Description

• Evaluate and manage patients with acute stroke symptoms, including prescribing thrombolytic therapy and providing recommendations for neuro-interventional evaluation.
• Perform patient exams and manage direct patient care, including physical examinations, evaluations, assessments, diagnoses, and treatment.
• Prescribe pharmaceuticals, other medications, and treatment regimens as appropriate to an assessed medical condition.
• Refer patients to other specialists and relevant patient care components as appropriate.
• Provide medical guidance to onsite nursing staff and physician-to-physician consultation in the ED and on patient floors.
• Maintain working relationships with onsite medical providers engaged with inpatient care.
• Document patient interaction, diagnosis, treatment, etc. within the hospital’s EMR.
• Excellent bedside manner and communication skills. 

Requirements

• Currently licensed in at least one U.S. state.
• Physician with at least two years inpatient experience post training.
• Board certified in Neurology. Vascular Neurology board certification is preferred.
• Onsite or tele-stroke experience is required.
• Federal DEA Certification; Medical Specialty License or Certification.
• Experience and comfortability navigating multiple EMR systems within the same shift, strong technical skills, and experience with secure video conferencing.
• Ability to work 5 or more night shifts per month.