Outpatient General Neurologist - Altoona Pennsylvania

Company: UPMC
Location: Altoona, Pennsylvania
Posted On: 01/15/2025

Join a dynamic neurology team of stroke neurologists, neuro-hospitalists, interventional neurologists and neurosurgeon as a general, outpatient neurologist.
Opportunity Details

• Ability to build and grow a subspecialty
• Ability to have autonomy and decision making with a supportive and collegial group
• Works collaboratively with our neuro-intervention/stroke department
• The practice sees a mix of pathology that includes movement disorders, headaches, epilepsy, stroke, cognitive disorders, neuro-muscular disorders and sleep disorders.
• Your panel of patients will be filled immediately from a robust referral network from the surrounding 6 counties.
• Work Monday - Friday with shared practice call. A team of neuro-hospitalists currently covers all inpatient care and hospital call.
• Our clinic is located 1-1/2 miles from the hospital in a medical mall which also houses a sleep lab, EEG and EMG lab, medical lab, radiology and rehab services, as well as many primary and specialty physician offices.
• Our current providers read both EMGs and EEGs.
• The hospital's accredited Primary Stroke Center recently earned the Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center Certification from The Joint Commission in collaboration with the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association
• Clinical appointment
• EPIC EMR What we Offer
  
  • $35K sign-on bonus plus relocation assistance
  • $3,500 CME allowance plus five days
  • Twenty days PTO plus seven holidays
  • Competitive base salary plus RVU bonus commensurate with experience
  • Outstanding benefit package including health, dental, vision and pensionAbout UPMC Altoona and UPMC
    • UPMC Altoona (part of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center hospital network) is a 400-bed regional health care system providing care to residents of a six-county service area in central Pennsylvania.
    • UPMC Altoona is a level ll trauma center, regional oncology center, and a Joint Commission certified stroke center with 24/7 care and a renowned interventional Neurology program
    • UPMC Altoona provides comprehensive cardiology and cardiovascular surgery, behavioral health and a vascular and wound care center. The Health System's medical staff is comprised of approximately 400 primary care physicians and specialists.
    • UPMC is a $23 billion world-renowned health care provider and insurer
    • 92,000 employees, including 4,900 physicians
    • Over 40 academic, community and specialty hospitals
    • Over 800 doctors' offices and outpatient sites
    • UPMC is inventing new models of accountable, cost-effective, patient-centered care
    • Closely affiliated with University of Pittsburgh, ranked among the top recipients of National Institutes of Health research funding since 1998About the Community
      
      • As an outpatient neurologist, you can choose to live in the Altoona/Hollidaysburg area or State College (hometown of Penn State University's main campus). Both communities offer safe and enriching environments to enjoy work/life balance
      • Located in the Altoona/Blair County/Central Pennsylvania region
      • Very reasonable cost of living
      • Excellent school systems
      • Abundant cultural amenities including theatre, symphony, minor league baseball, transportation history, festivals, Big10 sports and national touring performing artists
      • Centrally located with easy access to larger, neighboring cities. Between 40 minutes to 4.5 hours to major cities including Pittsburgh, State College, Philadelphia, DC, and NYC.
      • Mountains to climb and ski, rivers and lakes to paddle and fish, trails and roadways to bike, numerous golf courses, tennis and pickle ball courts - right here!
      • Everything you need within a 15-minute drive - no rush hour traffic, no parking fee More...

            

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