Neurology Physician

Description

The Brain and Body Program in Chapel Hill is looking to hire a Per Diem Neurologist to join our team.

The Brain and Body Program at UNC provides a comprehensive physical and behavioral health assessment to athletes recently retired from their professional football career, and is a benefit offered to them every 5 years thereafter.

This opening is to support, on a per diem basis, our current program Neurologist who is out of office from time to time. The per diem Neurologist will be part of an interdisciplinary care team consisting of Family medicine, Sports Medicine, Psychiatry, Psychology, Vestibular and Speech Therapy, Audiology, Nutrition, and Imaging. The program is administered over three days and the player patient leaves us with a plan of care and a nurse case manager to connect them to services within their home geography.

Program Hours: currently Neurology holds a Thursday afternoon (1-5p) schedule and this has some potential to shift to a different day if needed.

Job Qualifications:

• Graduation from accredited school of medicine (MD/DO)
• BE/BC Neurology
• NC State License, DEA License, BLS/ACLS certification preferred
• FCVS profile preferred for those without NC license but not required
• Previous experience required

High-quality health care begins with high-caliber people. Our steadfast commitment to the health of our community begins within. If you seek an environment that promotes excellence, leadership, and autonomy in clinical practice, then a career with UNCPN may be for you. Physician practices affiliated with UNCPN are offering opportunities for employment.

To inquire about this opportunity, email Owen Watkins@

Other information:
Education Requirements:
Meets the Board Certification requirements. Graduation from an accredited school of medicine.
Licensure/Certification Requirements:
Board Certified Internal Medicine
DEA;ACLS;MD
Professional Experience Requirements:
Prefer prior hospitalist experience.
Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:
Language Skills: Should be able to communicate proficiently in English.

REASONING ABILITY

High-level quantitative and qualitative reason skills are essential in order to diagnosis medical and clinical issues presented by patients.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

North Carolina Medical License, DEA License, BLS/ACLS certification preferred. Board certified in Internal Medicine.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. the employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, kneel, bend and reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision. Ability to lift up to 25 pounds required.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Physician generally works in a medical office setting. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Reasoning Ability: High-level quantitative and qualitative reason skills are essential in order to diagnosis medical and clinical issues presented by patients.

Legal Employer: NCHEALTH

Entity: UNC Physicians Network

Organization Unit: Brain and Body Health

Work Type: Per Diem

Standard Hours Per Week: 4.00

Work Schedule: Day Job

Location of Job: US:NC:Chapel Hill

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: Yes

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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