Neurology Physician

Veterans Health Administration; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 250,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

The VA Portland Healthcare Center is recruiting a Board Certified Staff Physician in Neurology specializing in Parkinson's and Movement Disorders. This role involves both inpatient and outpatient duties, managing a variety of neurological disorders while contributing to clinical, academic, and research efforts. Training for specific procedures like DBS programming and botulinum toxin injections will be provided if necessary, ensuring a focus on quality care for Veterans.

Qualifications

• Comfort with DBS programming across multiple platforms.
• Procedural experience with botulinum toxin injections.
• Participation in a Movement Disorders Neurology program.

Responsibilities

• Manage a variety of movement disorder conditions in Veteran patients.
• Participate in clinical, administrative, academic, and research components.
• Inpatient and outpatient neurology duties.

Skills

DBS programming

Botulinum toxin injections

Education

Board Certification in Neurology

Board Eligibility in Neurology

Job description

The VA Portland Healthcare Center is actively recruiting to fill a position for a Board Certified Staff Physician in Neurology with a focus on Parkinson's & Movement Disorders (BE considered). This role is dedicated to caring for our Veterans, America's Heroes.

The Portland Veterans Affairs Healthcare Center Neurologists manage a variety of movement disorder conditions in Veteran patients, including Parkinson's disease, Atypical Parkinsonian Disorders, Dystonia, Huntington's Disease, and others. The physician will see general neurology patients with inpatient neurology duties, which include both ward and consult services.

The candidate will participate in all aspects of a Movement Disorders Neurology program, including clinical, administrative, academic, and research components. The patient caseload may be inpatient, outpatient, or both, and will encompass a range of neurological disorders. The role requires comfort with DBS programming across multiple platforms and some procedural experience with botulinum toxin injections for conditions such as hemi-facial spasm, migraine, blepharospasm, dystonia, and occipital nerve blocks; training can be provided if necessary.

The position offers a manageable volume of patients and on-call duties, with a maximum of 4 weeks per year. Board Certification or Board Eligibility in Neurology is required.