Job Description:
Dates of Coverage- 6 months to a year commitment would be ideal,
Schedule- M-F 8-5 with some ED call days
Setting- outpatient, with inpatient consults in the morning
Duties - consults, follow ups, EMG
Required Procedures- EMG (not a deal breaker if provider does not perform)
Types of Cases- no surgery cases for neurology: types of patients-bread and butter neurology, someone with a stroke focus would be great
Board Certifications- will you consider Board Eligible? Yes
Residency requirements/ Fellowship- Residency, no fellowship required
PPD-
- Outpatient: We would like them to see 18-20 patients in the clinic.
- Inpatient: Typically about 5 per week and sometimes the hospital just calls the provider to get their assessment and they wouldn't have to go in. In the past the volume has gotten up to 5-6 per day, but that isn't the current case. The hospital is on the same campus as the clinic.
Admissions per Day (If Applicable) - N/A
EMR- Cerner
Support Staff- MA
Credentialing Timeframe- 60-90 days
Reason for Coverage- Neurologist retiring, opening locum search while we also look for a perm neurology
Additional Questions-
- How much time is given to see patients? In the clinic consults are 45 minutes, established patients 15 minutes, and EMG 30 minutes
- Client is unclear on callback does this mean there is clinic only and no call required? Correct no formal call, just occasional rounding in hospital, but as you can see the volume is not very high.
- Will the client consider candidates who need a CA license? An endorsement license is currently taking 11.3 weeks.
- How many patients can our providers can expect to see and if you have a nerve conduction study tech on staff? Unfortunately we don't have a tech. 18-20 patients