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This position is a full-time Neurologist, assigned to the Acute Care and Specialties Service Line located at Central Alabama VA Medical Center. This position may reside at either of our main campuses located in Montgomery, AL/Tuskegee, AL or at outlying CBOCs located at Fort Benning, GA, Columbus, GA, and Fort Rucker, AL. The primary purpose of this position is to provide services to include administrative and management functions.
Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Authorized
Relocation Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized
Appraised Value Offer (AVO):
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EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact
[email protected], the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance.
Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases
Paid Time Off: 50-55 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year and possible 5 day paid absence for CME)
Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory
CME: Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification)
Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided
Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting
Functions or Scope of Assigned Duties:
Duties of the Neurologist include, but are not limited to:
- Treats peripheral nerve disease, which may result in loss of muscle function, loss of tactile perception, loss of sensitivity to pain or temperature and even speech or eyesight impairment.
- Start the investigation of a particular patient by performing a neurological exam, which involves the assessment of basic brain function, and an individual evaluation of each peripheral nerve group.
- Encounter people who suffer from seizures, have lost their ability to move their limbs or have severe speech Impairment
- Gains a basic understanding about the location of the problem within the nervous system.
- In some cases, identify the cause and the location of the affected region based on clinical examination only.
- Recognizes small symptoms and details to treat the disease in its incipient stages and save the patient's life.
Work Schedule: 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
