Neuro Hospitalist Position Overview Hiring need
- Immediate recruiting target is 1 Neuro Hospitalist.
- If two physicians could start within 6 months
- Longer term, the goal is to build toward approximately 4 neurologists as the neurosciences program grows.
Schedule & Coverage - Schedule is 7 days on / 7 days off.
- Expected annual commitment is approximately 26 weeks per year.
- There is no formally allocated PTO for shift-based physicians.
- Physicians can rearrange schedules among themselves to create 2 3 consecutive weeks off, but those shifts are made up elsewhere during the year.
- Shifts are currently onsite 7PM-7AM until their remote Tele-Neuro/Telestroke service comes online in the coming year
- Physicians may still need to be available for an emergent case after the handoff.
- Kootenai recently implemented a nurse call center to triage calls and reduce unnecessary/non-urgent after-hours calls reaching specialists.
Daytime Support / APP Coverage - One APP had already started at the time of the discussion.
- An offer was out to a second APP.
- The longer-term plan is to continue expanding APP support as the neurology program grows.
- Remote Telestroke/tele-neurology will be used at night because current volumes have increased and the hospital does not view the existing burden on a single neurologist as sustainable.
- The overall model is intended to become scalable and sustainable, adding physicians and APP support rather than overloading individual neurologists.
Patient Volume - Approx. less than 10, but the volume is not yet concrete, can be more
Compensation The compensation discussion included:
- A working/market range of roughly $400k+
- Administrative compensation: approximately 72 hours/year, discussed at an hourly rate.
- ICP incentive: approximately 5% of total salary annually
- Paid travel for onsite interview and house hunting costs.
Sign-On / Relocation / Student Loans (All negotiable) - Relocation
- Student loan repayment
- Sign-on bonus
- Student-loan repayment
Ideal Candidate The preferred profile discussed was:
- Approximately 5 6 years post-training.
- Experience at a similarly sized or larger healthcare organization would be ideal.
- A relatively recent graduate with enough experience to step into the program and help it grow.
- Someone capable of supporting larger strategic goal of developing its neurosciences service line, including neurology and neurosurgery.
Clinical Requirements Confirmed:
- EEG reading is NOT required.
