Locum opportunity for Physician - Hospitalist - Neuro in Youngstown, OH

Job description

𝐉𝐨𝐛 𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞:
Locum Physician – Hospitalist (𝐍𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐨)

𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲:
We are seeking a Locum Neurohospitalist to provide inpatient neurology coverage for adult patients. The physician will round on neurology patients, manage acute neurological issues, and supervise patient care in coordination with Advanced Practice Providers (APPs), ensuring high-quality, patient-centered care.

𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐞 & 𝐂𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞:
- 24-hour coverage (7AM–7AM), Sunday through Saturday
- Start: ASAP, ongoing assignment

𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬:
- Rounding on all adult neurology floors
- Manage admissions, ICU patients, and ED consults
- Perform required neurology procedures:
*EEG, EMG, Evoked Potentials
*Brain Death Exams
*Radiologic Exam Interpretation (unofficial)
*Dysphagia screening
- Manage hospitalist procedures
*Ventilation management
*Evaluation and management of acute volume/BP issues
*EKG interpretation

𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐏𝐨𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 & 𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬:
- Admissions: 9–10 patients/day
- ICU: 10 patients/day
- ED consults: 2–5 patients/day
- Treat conditions such as:
*Autoimmune encephalitis
*Acute myasthenia gravis exacerbation
*Guillain-Barre syndrome
*Refractory epilepsy
*Meningitis, headache, brain cancers, delirium

𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬:
- Board Certified Physician – 𝐑𝐄𝐐𝐔𝐈𝐑𝐄𝐃
- Active Ohio medical license – 𝐑𝐄𝐐𝐔𝐈𝐑𝐄𝐃
- BLS, ACLS – 𝐑𝐄𝐐𝐔𝐈𝐑𝐄𝐃
- COVID & Flu vaccines required
- NPDB Self-Query (within 30 days)

• Hospital-Based Neuro hospitalist Coverage
• 24-Hour On-Call Schedule
• Board-Certified Neurology Physician Required