Employed Neuro-Hospitalist
1 Week On 2 Weeks Off
60 Minutes To Nashville International Airport
No State Income Tax.
Cookeville is centrally located between Nashville, Knoxville and Chattanooga. Regional Medical Center is a city owned nonprofit hospital with a 350,000-catchment area. The medical center is a primary stroke center, serving a mix of general neurology, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, stroke, brain injury and ALS patients. There is also an opportunity to conduct sleep studies if interested. Full-service regional hub providing most surgical services, including Neurosurgery.
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT:
- Only Work 17 1/2 weeks per year
- Join Two Other Neuro-Hospitalists
- 1 Week On, 2 Weeks Off
- Typical Day on site is from 7:00A -6:00P
- Call is mostly patients already in house or new admits
- No overnight ED call. Covered by Vanderbilt Tele-Neurology
- Average of five to seven new consults per day & 9-10 follow up consults
- Trauma transferred to Nashville, Chattanooga and Knoxville
- Primary Stoke Center
- Hospital EMR is Paragon
- ED census of 53,000 per year
- State-of-the-art neuro- imaging capabilities (MRI, CT, CTA, Nuclear Camera & PET), evoked potentials diagnostics, EEG & EMG
PACKAGE:
- $300,000 Fixed Base Salary
- Sign-on Bonus & Relocation
- Student Loan Assistance
- Residency Stipend Available
- Full Medical Benefits that include:
- Health, Dental, Vision
- Long Term Care Insurance
- Long & Short-Term Disability Plan
- Critical Illness Plan
- Cancer Expense Protection Policy
- Accident Plan
- Intensive Care Policy
- CME allowance
- 401K & 457, 529 College Savings Plan
- J1 candidates welcome to apply
Community Information:
The City is only 70 minutes from Nashville Airport and serves as the county seat. The city population is 35,000 (county 80,000), with service that covers 14 counties.
A wide variety of recreational and cultural opportunities are provided for residents of Putnam County and the Upper Cumberland Region by local governments, the state park system, civic clubs and community organizations. Cane Creek Park, a 260-acre park with a 56-acre lake is owned and operated by the City of Cookeville s Department of Leisure Services. Three state parks offer many camping, picnicking, hiking, and other recreational opportunities. Three Corps of Engineer lakes, with over 1,200 miles of shorelines, are within a 30-minute drive.
The area is replete with hills, trails, caves, lakes and streams for hikers, bikers, climbers, spelunkers and horseback riders. Two lakes with water sports and fishing that includes bass, walleye and musky. Local hunting for deer, duck, turkey, squirrel and rabbit.
Enjoy your choice of 20 golf courses within 30 minutes. Local symphony, children s theatre, Cumberland City Playhouse, great local and chain restaurants. Brand new college fitness center, home to one of the top cross fit training programs in the country and much more. Only 1 hour 20 minutes from Tennessee Performing Arts Center in Nashville, The Tennessee Titans, Nashville Predators and minor league baseball.
The Cookeville Performing Arts Center offers a full schedule of touring plays and performances plus presentations by the Cookeville Summer Theatre and the Cookeville Children s Theatre. The Tech Community Symphony, in operation since 1963, presents several concerts each year. Enjoy the intimate ambiance of outdoor performances at pavilion located right behind the Performing Arts Center.
Putnam County s Parks and Recreation Department, the City of Cookeville