Physician - Intermittent Neurologist

Summary

Join the Neurology Team at Northport VA Medical Center, on the North Shore of Long Island, New York, and provide evidence-based, quality, comprehensive neurologic care in a compassionate and accessible environment. This is an open continuous announcement until December 30, 2026. Qualified applicants will be considered and referred as vacancies become available.

Duties

As an Intermittent Staff Neurologist, you will be managing outpatients and inpatients/ER on the Neurology Consult Service in an ongoing per diem capacity. Our intermittent physicians fill in on the hours or shifts that are needed to ensure continuity of care for our veterans. At Northport VAMC, we are a Primary Stroke Center and participate in the VA National Tele-Stroke Program, offering vascular neurology subspecialty acute/subacute/TIA ischemic stroke care. The Neurology service at Northport VA conducts an epilepsy continuity clinic through the VA National Tele-Epilepsy Program and also works closely with the VA National Tele-EEG program for ambulatory EEGs and recently implemented on-site EEG resources (Ceribell). Additionally, we work closely within our VISN with specialty providers in the areas of Movement Disorders, Epilepsy, ALS, SCI, Multiple Sclerosis and Neurosurgery. We have a movement disorder specialist and neuromuscular specialist on staff. In the outpatient setting, the Intermittent Staff Neurologist will primarily be precepting residents in our outpatient clinics, seeing patients both face-to-face and by Tele-Neurology. Additionally, the Intermittent Staff Neurologist, working with the consult resident, will provide inpatient consults. Our facility works closely with our affiliate counterparts at SUNY Stony Brook, not only for higher-level stroke care, but to provide higher-level subspecialty neurologic services for our Veterans. As a teaching site for the SUNY Stony Brook residency program, an academic appointment will be granted for this role; candidates must be Board Certified or Board Eligible working toward certification within a reasonable period. Provide intermittent coverage of hours/shifts based on staffing and demand needs Perform comprehensive neurological assessments and review of diagnostic tests (MRI, CT, EEG, lumbar punctures). Develop individualized treatment plans including medication management, physical therapy, and other consultative referrals, and lifestyle counseling in attention to whole health. Deliver neurological care consistent with hospital policy, meeting or exceeding community standards and VHA national benchmarks. Maintain accurate, up-to-date patient records in compliance with VA policies and privacy regulations. Provide consultations in the Emergency Room, Inpatient Units, and/or CLC during on-call and as a member of the Neurology Inpatient Consultative Service. Participate in the academic mission of VHA and SUNY Stony Brook through resident education and teaching. Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to ensure continuity and high-quality care for our veterans. If fellowship trained, conduct EMG/NCV, Electroencephalogram (EEG) interpretation, and/or provide subspecialty care. Champion evidence-based medicine and peer review processes to enhance care quality. Northport has 5 Community-Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs) throughout Nassau and Suffolk Counties and a Sleep Medicine team offering on-site sleep evaluations/full night sleep studies. In addition to Med/Surg inpatient services, Northport VAMC has an active Emergency Department currently undergoing a state of the art renovation. Our healthcare system has an onsite 140 bed Community Living Center, including subacute rehabilitation center. Additionally, treatment beds are located onsite for the Mental Health Residential Rehabilitation program.VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards. Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting Work Schedule: This position has no set tour hours; work is scheduled based on clinical demand and the employee is compensated only for hours actually worked.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, you must meet the basic requirements as well as any additional requirements (if applicable) listed in the job announcement. Applicants pending the completion of training or license requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Currently employed physician(s) in VA who met the requirements for appointment under the previous qualification standard at the time of their initial appointment are deemed to have met the basic requirements of the occupation. Basic Requirements: United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. Degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in allopathic medicine or osteopathic medicine. The degree must have been obtained from one of the schools approved by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the year in which the course of study was completed. Current, full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia. Residency Training: Physicians must have completed residency training, approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification. (NOTE: VA physicians involved in academic training programs may be required to be board certified for faculty status.) Approved residencies are: (1) Those approved by the accrediting bodies for graduate medical education, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or American Osteopathic Association (AOA), in the list published for the year the residency, or fellowship if applicable, was completed; OR (2) One year of post medical school training (internship, first year of residency, or transitional year residency) approved by ACGME or AOA followed by two years of post-training independent practice (performing under a full and unrestricted license) in the United States; OR (3) Non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of three years of verified independent practice in the United States (performing under a full and unrestricted license) performing duties related to the position they are applying for (United States fellowships would be creditable towards this requirement), which the local Medical Staff Executive Committee deems to have provided the applicant with appropriate professional training and believes has exposed the Physician to an appropriate range of patient care experiences. Exceptions: Residents currently enrolled in ACGME/AOA accredited residency training programs and who would otherwise meet the basic requirements for appointment are eligible to be appointed as "Physician Resident Providers" (PRPs). PRPs must be fully licensed physicians (i.e., not a training license) and may only be appointed on an intermittent basis. PRPs are not considered independent practitioners and will not be privileged; rather, they are to have a "scope of practice" that allows them to perform certain restricted duties under supervision. Additionally, surgery residents in gap years may also be appointed as PRPs. In rare and unusual circumstances, the Facility Director can submit a memo to the VISN Director through the VISN Chief Medical Officer, who may approve requests for reasonable exceptions to the residency training requirement for Physicians whose composite record of experience, accomplishments, performance, and qualifications warrant such action. Proficiency in spoken and written English. Preferred Experience: Board Eligible or Board Certified in Neoruology Refe