Pediatric Neurology Columbia, SC

Pediatric Neurology Opportunity, Columbia, SC

Prisma Health Medical Group-Midlands Department of Pediatrics and the University of South Carolina seek a BC/BE pediatric neurologist to provide care in our outpatient center and our free-standing Children’s Hospital.

Details:

· Responsibilities include teaching as a faculty member of University of South Carolina School of Medicine with rank and salary commensurate with experience.

· The Pediatric Neurology division is comprised of five pediatric neurologists and two APPs. Supports include social work, child psychiatry, and participation in a Medical Legal Partnership to address socioeconomic determinants.

· While primarily teaching clinicians, the division is involved in clinical trials and providing care to a diverse patient population with a variety of neurological disorders.

· All subspecialists serve as consultants with admissions directed to the hospitalist or intensivist service.

· The division is home to a COE for Tourette’s, provides a ketogenic diet program, and manages the EMU.

Highlights:

· Competitive salary with professional expense allowance

· Paid relocation and malpractice with tail coverage

· Generous benefits including retirement, health, dental and vision coverage

· Public Service Loan Forgiveness employer

The Department of Pediatrics has a record of academic achievement and provides education to medical and physician assistant students, and pediatric residents. The department along with our freestanding Children’s Hospital presently provides 160,000 patient encounters annually with 7,500 admissions and over 35,000 pediatric emergency room visits. The department has over 20 divisions, is actively growing with planned new programs and faculty hires and has been recognized as the best teaching department for almost every year in the last 35 years.

While primarily teaching clinicians, some faculty are engaged in research with infrastructure support.

With nearly 30,000 team members, 18 hospitals, and more than 300 physician practice sites, Prisma Health serves more than 1.2 million patients annually. Its goal is to improve the health of all patients by enhancing clinical quality, the patient experience and access to affordable care, as well as conducting clinical research and training the next generation of medical professionals. For more information, visit Prisma Health.org.

Columbia is the state capital with a diverse population and a large selection of cultural amenities due to the University of SC. Columbia is very family friendly with good schools, a revitalized downtown, nationally ranked zoo, and children’s museum. Outdoor activities are a premium due to our rivers, over 600 miles of Lake Murray shoreline, and state and national parks within 30-minute drives.