Locums - Inpatient Neurology - New Haven, CT

Job description

Start Date: February 1, 2027
Contract Length: 6 months
Shift Details: 7on/7off Monday - Sunday
Schedule: 12-hour shifts – Nights Only

Work Details:
• Support staff: Chief resident and attending available for calls/support
• Patients per day: 8-12 ppd
• Department description: Level 1 trauma center – No OR or procedural support needed.
• EMR: Epic
• Hospital bed size: 1541
• Skills required: Providers must be able to do rounding and consults

Essential Responsibilities:
Inpatient Clinical Care (Neurology/Neurosurgery/Stroke)
• Manage inpatient care for a diverse neurosciences census, including acute neurologic conditions and neurosurgical patients.
• Perform daily rounds, ongoing assessments, and develop diagnostic and treatment plans.
• Provide inpatient management of pre-operative and post-operative patients, including risk stratification, optimization, monitoring for complications, and coordination of perioperative plans.
• Manage post-procedure and post-operative issues (e.g., neurologic status changes, pain control, DVT prophylaxis, wound and drain considerations per protocol, mobility restrictions, nutrition, and delirium prevention).
Consultative Services
• Respond to and manage inpatient consults across the hospital (e.g., altered mental status, seizures, focal deficits, headache, spine/brain pathology evaluation, and post-operative neurologic changes).
• Obtain focused histories, perform neurologic and/or post-operative assessments, interpret diagnostic data, and document consult recommendations.
• Coordinate with attending physicians to triage consult urgency and ensure timely follow-up and continuity of care.
Stroke Care
• Participate in acute stroke workflows and inpatient stroke management in collaboration with stroke neurology, emergency department teams, imaging, and nursing.
• Support evaluation and ongoing management of ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke patients, secondary prevention planning, and discharge readiness.
• Coordinate transitions of care, including rehabilitation placement and outpatient follow-up planning.