Vascular Inpatient Neurologist - MUSC Faculty

• Pay: MUSC does not post a pay range for this role (competitive compensation per MUSC pay grade)
• Employment: Full time (Faculty), 40 hours/week
• Location: MUSC Health University Medical Center
• Employer: Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC - Univ)
• MUSC Job ID: R-0000066149

The successful applicant must be board-eligible or board certified in general neurology and have completed ACGME-fellowship training in Vascular Neurology.

MUSC is one of the busiest stroke programs in the Southeast and is the tertiary referral center for most large artery strokes in the state. MUSC is a leader in the South Carolina Telestroke Alliance and currently provides acute stroke care to 35+ SC hospitals and admits over 1200 stroke patients annually. MUSC also has a robust clinical research enterprise and is a national leader in investigator-initiated research and clinical trials, including serving as a regional coordinating center in the NIH-funded StrokeNet.

The chosen candidate for this position will be appointed as an Assistant Professor (or higher commensurate with experience) on the Clinician Educator Track. He/she will participate in the clinical activities within the MUSC Stroke Program including rounding on the Inpatient Stroke Teaching Ward Service, the Stroke Consult Service, Outpatient Stroke Clinic, and the Telestroke consult program. Exposure and familiarity with tele-stroke and tele-neurology consultations and services is suggested. Excellent communication skills, ability to work collaboratively in an interdisciplinary setting, and experience teaching vascular neurology fellows, house-staff and medical students, as well as experience with clinical trials are desired.

(Frequent) Ability to perform job functions in a seated position. (Frequent) Ability to perform job functions while walking/mobile. (Frequent) Ability to work indoors. (Continuous) Ability to work outdoors in all weather and temperature extremes. (Infrequent) Ability to work in confined/cramped spaces. (Infrequent) Ability to perform job functions from kneeling positions. (Infrequent) Ability to squat and perform job functions. (Infrequent) Ability to perform 'pinching' operations. (Infrequent) Ability to fully use both hands/arms. (Frequent) Ability to perform repetitive motions with hands/wrists/elbows and shoulders. (Frequent) Ability to reach in all directions. (Frequent) Possess good finger dexterity. (Continuous) Ability to maintain tactile sensory functions. (Continuous) Ability to lift and carry 15 lbs., unassisted. (Infrequent) Ability to lift objects, up to 15 lbs., from floor level to height of 36 inches, unassisted. (Infrequent) Ability to lower objects, up to 15 lbs., from height of 36 inches to floor level, unassisted. (Infrequent) Ability to push/pull objects, up to 15 lbs., unassisted. (Infrequent) Ability to maintain 20/40 vision, corrected, in one eye or with both eyes. (Continuous) Ability to see and recognize objects close at hand. (Frequent) Ability to see and recognize objects at a distance. (Frequent) Ability to determine distance/relationship between objects; depth perception. (Continuous) Good peripheral vision capabilities. (Continuous) Ability to maintain hearing acuity, with correction. (Continuous) Ability to perform gross motor functions with frequent fine motor movements. (Frequent)