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Duties and Responsibilities of Medical Director, Epilepsy/EEG

General: Provide the medical leadership required to oversee the adult Epilepsy program.

• Develop plans which would enable the hospital center to establish a seizure/epilepsy monitoring program that would provide efficient and competent video monitoring to aid in the determination of patient diagnosis and subsequent treatment.

• Interface with administration on staffing and capital requirements that must be available to properly run an efficient service.

• Interpret and report EEG studies (Paterson/Wayne). Assure that all studies are interpreted and reported in an appropriate time frame.

• Establish and oversee an EEG reading panel.

• Conduct educational meetings with technologists to teach, to review records and to improve techniques, and to monitor quality of studies.

• Conduct nursing staff ongoing in-service education. Assist in review of nursing policies and procedures as they relate to video monitoring of patients.

• Develop CQI and PI plans with staff, review outcomes and implement corrective action plans.

• Assist in marketing development and outreach efforts to hospital and community physicians.

• Evaluate new and existing equipment, help technologists in troubleshooting problems, meet with company representatives to maintain proper maintenance, upgrades and insure proper equipment utilization by the program.

• Implement and conduct combined adult and pediatric Epilepsy conferences/meetings.

• Present Grand Rounds or other similar lectures.

• Implement epilepsy teaching rounds with house staff.

• Attend meetings as required.

• Perform other duties as assigned by the Chief, Neurology and Chairman of Medicine.

Duties and Responsibilities of Attending Physician:

Clinical

• Serve as consulting neurologist on unassigned and private patients (initial consult and follow-up on the medical floor, Neuro/Stroke Unit, ICU).

• Share general neurology call coverage (approximately 1:4)

• Precept Neurology clinic (1 morning/week) (DePaul Center)

• Collaborate with designated Advance Practice Nurses assigned to neurology/stroke

• Read/interpret/report EEGs

• Private practice office (mix of epilepsy and general neurology)

• Participate in ongoing clinical research and clinical trials

Administrative

• Assist in development of clinical guidelines for neurology, epilepsy and EMU.

• Attend neurology/stroke/Department of Medicine meetings as required.

• Participate in quality improvement and performance improvement efforts within the Division of Neurology

Teaching

• Responsible for teaching medical residents and students rotating through Neurology

• Provide lectures/Grand Rounds/M&M for medical residents as requested

• Collaborate with Nursing and other departments as needed in educational efforts related to Neurology

General

• Perform all other duties as assigned by Chief of Neurology, Chairman of Medicine.

• Maintain ABMS recognized Board Certification in Neurology or one of its subspecialties.

• Develop a specific area of clinical interest within the Neuroscience Service Line.

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