Neurologist - Headache Specialist
Washington, Washington DC, United States
Job Summary
Occupation
Physician
Specialty
Neurology
Degree Required
MD/DO
Position Type
Full-Time
Work Environment
Outpatient
Location
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Visa Sponsorship
No
Job Description
Last Update:
1/14/25
The Tennessee Valley Healthcare System Headache Center of Excellence has an exciting recruitment opportunity for a full-time provider in Nashville. Ideal candidates would be board certified or board-eligible in neurology and will have completed a fellowship with a focus on headache medicine by the time of employment.
Our Headache Center of Excellence employs a multidisciplinary approach to headache management, drawing upon expertise from various fields including health psychology, clinical pharmacy, neurology, physiatry, and pain management. We are supported by a dedicated care coordinator and are excited to soon integrate a nutritionist into our team. This comprehensive approach allows us to provide exceptional, patient-centered care and to advance the field of headache medicine through innovative treatments and research.
Currently, we seek a headache specialist who is passionate about making a difference in the lives of patients and eager to work within a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment. Nashville offers unique and vibrant community, with a diverse patient population that presents a rewarding and enriching professional experience.
Our Headache Center of Excellence employs a multidisciplinary approach to headache management, drawing upon expertise from various fields including health psychology, clinical pharmacy, neurology, physiatry, and pain management. We are supported by a dedicated care coordinator and are excited to soon integrate a nutritionist into our team. This comprehensive approach allows us to provide exceptional, patient-centered care and to advance the field of headache medicine through innovative treatments and research.
Currently, we seek a headache specialist who is passionate about making a difference in the lives of patients and eager to work within a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment. Nashville offers unique and vibrant community, with a diverse patient population that presents a rewarding and enriching professional experience.
Job Responsibilities
b. Develop and maintain a faculty ambulatory Neurology practice, with a focus on self management, education, and the care of patients with headache throughout the continuum of care.
c. Participate in activities necessary to ensure the TVHS Neurology membership in the VA Headache Centers of Excellence (HCoE); these may include patient care, administrative and research activities.
d. Make diagnosis by a targeted history and physical examination and the performance and interpretation of diagnostic studies. Prescribe appropriate treatment for patients and provide recommendations or definitive evaluation for neurological disorders in the referral region through consultation, telemedicine and telehealth. Authorization of care in the community as appropriate.
e. Communicate with referring providers, program personnel, veterans and their families regarding neurological care.
f. Educate and provide consultation to other health care providers regarding neurological disorder management.
g. Provide education and training to nurses, technicians and staff as appropriate.
h. Apply for, and if obtained, maintain Veterans Affairs funding to continue patient-oriented research to improve the quality of care of patients with headache and other neurologic conditions.
i. Participate in clinical trials and other research initiatives.
Qualifications
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.
Preferred Experience: Be board-certified or board-eligible in neurology and have completed a fellowship with a focus on headache medicine by the time of employment.
Working Hours