Neurology Medical Director | Leadership Role + Competitive Pay

Duties and Responsibilities of Medical Director, Epilepsy/EEG

General: Provide the medical leadership required to oversee the adult Epilepsy program.

• Develop plans which would enable the hospital center to establish a seizure/epilepsy monitoring program that would provide efficient and competent video monitoring to aid in the determination of patient diagnosis and subsequent treatment.
• Interface with administration on staffing and capital requirements that must be available to properly run an efficient service.
• Interpret and report EEG studies (Paterson/Wayne). Assure that all studies are interpreted and reported in an appropriate time frame.
• Establish and oversee an EEG reading panel.
• Conduct educational meetings with technologists to teach, to review records and to improve techniques, and to monitor quality of studies.
• Conduct nursing staff ongoing in-service education. Assist in review of nursing policies and procedures as they relate to video monitoring of patients.
• Develop CQI and PI plans with staff, review outcomes and implement corrective action plans.
• Assist in marketing development and outreach efforts to hospital and community physicians.
• Evaluate new and existing equipment, help technologists in troubleshooting problems, meet with company representatives to maintain proper maintenance, upgrades and insure proper equipment utilization by the program.
• Implement and conduct combined adult and pediatric Epilepsy conferences/meetings.
• Present Grand Rounds or other similar lectures.
• Implement epilepsy teaching rounds with house staff.
• Attend meetings as required.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Chief, Neurology and Chairman of Medicine.

Duties and Responsibilities of Attending Physician:

Clinical

• Serve as consulting neurologist on unassigned and private patients (initial consult and follow-up on the medical floor, Neuro/Stroke Unit, ICU).
• Share general neurology call coverage (approximately 1:4)
• Precept Neurology clinic (1 morning/week) (DePaul Center)
• Collaborate with designated Advance Practice Nurses assigned to neurology/stroke
• Read/interpret/report EEGs
• Private practice office (mix of epilepsy and general neurology)
• Participate in ongoing clinical research and clinical trials

Administrative

• Assist in development of clinical guidelines for neurology, epilepsy and EMU.
• Attend neurology/stroke/Department of Medicine meetings as required.
• Participate in quality improvement and performance improvement efforts within the Division of Neurology

Teaching

• Responsible for teaching medical residents and students rotating through Neurology
• Provide lectures/Grand Rounds/M&M for medical residents as requested
• Collaborate with Nursing and other departments as needed in educational efforts related to Neurology

General

• Perform all other duties as assigned by Chief of Neurology, Chairman of Medicine.
• Maintain ABMS recognized Board Certification in Neurology or one of its subspecialties.
• Develop a specific area of clinical interest within the Neuroscience Service Line.