announcement. Applicants pending the completion of training or license requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Currently employed physician(s) in VA who met the requirements for appointment under the previous qualification standard at the time of their initial appointment are deemed to have met the basic requirements of the occupation.

Basic Requirements:

• United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• Degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in medicine or osteopathic medicine. The degree must have been obtained from one of the schools approved by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the year in which the course of study was completed.
• Current full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State Territory or Commonwealth of the United States or in the District of Columbia.
• Residency Training: Physicians must have completed residency training approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification. (NOTE: VA physicians involved in academic training programs may be required to be board certified for faculty status.) Approved residencies are: (1) Those approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) b) OR
  (2) Those approved by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA)OR
  (3) Other residencies (non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of five years of verified practice in the United States) which the local Medical Staff Executive Committee deems to have provided the applicant with appropriate professional training and believes has exposed the physician to an appropriate range of patient care experiences.
  Residents currently enrolled in ACGME/AOA accredited residency training programs and who would otherwise meet the basic requirements for appointment are eligible to be appointed as Physician Resident Providers (PRPs). PRPs must be fully licensed physicians (i.e. not a training license) and may only be appointed on an intermittent or fee-basis. PRPs are not considered independent practitioners and will not be privileged; rather they are to have a scope of practice that allows them to perform certain restricted duties under supervision. Additionally surgery residents in gap years may also be appointed as PRPs.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English.