Instructor - Neurology (Headache)
About The Position
Duties will include providing direct outpatient care services at the PAC Neurology Clinic and the CRB Pain Medicine Clinic, and inpatient services at the University of Miami Hospital for twelve months of the year. During these months incumbent will participate in work rounds in the morning, provide clinical care and supervise the residents and provide consultations as needed in other areas of the hospital. The incumbent will be expected to come in for rounds on weekends as needed. As skills are developed during the year incumbent will lead rounds independently. Incumbent will participate in electives. These elective may include anesthesiology/pain clinic and basic science research. Time and mentorship will be provided to develop a clinical research project and prepare findings for presentation at a national meeting and for publication. Incumbent is expected to gain proficiency in headache management through mentored patient care in outpatient and inpatient services. An office-based outpatient infusion center provides an opportunity to gain expertise in acute care of refractory headache. Mastery in performing nerve blocks and on a botulinum toxin A injections will be gained during procedure clinics. Incumbent may advance their understanding of interdisciplinary clinical aspects of headache during elective service time. . Incumbent will be expected to participate in conferences and teach medical students, residents, and rotating pain fellows. Fellows have the opportunity to gain translational research skills and participate in mentored re-search. Incumbent is expected to learn and properly perform headache billing, participate in quality improvement projects. Attendance at didactic teaching sessions is expected as well as educational presentations to other hospital and academic services as appropriate.
Requirements
- Requires an MD degree from a recognized accredited University (or foreign equivalent)
- USA citizen or USA Legal resident
- Good communications skills (face to face, over the phone and in writing)
- Excellent customer service skills
- Ability to work collaboratively with other employees
- Good organizational skills
Responsibilities
- Providing direct outpatient care services at the PAC Neurology Clinic and the CRB Pain Medicine Clinic
- Providing inpatient services at the University of Miami Hospital
- Participating in work rounds in the morning
- Providing clinical care and supervise the residents
- Providing consultations as needed in other areas of the hospital
- Coming in for rounds on weekends as needed
- Leading rounds independently
- Participating in electives
- Developing a clinical research project and prepare findings for presentation at a national meeting and for publication
- Gaining proficiency in headache management through mentored patient care in outpatient and inpatient services
- Gaining expertise in acute care of refractory headache
- Mastery in performing nerve blocks and on a botulinum toxin A injections
- Participating in conferences and teach medical students, residents, and rotating pain fellows
- Learning and properly perform headache billing
- Participating in quality improvement projects
- Attendance at didactic teaching sessions
- Educational presentations to other hospital and academic services as appropriate
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
