Locum Tenens Hospitalist: Neurology Jobs in Tennessee

• Position Type: Locum Tenens
• Recruited Specialty: Hospitalist: Neurology
• Does the Physician Need To Be Trained In Specialty Being Recruited: No
• State License Required: Yes
• Terms of Locums Assignment: Long Term (More than 2 months)
• How soon does the position need to be filled: 3 months or greater

Neurohospitalist

Our client in Eastern Tennessee is currently searching for a locums Neurohospitalist to work in their Neurosciences Department for an ongoing assignment.

Requirements:

• Must be Board Certified
• Must have a TN license. If strong candidate is presented, will consider licensing (6-8 weeks process)
• Fellowship preferred

Practice Details:

• Practice Setting: Inpatient
• Coverage Type: Scheduled Clinical Hours + Call
• Hours/Shifts: 7 days on and 7 days off (12) hour shifts Tuesday-Tuesday/Physician will carry call phone at night for call. The Saturday and Sunday hours can be selected by the physician. The normal time is 4 hours on Saturday and Sunday to be in-house for rounding. Physician will have call phone at night. Teleneurology is consulted for stroke for hours after 7:00pm. 
• Call Type: Beeper
• Rounding: Both assigned and unassigned patients
• Patients Per Shift: Average of 12 patients
• Neurohospitalist will be responsible for consulting and admission of patients presenting with Neurologic diagnosis. Provider will be admitting as well as consulting physician. 
• Physician must be comfortable with Stroke protocol as required to respond to "code Stroke" if during 7a-7p.

• Location of Medical Training: American Medical Graduate (AMG), Foreign Medical Graduate (FMG)
• Medical Training Type: Allopathic (MD), Osteopathic (DO)
• Board Certification: Board Certified, Board Eligible
• Work Status Requirements: US Citizen, Green Card

• Facility Type: Hospital
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