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JOB OVERVIEW
JOB REQUIREMENTS
- Profession: Physician
- Specialty: Endovascular Neurosurgery
- Job Type: Locum Tenens
- Location: Portland, Maine
- Service Setting: Inpatient
- Coverage Type: Call Only
- Coverage Period: Sep 01, 2026 – Ongoing
- Shift Schedule: 24 hour inpatient call; scheduled in blocks of 3–4 consecutive days, 10 days per month
- Reason for Coverage: Supplemental Coverage
- Travel, Lodging, and Malpractice Insurance Covered
- Patient Demographics: 100% inpatient; vascular neurosurgical patients only
- Admissions: Expected volume includes 170+ mechanical thrombectomies and 100+ intracranial aneurysms annually
- Rounding: Not Included
- Phone Consults: Yes
- Case Mix: Mechanical thrombectomy, ruptured/complex intracranial aneurysms, subarachnoid hemorrhage, intracranial hemorrhage, AVMs, dAVFs, carotid/intracranial occlusive disease
- No. of Beds in Department: 929 licensed beds (facility total)
- Trauma Level: Level I Trauma Center
- EMR System: Epic
- Specialty Backup Available: Neurocritical care, stroke neurology, anesthesia, emergency medicine, dedicated Neuro ICU, 24/7 APP support
- Support Staff Available: 24/7 Advanced Practice Provider support
- Hospital Privileges Required: Yes
- Temporary Privileges Available: No
- Credentialing Timeline: 30-90 days
- Mechanical thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke
- Endovascular aneurysm treatment
- Diagnostic cerebral angiography
- Open vascular neurosurgical procedures when appropriate
- Management of ruptured and complex intracranial aneurysms
- Treatment of cerebral arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) and dural arteriovenous fistulas (dAVFs)
- Peri-procedural inpatient management for cerebrovascular disease
JOB REQUIREMENTS
- Board: Board Certified
- Licenses: Active License or Active Universal License (IMLC) LOQ
- DEA: Active DEA Certification
- Certifications: Covid and flu vaccine
- Experience: Fellowship-trained Endovascular Neurosurgeon; must note overall years of experience and years of locum experience
- Other Qualifications: Experience in using EMR & Epic; must provide 2 supervisor and 1 peer references from 12 months; Self-Query NPDB Report pulled within 30 days; must note where the provider will be travelling from
- Provide dedicated vascular neurosurgical call coverage (no spine, trauma, tumor, or general neurosurgery)
- Perform emergency department and inpatient consultations for urgent and emergent cerebrovascular disease
- Interpret advanced cerebrovascular imaging and perform diagnostic cerebral angiography when clinically indicated
- Perform mechanical thrombectomy, endovascular aneurysm treatment, and other neuroendovascular procedures
- Manage peri-procedural inpatient care exclusively for vascular neurosurgical patients
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