The VA St. Louis Healthcare System is recruiting full-time and/or part-time board certified or board eligible neurosurgeons to join their team. Candidates will help build and expand the program by performing cranial neurosurgical procedures and increasing spinal procedure complexity. The position offers a balance of clinical work, academics, and research with competitive pay and comprehensive federal benefits.
Practice Info
- Academic affiliations: Washington University and Saint Louis University Schools of Medicine
- Routine procedures: General Neurosurgical cases with an emphasis on spine
- Department staffing: 2 Neurosurgery FTEE, NP and admin support. There are 50 staff surgeons in nine different specialties in Surgical Service
- Equipment: New neurosurgery intraoperative microscope, instrumentation, etc.
- Clinic patients/consultations per day: Typically 1/2 day clinics of 7-8 pts per day
- Surgeries per week: 3-5 p/week
Shift & Schedule
- Full-time and/or part-time
- Call Schedule: 1 in 2...will share 50% of call with contract providers or eventual FTEE
- Office Hours: 7:30 am - 4:00 pm, M-F
Responsibilities
- Build the program by expanding and broadening the service into one that performs cranial neurosurgical procedures
- Increase the complexity of spinal procedures
Compensation
- Competitive pay
- Consideration for Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP)
- Travel and relocation incentive may be authorized
Benefits
- 26 Days paid annual (vacation/personal) leave – you can carry over up to 86 days into a new year
- 13 Days paid sick leave each year with no limit on accumulation
- 10 Federal holidays per year with pay
- 5 Days paid absence to attend approved CME courses (subject to budget availability)
- Health Insurance: VA employees have an outstanding number of health insurance plans from which to choose (premiums are partially paid by VA)
- Dental & Vision: Our insurance options also include exceptional vision and dental plans (premiums are partially paid by VA)
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Term life insurance, family, and additional coverage options
- Long-term care insurance
- Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) pension
- Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) 401K-type plan
Qualifications
- Required certifications: Must be Board Eligible or Certified in Neurosurgery
- Experience with general neurosurgical cases with an emphasis on spine
- Some expertise is required in complex degenerative cervical and lumbar spine
- Preferred qualifications: Endovascular therapy for intracranial aneurysms, administrative experience, complex spine training, willingness to lead plan to institute cranial neurosurgical procedures
Neurosurgeon in Saint Louis at Veterans Health Administration
This position is listed as part time and onsite. It was posted 4 days ago.