Tele Neurohospitalist Physician

About this role:

As a Neurohospitalist or Teleneurohospitalist at Intermountain Health, you will work with a high-performing, patient-centered team committed to providing quality care and excellent patient experience. We can accommodate a combination of telehealth shifts and in-person shifts that best fits the neurologist's needs, including full-time telehealth work. Intermountain has a strong, well-established Teleneuroscience program. Since 2014, the Teleneurohospitalist team has provided Telestroke and inpatient neurology consults. Additionally, the tele program aligns closely with our Virtual Hospital subspeciality portfolio, which offers all types of specialty care across the system. In effect, this ensures patients can stay locally in their community with the necessary specialist care. 

Telehealth shifts may be worked from our virtual hospital building located near Salt Lake City, UT, or may be worked from home. In-person shifts would be worked from Intermountain Medical Center (IMED), Intermountain Health’s flagship hospital, based near Salt Lake City, Utah. IMED is a Joint Commission Certified Comprehensive Stroke Center, Level 1 Trauma Center, Level 4 Epilepsy Center, Joint Commission Certified Spine Center. IMED is ranked as a top hospital by U.S. News and World Reports, 5-star CMS ranking, and Leapfrog grade A. There is no concurrent telehealth work during in-person shifts. 

In this role, you can anticipate:

• Providing 24/7 Tele-Neurohospitalist services, or in-person neurohospitalist services
• 1.0 FTE is 2,080 hours per year, spilt up into 12-hour day/night shifts, and swing shifts (approximately 15 shifts/month)
• Mix of days, nights, weekends, and holidays
• Position provides telehealth (stroke, inpatient neurology consults) support to the Intermountain hospitals and several outreach sites in Utah, Nevada, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, and Alaska
• Neurohospitalist positions are a part of our larger Neuroscience Institute group which includes Neuro Critical Care physicians, Epileptologists, Neurosurgeons, outpatient Neurologists, Neuro and Spine PM&R physicians, Neuro Psychologists and Psychiatrists
• The neurohospitalist team works closely with the neuro-intensivists team who cover the neurocritical care unit, as well as tele-neurocritical care consults throughout the system.

This position includes an extremely competitive salary, sign-on bonus, relocation assistance, training stipend, and student loan repayment when applicable. 

How we'll support you: 

We care about your wellbeing, which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package. In addition, we offer paid time off, license reimbursement, malpractice insurance coverage, and an annual CME allowance to support your continuous growth and development. Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package.

What you’ll bring: 

• U.S. ACGME Neurology Residency  
• Optimally - completion of vascular neurology (stroke) or neurohospitalist fellowship
• Optimally - experience in Telehealth and telestroke practice (i.e. familiarity with video telemedicine interface) 
• Board Certified/Eligible in neurology
• Unrestricted MD or DO license or the ability to obtain an unrestricted license, in the following states: UT, CO, NV, AZ, MT, ID, WY, and AK
• Eligible for Interstate Medical Licensure Compact
• BLS certification and DEA 
• Ability to successfully complete Intermountain Health’s credentialing process 

About us: 

Intermountain Health?is a model health system by providing extraordinary care and superior service at an affordable cost. We are an integrated not-for-profit system of 33 hospitals, 400 clinics, and a medical group with more than 5,000 employed physicians and advanced practice providers across six states in the mountain west.? 

Our value statements are core to our culture. They reflect the behavior and attitudes that are important to us, are an agreement for how we treat each other, help us make decisions on how to act, and are a promise of what people can expect from us.  Learn more about our Mission, Vision, and Values at: About Intermountain! 

Intermountain Health was recently recognized by the American Medical Association’s Joy in Medicine award for our commitment to physician wellbeing. We also received the Lorna Breen Wellbeing First Champion award. 

What does it mean to be a part of Intermountain Health?  

It means joining the Power of We, building an environment where providers and caregivers can deliver the best in healthcare. Realizing each caregiver, learner, and volunteer is vital to providing care to our patients, because WE can only achieve the extraordinary together. Committed to the best in medical education, research and most advanced technology, the results are better clinical patient outcomes.  

Life in the Mountain West:

Salt Lake City is the heart of the state of Utah, which is one of the fastest growing states in the country. Salt Lake City offers and exceptional blend of urban convenience and outdoor adventure, making it a uniquely livable city. Nestled between the base of the Wasatch Mountains and the Great Salt Lake, it's haven for skiers, hikers, mountain bikers, and nature lovers. Salt Lake is within an hour’s drive of nine world-renowned ski resorts and within a day’s drive of five national parks. Along with these recreational attractions, the city boasts a growing tech economy and a vibrant food and arts scene. There are performances by the Utah Symphony, Ballet West, and Pioneer Theater Company as well as a Eccles Theater that offers Broadway plays. The NBA’s Jazz, NHL Utah Mammoth's, the AAA Salt Lake Bees, the Utah Warriors Rugby team, and the MLS Real Salt Lake, all represent Salt Lake City.