Child Neurologist - Fort Worth, TX
Company: Disability Solutions
Location: Fort Worth
Posted on: September 28, 2024
Job Description:
Location:Dodson Medical Office
BuildingDepartment:NeurologyShift:Varying Shifts (United States of
America)Standard Weekly Hours:40Summary:Cook Children's Health Care
System, located in Ft. Worth, TX, has initiated a national search
for a board certified/board eligible child neurologist to join the
faculty of the Jane and John Justin Institute for Mind Health.The
Institute for Mind Health provides a single point of care for
children with disorders of the nervous system. The Institute's
Vision is to uphold the Promise of Cook Children's, by providing
easily accessible, well-coordinated and comprehensive evaluation
and treatment - guided by innovation, research and a relentless
dedication to improving patient outcomes and quality of life. The
Institute opened in October 2023 with > 100,000 sq feet of
clinical space and will include the departments of Neurology,
Neurosurgery, Neuropsychology, Psychiatry, Psychology,
Developmental Pediatrics, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and
Pain Medicine.Position Specifics:
- 50% inpatient unit coverage
- 50% outpatient
- Call is shared amongst the partners.
- -- day/week dedicated admin timeProgrammatic highlights:
- Join a group of 20-Pediatric Neurologists. Enjoy support from
8-Advanced Practice Providers, 3-Pediatric Neurosurgeons and
4-Neuropsychologists.
- 10-bed epilepsy monitoring unit and active epilepsy surgery
program (average 40 surgeries/yr).
- Available technologies include 3T and intraoperative-MRI,
Magnetoencephalography, PET, SPECT, fMRI, TMS, and HD-EEG.
- Expertise in minimally invasive surgical procedures including
Stereo-EEG, RNS, Laser Interstitial Thermal Ablation, and
Endoscopy.
- Specialty clinics for ketogenic diet, genetic epilepsy, genetic
research trails, and genetic treatments for neuromuscular disease,
infantile spasms, and adult epilepsy transition of care.
- Dedicated Neuro-ICU with 10 rooms wired for EEG
monitoring.
- 26-bed state-of-the-art Neuro-Rehabilitation unit located next
to the Neurosciences offices.
- Established comprehensive headache program, stroke program, and
movement disorder program.
- Opportunity to apply for dedicated and protected paid research
time through applying for an endowed chair position.Cook Children's
Medical Center is a not-for-profit, free-standing, 443-bed
quaternary care pediatric hospital that was recently named #3 on
Forbes "America's Best Large Employers" list. We were also named #1
in the "Healthcare and Social Services" industry category. Although
not academically affiliated, clinical research is an important
program component supported by a multi-million dollar Neuroscience
Research Endowment providing all necessary components for research
development, data acquisition, analysis, and dissemination.Minimum
qualifications:
- Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
(D.O.) required.
- American Heart Association BLS and PALS.
- Must have successfully completed an Accreditation Council for
Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or American Medical Association
(AMA) approved residency for pediatrics.
- Incumbent must have completed an accredited pediatric specialty
training program and be board certified/board eligible in child
neurology.
- Must be qualified to obtain an unrestricted Texas Medical
License before commencing.About Cook Children's:Our not-for-profit
organization is comprised of a flagship medical center in Fort
Worth, Texas, a new medical center in Prosper, Texas, a physician
network, home health company, surgery centers, health plan, health
services, and health foundation. With more than 60 primary,
specialty and urgent care locations throughout Texas, families can
access our top-ranked specialty programs and network of services to
meet the unique needs of their child. Cook Children's is honored to
continually receive recognition for our outstanding efforts and
outcomes in pediatric health care.At Cook Children's, we're more
than a health care system--we're your friends, neighbors and even
family members. And we're parents too, so we can see the world
through your eyes. We see what you're going through--and how we can
help you and your child get the best care and support possible.Cook
Children's is an EOE/AA, Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran
employer.
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