Physician - Neurosurgery

About the job

MultiCare Neuroscience Institute is hiring a full-time neurosurgeon in Spokane to join its experienced neurosurgery team. The neurosurgeon is a leader within the institute, providing advanced surgical care for complex neurological disorders, covering spinal, cranial, functional and peripheral nerve conditions, along with inpatient care for high-acuity patients and ongoing outpatient care.

MultiCare Deaconess Hospital serves the greater Spokane region as a 388-bed acute-care hospital with a Level III Trauma Center, a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, a Primary Stroke Center, a Certified Chest Pain Center and a Maternal Fetal Medicine program. It offers inpatient, outpatient, surgical, diagnostic and emergency care and is the area's only hospital with national accreditation in bariatric surgery.

What you'll do

• Evaluate and manage neurosurgical patients in outpatient clinic, through hospital consultations and in pre-operative planning
• Perform cranial, spinal and peripheral nerve surgery
• Handle perioperative management and post-operative care, including inpatient rounding and coordination
• Review diagnostic studies like CT, MRI and neuroangiography when planning surgery
• Work with specialists and teams in neurology, radiology, oncology, trauma, critical care and rehabilitation
• Teach patients and families about procedures, what to expect in recovery and ongoing management
• Take part in academic conferences, multidisciplinary team meetings, case reviews, quality initiatives, clinical research and protocol development
• Document clinical encounters accurately and meet institutional, regulatory and payer standards

What you need

• An M.D. or D.O. degree from an accredited institution
• Completion of a neurosurgery residency
• Board certification or board eligibility in Neurosurgery
• A Washington State medical license, or eligibility for one, by the employment start date
• DEA registration, an NPI number and prescriptive authority
• BLS for Healthcare Providers certification from the American Heart Association
• A strong commitment to team-based care, ongoing learning and clinical excellence

Schedule

• Full-time (1.0 FTE), day shift, variable schedule
• About two clinic days and two OR days a week

Benefits

• Production and quality incentive pay on top of base salary
• Student loan repayment, relocation and sign-on incentives
• Medical and dental coverage, retirement, CME, annual leave and malpractice insurance including tail
• Access to academic affiliations with the medical schools of Washington State University and the University of Washington
• Research opportunities through the MultiCare Research Institute
• Support from the largest outpatient and regional referral center in the region
• Tuition assistance and career development
• Well-being support, including Code Lavender and Employee Assistance Programs