Neurologist Physician for Mason City, IA (Locum to Perm)
Job Summary
Occupation
Physician
Specialty
Neurology
Degree Required
MD/DO
Position Type
Locums/Travel
Work Environment
Hospital
Clinic/Private Practice
Location
50401, Mason City, Iowa, United States
Visa Sponsorship
No
Job Description
Last Update:
6/25/24
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center is looking for a locum-to-perm Board Certified or Board Eligible Neurology physician
- M-F inpatient/ED Neurology call coverage from 8a-5p (inpatient service is not overwhelmingly busy)
- Mornings are spent on new consults and rounding, with time available at the end of the day to see additional requests prior to shift ending at 5p
- New consult daily average is 2-3; follow up average is 4-5
- Afternoon outpatient clinic for 2 hours from 1p-3p; will see a combo of patients (new consults, post-hospital visits, established patients with an acute need)
- They are a regional educational institution with both family medicine and internal medicine residency programs; resident education is a requirement and there may be a resident rotating with locum during the duration of assignment
- Join the team of 1 Neurologist and 2 Advanced Practice Providers
- Reason for opening: a shortage of neurology physicians (1 currently)
- Small outpatient clinic with about 6 patients per day
- MUST BE COMFORTABLE COVERING STROKE; Patients presenting with stroke-like symptoms are the primary patients that they see.
- Faculty opportunities also available
- Teaching opportunity for Internal Medicine and Family Medicine Residents and medical students
- Primary Stroke Center
- 2020 "Get with the Guidelines"- Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award Recipient
- Inpatient/Outpatient split
- All surgical procedures available, except transplants; limited pediatrics; support OB, Cath Lab, and ED.
- Required neurology procedure: Brain Death exam
- Sub-specialty interest in EEG, EMG, Epilepsy, Sleep, MS, and Movement Disorders welcome in the context of general Neurology
- Participate in Grand Rounds
- Non-burdensome call - possibly unrestricted night call during that time (does not need to stay in house, but must be within 30 min response time)
- 2 weeks on / 2 weeks off (Sun-Sat), 10-hour days (potentially 8-hour days, but TBD)
- 2-4 new patient consults per day
- 6-8 patients total daily on average (new consults and follow-ups included)
- Take all neurology inpatient/ED/network consult requests
- Teaching expectation (will likely have IM/FM resident accompanying them)
- 50% over age 65; 32% age 45-64; 17% age 19-44 (Pediatrics is possible but very infrequent, most common consult diagnosis is seizures)
- 1 nursing support on staff
- Lab onsite
- X-ray on site
- EMR: Cerner
- Level III Trauma
- 8-10 weeks credentialing timeframe
- Physician support before, during, and after each procedure
- Visit this link to learn more about our Neurology opportunity from Dr. Alireza [Register to View]
- Open to IMLC candidate
- Base salary: $325,000 based on experience and training (to be discussed at interview).
- Commencement bonus up to $100,000
- Loan repayment up to $30,000/year
- 34 days of time off, annually
- Annual CME allowance of $4,000
- Employer sponsored professional liability insurance & tail insurance coverage
- Health, dental, vision and life insurance
- Short-term and long-term disability coverage
- 403(b) retirement program with employer contribution and employer matching; Optional 457(b) Deferred Compensation Plan
- Cost of Living for area is 24% lower than national average
- MercyOne North Iowa promotes excellent work life balance supporting quality family time with 5-6 call days per month, one holiday per year, at home call available, and post call day off.
- Board Eligible (become BC within 3 years of eligibility) or Board Certified in Neurology
- Active IA license or IMLC
- BLS, ACLS (by time of start)
- DEA (by time of start)
- Must be comfortable with stroke and resident education