PHYSICIAN (NEUROLOGY)

<p>About the Position: This position is located at Fort Hood, Texas. A recruitment or relocation incentive may be authorized. Salary negotiation may be available. Student Loan repayment may be authorized. Non-Federal work experience may be creditable for leave purposes.</p><h3>Major Duties</h3><p>Serves as a board-certified physician on the Neurology Service, responsible for the examination, diagnosis, and treatment of the full range of outpatients seen in the clinic and inpatients seen on the consult and ward services.</p><p>Performs medical duties in an outpatient clinic with an emphasis on migraine management including chemo denervation techniques.</p><p>Directs and supervises care for patients with primary neurological disorders requiring hospitalization.</p><p>Consults with other hospital services caring for inpatients (including the critically ill) with neurological conditions</p><p>Examines patients, orders, and evaluates the full range of electrophysiology, radiology, and laboratory tests</p><p>Makes referrals for appropriate urgent issues, and decompensation of chronic neurologic conditions.</p><p>Evaluates and treats patients with multiple complicated problems who were screened and referred by the Emergency Room for urgent or emergent neurologic issues.</p><h3>Education</h3>FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/. Only degrees from an accredited college or university recognized by the Department of Education are acceptable to meet positive education requirements or to substitute education for experience. For additional information, please go to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and U.S. Department of Education websites at - http://www.opm.gov/qualifications and http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html Education above high school level completed in a college, university, or other educational institution must be accredited by one of the accrediting agencies or associations recognized by the Secretary, U.S. Department of Education. When using education to qualify you must submit your transcripts.