Cognitive & Behavioral Neurologist — Academic/Research

American Psychiatric Association; Kansas City (MO); Hybrid; USD 300,000 - 460,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Malpractice Insurance

Retirement Plan with Employer Match

Paid Time Off

CME Allowance

Job summary

Saint Luke’s Marion Bloch Neuroscience Institute in Kansas City, MO seeks a BC/BE Cognitive & Behavioral Neurologist. Candidates from training or mid-career will be well-supported, with opportunities for academic appointment via UMKC and a strong research environment.

The role offers a guaranteed base salary, comprehensive benefits, a tax-deferred retirement plan with employer match, CME allowance, and a balanced on-call schedule within a nationally recognized health system.

Qualifications

• Board-certified/board-eligible in Cognitive & Behavioral Neurology
• On-call responsibilities are shared among neurologists
• Academic appointment through UMKC is possible commensurate with experience

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical care in cognitive and behavioral neurology within the neuroscience institute
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to develop personalized treatment plans
• Engage in research and educational activities, with options for UMKC academic appointment

Skills

BC/BE Cognitive & Behavioral Neurology

Job description

Saint Luke’s Marion Bloch Neuroscience Institute in Kansas City, MO is seeking a BC/BE Cognitive & Behavioral Neurologist. Candidates coming out of training as well as experienced mid-career candidates are welcome and will be well-supported.

About the position

• Saint Luke’s Memory Disorders and Behavioral Neurology Center provides specialty neuroimaging to accurately diagnose conditions; our multidisciplinary team collaborates to develop personalized treatment plans
• On-call responsibilities are shared among the neurologists, which provides a balanced lifestyle
• Saint Luke’s Hospital is the primary teaching hospital for the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) Medical School; opportunity for academic appointment through UMKC, commensurate with level of experience
• The neurology residency program provides 12 residents educational opportunities in all of the Neuroscience Institute’s comprehensive treatment centers
• Abundance of research opportunities and track record of success; possibility for start-up funding for motivated candidates
• Fully integrated Epic EMR
• Saint Luke’s has an extremely competitive career employment package that includes a guaranteed salary in addition to excellent benefits such as medical, dental, vision & malpractice insurance, tax-deferred retirement plan with employer match, paid time off & a generous yearly allowance for CME
• This position cannot currently support J-1 Visa candidates
  
  

About Saint Luke’s
Saint Luke’s serves the West Region of BJC Health, one of the largest nonprofit health care organizations in the United States. Through its 10 hospitals and campuses, multiple health service organizations, and more than 100 primary and specialty care offices, Saint Luke’s provides the highest levels of quality and compassionate health care and health-related services for patients in urban, suburban, and rural communities in 65 specialty services across 67 counties in Missouri and Kansas. Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City is nationally recognized by U.S. News & World Report and is one of the elite hospitals in the region. Saint Luke’s is committed to the highest levels of excellence in health care and the advancement of medical research and education. BJC Health is one of the largest employers in Missouri and comprises 24 hospitals and hundreds of clinics and service organizations, operating in two distinct regions, serving patients in its East Region as BJC HealthCare.

About Saint Luke's Marion Bloch Neuroscience Institute
Saint Luke’s Marion Bloch Neuroscience Institute is part of Saint Luke’s, the West Region of BJC Health, one of the largest nonprofit health care organizations in the United States. The Institute is a comprehensive center for neuroscience research, education, and evidence-based medicine that combines faculty in neurology, neurosurgery, interventional neuroradiology, neurotology, psychiatry, and physical medicine and rehabilitation. Its legacy of innovation began in 1993 when doctors performed one of the world’s first intra-arterial stroke reversal procedures. Saint Luke’s specialists have continued to pioneer new stroke treatments and reverse strokes in thousands of patients through its network of stroke centers. The Neuroscience Institute is a global leader in using both drug and mechanical interventions to reverse the debilitating effects of ischemic stroke.

Saint Luke’s Marion Bloch Neuroscience Institute brings together highly specialized neuroscientists to provide comprehensive treatment for the most complex neurological diseases, including stroke, epilepsy, brain tumors, Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases, multiple sclerosis, headaches, and facial pain, as well as aneurysms, intracerebral hemorrhages, memory disorders, hearing and balance disorders, and sleep disorders. The Neuroscience Institute’s multispecialty team provides the latest minimally invasive spinal surgical techniques to treat acute and chronic back pain. It has a fellowship-trained neurosurgery team with subspecialties ranging from asleep deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery to treating skull-based tumors and everything in between.

About Kansas City
Saint Luke's is proud to call Kansas City home. With locations on both sides of the state line, the health system serves more than 2.1 million people and 240 neighborhoods in Kansas and Missouri. USA Today has regularly named Kansas City a top area for affordability, high-quality schools, and low traffic. The greater Kansas City metro area is a vibrant, growing community known for its thriving arts scene, world champion sports teams, natural beauty, and exceptional quality of life.