Neurohospitalist

Job Summary and Responsibilities

Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle, Washington is actively recruiting a full-time (1.0FTE) Neurohospitalist to join a growing inpatient team dedicated to serving the needs of patients with acute neurological disease. We are a leading certified Comprehensive Stroke Center. Virginia Mason has been providing stroke care since 2011 and currently treats more than 350+ patients per year. Our Neurohospitalists are part of a robust team of Neurosurgeons, Endovascular Neurosurgeons, Neuro-Interventional Radiologists, Intensivists, Hospitalists, Respiratory Therapists and Neurologists providing patients access to the latest in cutting-edge intracranial and endovascular therapy.

Practice highlights

• Our team consists of 4 other Neurohospitalist physicians. We work a block schedule which includes both day and night shifts (12 hours)
• Our ICU has 29 beds and is a closed unit.
• Supportive team, including neuro-trained advanced providers, clinical nurse specialists, stroke coordination and dedicated care management.
• VMMC has achieved AHA Get With The Guidelines Gold Plus certification as well as Target Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus, Advanced Therapy and Target Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll.
• Complete neuroscience institute within the Virginia Mason system; providing treatments from surgery to rehabilitation.
• Personalized patient care, including 1:1 nursing support for acute stroke patients.
• Growing ambulatory, in-patient, tele-neurology and tele-stroke program serving as the hub to two hospitals in the region.
• Nurse driven code stroke process and rapid response.
• Physician employed hospital and medical center where collaboration and new ideas are encouraged.
• Opportunity to practice many facets of Neurology and see a wide spectrum of neurological disorders, including stroke, multiple sclerosis, Parkinsons disease, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (AlS), seizure disorders, tumors of the brain and spinal cord, movement disorders, and migraine management.
• Physician involvement in Virginia Masons leading process improvement work.
• Competitive compensation and complete benefits package, including relocation for those who qualify.

#HEC

• BE/BC in Neurology
• Stroke fellowship training preferred
• Able to obtain a medical professional license in the State of WA
• Able to obtain a DEA with full prescriptive authority needed for specific practice
• BLS required

Virginia Mason Francisan Health (VMFH) is fulfilling our vision of transforming healthcare by expanding our collaborative care team. We have an opportunity for a1.0 FTE Neurohospitalist physician in desirableSeattle,Washington.