Physician; Neurology

The position Physician (Neurology) is located at Tripler Medical Center, Honolulu, HI.

The Island of Oahu in Hawaii is often nicknamed (or translated as) "The Gathering Place". It is currently the most populated Hawaiian Island. The city of Honolulu is the largest city, state capital, and main deep water marine port for the State of Hawaii. As a jurisdictional unit, the entire island of Oahu is in Honolulu County, although as a place name, Honolulu occupies only a portion of the southeast end of the island.

Well-known features found on Oahu include Waikiki, Pearl Harbor, Diamond Head, Hanauma, Kane ohe Bay, Kailua Bay, North Shore, and the resort destination, Ko Olina.

Oahu is also known for having the longest rain shower in history, which lasted for 200 consecutive days. Kane?ohe Ranch reported 247 straight days with rain from August 27, 1993 to April 30, 1994. The average temperature in Oahu is around F (

C) and the island is the warmest in June through October. The weather during the winter is cooler, but still warm with an average temperature of F (

C).

MAJOR DUTIES:

1. Serves as a physician specialized in neurological practice in the Neurology Clinic and as Neurology consultant to the Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). The incumbent is responsible for the examination, diagnosis and treatment of the full range of outpatients seen in the clinics. The preponderance of the clinical services provided will be focused on evaluation and management of a wide range of neurologic disorders and diseases with a focus on return to military duty.

Incumbent will also be required to serve as neurology consultant for the TBI Clinic.

a. In the outpatient clinic, and as neurology consultant (ward, ICU, step down unit, recovery room, emergency department, outlying clinics, etc.) the incumbent performs a wide range of medical duties covering all aspects of disorders involving Neurology. Many patients with neurologic disorders might have multiple overlapping problems such as neurologic complications of system disorders, trauma to the nervous system, vascular disorders of the nervous system, tumors involving or affecting the nervous system, infections of the nervous system, demyelinating disorders, ischemic injury to the nervous system, metabolic derangements affecting the nervous system, dementia, movement disorders, sleep disorders, seizures, headaches, neuromuscular or other degenerative disorders.

Examines patients, orders and evaluates the full range of tests to include electrophysiology, radiological and laboratory tests, makes diagnosis and prescribes appropriate treatments to include drugs, or behavioral modalities. If hospital admission for a neurologic disease/disorder is deemed necessary, the incumbent acts solely as neurology consultant without direct admission privileges to the hospital (admission orders is the responsibility of the appropriate inpatient department).

Makes referrals to the appropriate clinic. Communicates with patients, referring physicians and back to the appropriate primary care manager for management of disorders outside the specialty of Neurology. Provides prescription renewal, telephone and e-mail (through Relay Health) consultative services.

b. Assists with on-call coverage. Call coverage consists of acting as neurology consultant for Emergency Department, inpatient/Ward teams (Pediatric, OB/GYN, Surgery, Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, etc.), outlying clinics and for phone consultation to other providers in the TRICARE referral region concerning patients with neurological problems. Daytime call coverage will be from ; the last scheduled outpatient clinic appointment will be at 1330 for the on call neurologist allowing them time to evaluate inpatient consultations.

If the on call neurologist has scheduled clinic patients and emergent neurology evaluation is necessary, the on call neurologist will attend to the emergent patient first. Scheduled outpatients will be informed in the timeliest manner possible by the medical support assistant (MSA) that their appointment may be delayed and they will be given an option to reschedule their appointment or wait.

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