Behavioral Neurologists-Expanding Memory Center-Chicago

Now Hiring: Behavioral Neurologists for our established Memory Center
Location: Expanding from Park Ridge, IL to the North, South, and Southwest Suburbs of Chicago
Main Facility: Advocate Health Memory Center at Lutheran General Hospital

About Us:

The Advocate Health Memory Center, a leader in dementia care, education, and research, is seeking a dedicated Behavioral Neurologist to join our esteemed team. Our center, part of the GUIDE program for dementia care, is expanding to enhance our comprehensive approach to brain health. We are committed to diagnosing and treating memory loss diseases, including Alzheimer's and other dementias, using a sophisticated, multidisciplinary approach.

Job Description:

This ambulatory focused position offers the opportunity to be part of a respected team dedicated to patient-centered care. With possible limited inpatient service depending on the candidate, there is the option of protected time to participate in clinical trials and investigator-initiated research. Our Memory Center is supported by experienced physicians, neuropsychologists, research staff, and a social worker, fostering a collaborative environment for comprehensive dementia care.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide compassionate care for patients with Alzheimer's and other dementias, supporting their care partners.
• Engage in clinical, educational, and research activities to advance dementia care.
• Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team to offer holistic and integrated care plans. Main memory center site is at Advocate Lutheran General however multiple other sites in need of development/satellite clinics. Practice locations for those open to discussion.
• Educate families, colleagues, and staff across the system on dementia care practices.

Qualifications:

• Board Certification in Neurology with fellowship training/UCNS Board Certification/Eligibility in Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry preferred.
• Board Certification in Psychiatry, Internal Medicine, or Family Practice with fellowship training in Behavioral Neurology or Geriatrics and Board certification/eligibility with plans to certify may also be considered.
• Neurology candidates pursuing Behavioral Neurology certification through the practice track will be considered.
• Excellent communication skills and a desire to work in a team-based environment.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
• Protected research time and opportunities for professional development available.
• Work-life balance
• Be part of a growing, innovative Neurology and Neuroscience program with multiple subspecialties available including Neurocritical Care units, Epilepsy/EMU, Neuro Immunology, Sleep Neurology, Neuromuscular Neurology, Neuro Oncology, Vascular Neurology, all dedicated to improving brain health.

 
Advocate Health, the 3rd largest nonprofit integrated health system in the nation, offers a unique and rewarding environment for physicians and advance practice clinicians. With over 4,000 physicians and 2,500 advance practice clinicians in our Midwest region-throughout Metro Chicago, IL, Greater Milwaukee and Eastern Wisconsin, we are proud to directly influence the changing health care landscape. 
 

What Advocate Health offers

• Integrated nationally recognized organization with a physician-led medical group
• A diverse and inclusive environment ensuring safe and equitable care for all patients
• A competitive compensation model that is sustainable, equitable, transparent, compliant, and rewarding
• Comprehensive benefits package that includes health, dental, vision and life insurance, CME allowance, 401K and a deferred compensation plan, and paid medical liability insurance
• Relocation assistance up to $12,000
• Paid Time Off
• Adoption assistance and surrogacy assistance 
• Education Assistance Program
• Pre-tax accounts for dependent care, health care and commuter benefit 
• Leave-of-absence programs including: FMLA, Military Leave, Parental Leave, Personal Leave, VESSA Leave

About Advocate Health
Advocate Health is the 3rd largest nonprofit health care system in the United States. We are a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Advocate Health has a combined footprint across six states – Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, North Carolina, South Carolina and Wisconsin. In Illinois and Wisconsin, we serve nearly 3 million patients annually across more than 500 sites of care in 27 hospitals. We are a leading employer in the Midwest with a diverse team of over 77,000, including 3,700+ employed physicians and more than 2,000 Advanced Practice Clinicians in our clinician-led medical group. 

We are committed to diversity and inclusion every single day and in everything we do. By cultivating an atmosphere of acceptance and compassion, we create a welcoming environment where our patients can heal, our teammates can thrive, and our business can grow. As a teammate, working in a diverse setting allows you the chance to grow in ways that will broaden your perspective to deliver the best possible patient care.

Advocate Lutheran General Hospital is the leading health care provider in Chicago’s North and Northwest suburbs offering a Level I Trauma Center, access to national clinical trials and advanced medical technologies. As a nationally recognized academic and research hospital, patients have access to the most advanced treatment in the areas of cardiology, cancer, neurosciences, orthopedics and women’s health.

Advocate Lutheran General Hospital is surrounded by family friendly communities with outstanding school systems, commuter train service and easy access to all the amenities and recreational activities of downtown Chicago and the Lake Michigan shoreline. Physicians may choose to live in the city or a suburban location as the hospital is in close proximity to two major Chicago expressways. Accompanying this opportunity is a resource rich, comprehensive benefits package.

ALGH is the most nationally recognized hospital in the greater north and northwest suburban region of Chicago. Advocate Lutheran General Hospital has been caring for area residents for more than 110 years. A leader in the medical community, Lutheran General has been recognized as one of the nation's 100 Top Hospitals 14 times by Thomson Reuters. This reasearch and teritary care facility features the only Level l Trauma Center in northwest suburban Chicago. Lutheran General Hospital shares its campus with Advocate Lutheran General Children's Hospital. It is one of the most comprehensive providers of pediatric care in the state and serves as a major Midwest referral center for infants and children.

Affiliated with several area medical schools, ALGH is one of the largest non-university training centers for primary care physicians in Illinois.

Park Ridge is a picturesque suburb located 14 miles northwest of downtown Chicago, convenient to O'Hare Airport, major expressways, CTA and Metra trains allowing for an easy commute into the city while enjoying peaceful suburban living.  

Park Ridge is a prime residential community that retains its distinctive, small-town charm where “community” is a big part of this suburban town. The City’s vibrant Uptown shopping area includes the Metra station, Public Library and several parks featuring live musical concerts and special events are held in the summer. Throughout the City, quiet tree-lined streets, pleasing architecture, excellent schools, centrally located library and ample parks help make Park Ridge one of the most desirable family communities in the Chicago area.

Unique shops and a great selection of restaurants fill the Uptown area, where new buildings blend serenely with historic ones. The Uptown Park Ridge skyline is graced with cupolas, church spires and the 100-foot tower of the Art Deco Pickwick Theatre, which is on the National Register of Historic Places.

In addition to the Uptown shopping area, Park Ridge offers other shopping and dining convenient to every neighborhood, including South Park, Village Green, the Dee Park area bordering Oakton Ave. and the Higgins Corridor bordering Chicago.

Park Ridge hosts a variety of businesses from privately owned to major corporations and is home to Lutheran General Hospital, a Level 1 trauma center, teaching hospital and part of Advocate Aurora Health.