Pediatric Neurology, Richmond, Virginia

Pediatric Neurology Opportunity with Bon Secours in Richmond, Virginia

Bon Secours Medical Group is hiring a Board-Certified Pediatric Neurologist to support Bon Secours Pediatric Neurology Clinic and St. Mary’s Hospital in providing neurological care to pediatric patients ranging from newborns through teenage years. Our outpatient clinic is located on the campus of St. Mary’s Hospital and offers diagnosis, treatment, and care to pediatric patients with a variety of neurological conditions. St. Mary’s Hospital is a 391-bed facility in Richmond near the West End. St. Mary’s has a dedicated pediatric emergency department, as well as inpatient pediatric intensive care, neonatal intensive care, and general pediatric units. This clinic offers a robust clinical support staff including LPNs, CMAs, and LCSWs.

Position Details:

This Pediatric Neurology opportunity focuses exclusively on clinical practice, with no academic or research component. Physicians see a good mix of general neurological cases including headaches, epilepsy, and a variety of movement disorders. Practice scope includes EEG reading, opportunity to provide sleep studies, and lumbar punctures. There is strong support from nurses and other pediatric subspecialty physicians including Endocrinology, Gastroenterology and Pulmonology. Pediatric Hospitalists are in place to help with admissions and rounding on patients.

Highlights

• Call Rotation 1:4
• Clinic Hours Monday- Friday, 8-12 patients per day
• In-Office EEG testing
• Inpatient sleep studies are available for children 3 years & older and EEG monitoring.

Qualifications:

1. Board Certified or Board Eligible Pediatric Neurology
2. Board Certified Epilepsy (preferred)
3. US Citizen

Benefits | Incentives

• APC Collaboration Incentive
• Strategic Care Bonuses
• Health, Dental, Vision, HSA, FSA, Disability, Medical Malpractice Insurance w/tail-coverage
• Sign on Bonuses
• Student Loan Assistance
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF)
• 403b Plan w/company match, 457b Plan, Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (funded 100% by company)
• CME, DEA, VA license, Board fees, Relocation Reimbursement
• Work/Life Balance Resources

Established in 1966, Bon Secours St. Mary’s Hospital is a 391-bed facility located in Richmond’s Near West End. St. Mary’s has 1,200 associated physicians who provide over 75,000 outpatient visits annually. The hospital has a service area containing approximately 1.3 million people and primarily serves residents of the City of Richmond and Chesterfield, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, and Louisa Counties.

Highlights of the hospital include:

• Point of care testing in the Emergency Department to provide lab results and imaging in minutes.
• 28-bed Neuroscience Telemetry Unit & Neuroscience Step-down Unit, with exclusively private rooms.
• State of the art, 64 slice CT scanner adjoining the Emergency Department for ultra-fast head imaging.
• Bi-Plane interventional imaging system for cerebral angiography, delivery of intra-arterial thrombolytics & use of the MERCI ischemic stroke clot removal system.
• Joint Commission Certification in Advanced Heart Failure
• Joint Commission Certification in LVAD Therapy
• Joint Commission Certification in Palliative Care
• Joint Commission Certification in Comprehensive Stroke Center
• America Heart Association 2020 Gold Plus HF Honor Roll in Heart Failure
• AACN Beacon Award of Excellence
• NICHE Designated Hospital
• Magnet Recognized American Nurses Credentialing Center

Richmond provides easy access to the amenities of a large urban setting as well as an easy commute for those seeking a more rural lifestyle. Within two hours of the Blue Ridge Mountains, the Atlantic Ocean and Washington D.C., Richmond is uniquely situated within Central Virginia. It is home to the State Capital, Washington Redskins Training Facility, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, and countless cultural, food, and music festivals. The area offers a wide range of entertainment, recreational, and leisure activities usually found in much larger cities and consistently ranks as one of the top places in the country to live, work, and play!

On September 1, 2018 Bon Secours Health System and Mercy Health combined to become the United States’ fifth largest Catholic health care ministry and one of the nation’s 20 largest health care systems. Bon Secours Mercy Health serves communities along the east coast and in Ohio and Kentucky.  

At Bon Secours Mercy Health, we are dedicated to continually improving health care quality, safety and cost effectiveness. Our hospitals, care sites and clinicians are recognized for clinical and operational excellence. By utilizing robust measurement and reporting processes, we hold ourselves accountable for enhancing care and improving outcomes for our patients, residents and clients. Through partnerships and by investing in innovative processes, technology and products, we are continually striving to drive health care quality while reducing costs and in addressing health care issues facing entire communities (such as enhancing access to behavioral health care services and fighting opioid dependency).
Bon Secours Mercy Health at a glance:

• Not-for-profit Catholic health system sponsored by Bon Secours Mercy Ministries
• Provides almost $2 million each day in community benefit
• Owns, manages or joint-ventures facilities in seven states
• 43 hospitals, more than 1,000 care sites
• More than 57,000 employees, including 2,100 physicians and advanced practice clinicians