Mid-Atlantic Teaching Hospital Expanding Established Neurosurgery Practice

A health system in the Mid-Atlantic is seeking a general neurosurgeon to join its growing eight-hospital system that includes a multispecialty medical group of more than 2,000 physicians and advanced practice clinicians. Interests in trauma, spine, skull base, and tumors are all needed and supported.

The new neurosurgeon will practice at a 600-bed acute care hospital that features the region's only accredited Level I Regional Resource Trauma Center and Comprehensive Stroke Center. This is an opportunity to be part of a growing health system with a flexible and supportive administration and to walk into a very busy, established practice right away. Mentorship is available for new grads. Background in clinical research and teaching is welcome.

Health System Highlights:
• Integrated health system that serves populated Mid-Atlantic communities
• Designated a Top 100 Integrated Healthcare Network by IMS
• Named one of “Health Care’s Most Wired” by Hospitals and Health Networks magazine
• Designated a Top 25 Most Connected Most Connected Healthcare Facilities by Health Imaging and IT magazine
• VHA Leadership Awards in the areas of Community Health, Operational Performance, Clinical Excellence, Dental Access, and Management of Diagnostic Tests
• Rated highly for its commitment to education and training

Primary Admitting Hospital Highlights:
• Community teaching hospital and the region's leader in advanced specialty care; serves a population of 550,000+
• The region's only accredited Level I Regional Resource Trauma Center and Comprehensive Stroke Center
• U.S. News and World Report has recognized this hospital as one of the Best Regional Hospitals, and it has been cited for excellence in six high-performing specialties: Cancer, Gynecology, Pulmonology, Gastroenterology, Neurology and Neurosurgery, and Urology

Practice Highlights:
• Opportunity to walk into a very busy, established practice right away. Volume is anticipated to grow significantly over the next couple of years
• Q8 general call schedule
• APPs handle call during the day
• General neurosurgery IP service is staffed 24/7/365 by 9 IP APPs
• Patients managed by hospitalists
• Block OR Time available
• Medical student and resident teaching opportunities: the health system has 4 academic affiliations
• Opportunities to collaborate on research studies
• Competitive Salary including signing bonus, student loan forgiveness, quality bonus and productivity incentive bonus
• Admitting Hospital features state-of-the-art equipment:
* MRI - GE Signa 1.5 T MRI and slated to get Philips 1.5T Ingenia and Philips 3T Elition in January 2020;
* CT: 2 Philips Ingenuity 128 scanners located in the Imaging Department and 1 Philips iCT Brilliance 256 located in the ED. Also have Airo 32 slice portable CT in the OR;
* Image Guided Navigation Equipment: purchasing Stryker coupled with portable CT scanner (intraoperative);
* O-Arm

Area Highlights:
This city is an easy 2-hour drive to three major Mid-Atlantic hubs. A mix of hip breweries and restaurants and Colonial-era history, this city is bound to have something for everyone.

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