Chief of Neurology - Part-time

Lemuel Shattuck Hospital is seeking a dedicated and experienced Chief of Neurology to lead its neurology department with clinical excellence and compassionate care. This pivotal role provides strategic neurology leadership while delivering direct patient care, including the development of comprehensive treatment plans in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams. The Chief will oversee inpatient neurology consultative services, EEG operations, and outpatient specialty clinics, ensuring high-quality neurological care across all service areas.

Please Note Scheduled Hours:  20HRs per week between the hours of 8AM-4:30PM Monday-Friday

Duties and Responsibilities (these duties are a general summary and not all inclusive):

• Deliver inpatient and outpatient neurology care, including consultations, clinics, and telephone coverage

• Provide telehealth services and interpret EEG studies for the hospital and affiliated DPH institutions

• Ensure timely neurology staff participation in consultations and call schedules

• Lead training and educational sessions for medical personnel and residents

• Support quality improvement initiatives and ensure compliance with regulatory standards

• Advise leadership on strategic planning, service performance, referral relationships, and operational efficiency

• Serve up to two weeks annually as inpatient attending the Acute Medicine teaching service

• Participate in medical staff recruitment, hospital committees, and other delegated duties

• Uphold hospital policies, medical ethics, and professional standards

Required Qualifications:

• Demonstrated ability to teach medical theory and clinical practice

• Proven experience supervising residents, nurses, and allied health professionals

• Strong communication skills with peers, paraprofessionals, and patients

• Capacity to oversee administrative duties at a senior clinical level

• Collaborative approach to working across multidisciplinary teams

• Comprehensive knowledge of general internal medicine, including diagnosis, management, and specialized procedures

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with state operating procedures and their impact on hospital operations

About the Lemuel Shattuck Hospital:

Lemuel Shattuck Hospital is a fully Joint Commission accredited teaching facility that provides acute, subacute, and ambulatory care to patients referred by public agencies and private sector providers. Shattuck Hospital’s services help economically and socially disadvantaged patients to get high quality, cost-effective care from a staff that respects their dignity.

Located in the heart of Boston’s Jamaica Plain neighborhood, the Shattuck Hospital includes 248 inpatient beds including 95 Psychiatric beds and 29 Correctional Health beds. In addition, the Shattuck has a full outpatient clinic with many specialties that offers treatment to patients of the Department of Mental Health as well as Department of Correction and House of Correction inmates and communi