Legacy Health

Key Responsibilities

• • Provides consultation services for patients with neurologic conditions who are hospitalized at a Legacy Hospital(s). Consultation services include an active role on the Stroke team providing acute stroke therapies.
• • Provides telephone and telemedicine consultative services for patients with neurologic conditions throughout the region.
• • Provides continuous coverage for neurology services together with the other neurology specialists on the Legacy Hospital(s)’ Medical Staff.
• • Performs and/or interprets procedures within scope of practice.
• • Responds promptly in writing to referral source with clinical findings and suggested plan of care.
• • Participation in consultative and follow-up outpatient clinics, as requested.
• • Assists all team members in using hospital services in an efficient and cost-effective manner.
• • Participates in education, training, and evaluation of house staff, medical students, and hospital personnel who have direct patient care responsibilities on the inpatient departments.
• • Collaborates with colleagues and other staff to develop policies and procedures for neurological care across Legacy Health.
• • Participates in quality assurance and continuous improvement in neurologic care processes as implemented by the organization to support high-quality and cost-effective care.
• • Provides input and recommendations to Legacy Health leadership on new technology, supplies, pharmaceuticals, and other new programs or services pertaining to neurological care.
• • Participates regularly in the teaching activities of the Inpatient Medicine Department and Stroke Program, including resident, student and staff education and outreach continuing medical education.
• • Participates in development of new programs and services, as requested.
• • Serves on department, hospital, and Legacy Health committees as requested.
• • Participates in marketing/outreach for neurology programs.
• • Participates in recruitment of neurology team members.