Neurohospitalist Clinician Educator; Department of Neurology, Stanford University

Stanford•Palo Alto, CA

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About The Position

The Neurohospitalist Division in the Department of Neurology at Stanford University seeks a board-certified/eligible neurologist to join the Department as Clinical Assistant or Clinical Associate Professor in the Clinician Educator Line . The major criterion for appointment as Clinician Educators is excellence in the overall mix of clinical care, teaching, administrative and/or scholarship appropriate to the programmatic need the individual is expected to fulfill. Academic rank and line will be determined by the qualifications and experience of the successful candidate. Primary responsibilities include attending on our primary neurology ward and consult teams. On our wards service, we see a wide variety of patients including those with seizures, acute neuromuscular emergencies, infectious and immune meningoencephalitis, demyelinating disease, rapidly progressive dementia, and headache disorders. We also care for patients electively admitted for clinical trial treatments, including genetic and CAR T therapy. On the consult service, we see patients with neurologic complications of systemic disease, including cancer and cancer treatments, CAR T therapy, and transplant neurology. Faculty may be asked to be involved in a post-discharge clinic and/or telemedicine to satellite hospitals. The faculty member will be expected to teach and mentor trainees at all levels, including but not limited to medical students, residents, and our Neurohospitalist fellow(s). Faculty will have the opportunity to work with our fantastic multidisciplinary care team and help coordinate safe transitions of care. There are ample professional development opportunities in medical education, quality improvement and care innovation and research for faculty in this position.

Requirements

Expertise in the evaluation and management of the breadth of acute neurological diseases (e.g. seizures, acute neuromuscular emergencies, infectious and immune meningoencephalitis, demyelinating disease, rapidly progressive dementia, headache disorders, CAR T therapy, emergent neurologic complications of cancer and its treatments, neurologic complications of systemic disease, encephalopathy & delirium, etc)
Demonstrated commitment to teaching students, residents and fellows
Excellent communication skills and an ability to work collaboratively with other departments and disciplines
ABPN certification or eligibility
Eligibility for a California medical license

Nice To Haves

Fellowship training as a neurohospitalist is highly desirable, although other subspecialty fellowship experience will also be considered provided the candidate has sufficient experience in an acute care neurology.

Responsibilities

Attending on our primary neurology ward and consult teams
Teach and mentor trainees at all levels, including but not limited to medical students, residents, and our Neurohospitalist fellow(s)
Work with our fantastic multidisciplinary care team and help coordinate safe transitions of care
Faculty may be asked to be involved in a post-discharge clinic and/or telemedicine to satellite hospitals.