Outpatient General Neurologist - UPMC Altoona, PA - Earning potential of $500K - Ability to grow your sub-specialty

Join a busy outpatient general neurology team of physicians, advanced practice providers, and supportive office and administrative staff dedicated to patient care.

Opportunity Details

• Build and grow a general & subspecialty practice
• Enjoy autonomy and decision making with a collegial group
• Work collaboratively with our neuro-intervention/stroke/neurosurgery teams
• Care for a mix of patients with movement disorders, headaches, epilepsy, stroke, cognitive disorders, neuro-muscular disorders and sleep disorders. 
• Your panel of patients will be filled immediately from a robust referral network from the surrounding 6 counties.
• Work Monday - Friday with shared practice call. A team of tele-neurohospitalists currently covers all inpatient care and hospital call.
• Our clinic is located 1-1/2 miles from the hospital in a medical mall which also houses a sleep lab, EEG and EMG lab, 2 medical labs, radiology and rehab services, as well as many primary and specialty physician offices.
• Our current providers read EEGs and perform EMGs.
• The hospital is an accredited Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center
• This is a clinical appointment 
• EPIC EMR 

What we Offer

• Competitive base salary plus RVU bonus commensurate with experience 
• $35K sign-on bonus plus relocation assistance
• $3,500 CME allowance plus five days
• Twenty days PTO plus seven holidays
• Outstanding benefit package including health, dental, vision and pension/retirement plan

About UPMC Altoona and UPMC 

• UPMC Altoona (part of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center hospital network) is a 375-bed regional health care system caring for residents of a six-county service area in central Pennsylvania. 
• UPMC Altoona is a level III trauma center, regional oncology center, a certified stroke center and provides comprehensive cardiology and cardiovascular surgery.
• The Health System’s medical staff is comprised of approximately 400 primary and specialty care physicians.
• UPMC is a $23 billion world-renowned health care provider and insurer 
• 92,000 employees, including 4,900 physicians
• Over 40 academic, community and specialty hospitals
• Over 800 doctors’ offices and outpatient sites
• UPMC is inventing new models of accountable, cost-effective, patient-centered care
• Closely affiliated with University of Pittsburgh, ranked among the top recipients of National Institutes of Health research funding since 1998

About the Community

• As an outpatient neurologist, you can choose to live in the Altoona/ Hollidaysburg area or State College (hometown of Penn State University's main campus). Both communities offer safe and enriching environments to enjoy work/life balance
• Located in the Altoona/Blair County/ Central Pennsylvania region 
• Very reasonable cost of living
• Excellent school systems
• Abundant cultural amenities including theatre, symphony, minor league baseball, transportation history, festivals, Big10 sports and national touring performing artists
• Centrally located with easy access to larger, neighboring cities. Between 40 minutes to 4.5 hours to major cities including Pittsburgh, State College, Philadelphia, DC, and NYC.
• Mountains to climb and ski, rivers and lakes to paddle and fish, trails and roadways to bike, numerous golf courses, tennis and pickle ball courts – right here!
• Everything you need within a 15-minute drive – no rush hour traffic, no parking fees

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran

Individuals hired into this role must comply with UPMC’s COVID vaccination requirements upon beginning employment with UPMC.

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