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SLUCare Neurology - Academic Headache Specialist

Employer
SSM Health
Location
Saint Louis, MO
Closing date
Aug 20, 2025
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Specialty
Neurology

Job Details

Job Description

SLUCare Neurology is seeking an Academic Headache Specialist for either early career or mid-career with additional leadership opportunities.

With the recruitment of a new permanent chair and commitment for a significant 5-year growth in Neurosciences, the Department of Neurology at Saint Louis University (SLU) School of Medicine/ SSM Health - SLUCare is expanding in all neurologic subspecialties. The ideal candidate will be either early or mid-career with a desire to run a headache specialty clinic. The early career candidate will be provided with support in clinical leadership training and the mid-career candidate will have protected time opportunities for either research, educational roles, or leadership roles depending on experiences.

The Department of Neurology has 22 faculty including adult and pediatric neurologist including subspecialties of neuromuscle, epilepsy, movement disorders, neuroimmunology, vascular neurology, neurointerventional and neurocritical care. The adult neurology residency has six residents per year. The child neurology residency has two residents per year. There are fellowships in neurophysiology, vascular neurology and neurointerventional with new fellowships in 2025 of neurocritical care and movement disorders.

Requirements:
  • Must be a licensed physician and neurologist with experience in headache treatments
  • Board-certified or board-eligible in neurology
  • Headache fellowship training preferred, but not required
  • Sensitive to the needs of underrepresented minorities given our patient population.
  • Interest in education, research, quality improvement and/or leadership for academic pursuits is also needed.


Competitive Financial Package:
  • 2-year salary guarantee
  • Sign-on and retention bonuses
  • Robust benefits package including:
    • Health, dental, vision, and life insurance
    • Retirement plans with employer match contributions
    • 6 weeks of vacation
    • $5,000 annual CME allowance
  • Full Faculty Academic Appointment at Saint Louis University School of Medicine will be provided in a rank commensurate with experience.
  • Any protected time based on career goals and appropriate experience is negotiated with the Chair of the Department of Neurology.


Facility Description

SLU Hospital is 395 bed hospital- Comprehensive Stroke Center, Level One Trauma Center, Level 4 Epilepsy Center and Comprehensive ALS Center of Excellence. We offer DBS surgical, epilepsy surgery, MEG, TMS, quantitative EEG, TCDs, botox, and infusion centers. In addition, there is a 20 bed neurocritical care, six bed Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (EMU).

SLUCare Physician Group and SSM Health have partnered for decades to provide exceptional medical services to patients at Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital, St. Mary’s Hospital, and recently Saint Louis University Hospital.

SLUCare’s more than 600 faculty, other academic medical professionals, and staff are now a dedicated academic physician division within SSM Health – St. Louis and continue their work as researchers and educators. They collaborate with SSM Health Medical Group’s more than 600 community-based providers to deliver care at more than 50 physician office locations, as well as through comprehensive virtual and digital health services throughout Missouri and Southern Illinois.

About SSM Health SSM Health is a Catholic not-for-profit health system serving the comprehensive health needs of communities across the Midwest through a robust and fully integrated health care delivery system. Headquartered in St. Louis, SSM Health has care delivery sites in Missouri, Illinois, Oklahoma and Wisconsin. The health system includes 24 hospitals, more than 300 physician offices and other outpatient care sites, 10 post-acute facilities, comprehensive home care and hospice services, a pharmacy benefit company, an insurance company, a technology company and an Accountable Care Organization.

Community Information:

The St. Louis metro area has over 2.8 million residents, a rich history and wonderful attractions. You'll enjoy the benefits of the Arch, MLB Cardinals and NHL Blues, the St. Louis Symphony, the Fox Theater, the Art Museum, the Science Center, the Botanical Gardens and the Zoo. The area has outstanding public and private schools, including 3 major Universities, and Midwestern friendliness and housing costs below the national average.

Our continued investment in our physicians and their practices reflects the commitment we have to advancing health care for the communities we serve.

SSM Health is committed to equal employment opportunity based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, and all other statuses protected by law.

To view all of our current provider career opportunities, visit joinssmhealth.com.

SSM Health is committed to equal employment opportunity based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, and all other statuses protected by law. To view all of our current provider career opportunities, visit joinssmhealth.com.

Facility & Address

  • MO-SSM Health SLUCare Academic Pavilion
  • 1008 South Spring Avenue Saint Louis MO 63110


Contact Information

Annemarie Konz, MBA Talent Acquisition Partner, Provider

  • Phone: 314-405-5931
  • Email: Click to email

Company

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Thoughtful. Insightful. Purposeful.
There is something wholly unique and special about practicing medicine at SSM Health. Being here, you’ll experience a remarkable feeling of purpose, fulfillment, and connectedness. It’s all-encompassing and inspiring, and it’s what defines and drives our teams every day. We call it the healing power of presence and it touches, enhances, and advances all aspects of the care we give and the careers we offer.

For the clinicians at SSM Health, being here means being part of a heartful heritage of healing. It’s an opportunity to further a caring legacy while advancing medicine with an esteemed organization that encourages collaboration, empowers innovation, supports growth, and seeks to elevate care for everyone we serve.

Together – We Care.

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Devoted care everywhere
SSM Health’s healing legacy originated in St. Louis, Missouri over 150 years ago where five nuns, known as the Sisters of St. Mary’s, were called to aid and heal in God’s name. Since those humble beginnings, SSM Health has grown to become one of the largest Catholic not-for-profit integrated health systems serving the Midwest. Today, our healing ministry includes over 13,900 providers and approximately 40,000 team members, all working together with a shared Mission to deliver exceptional health care services that reveal the healing presence of God across Missouri, Oklahoma, Illinois, and Wisconsin.

With 23 hospitals, 12 post-acute care centers, and over 650 physician offices and specialty care clinics spread across four states, SSM Health offers a world of opportunities where clinicians can do a world of good. Whether you’re seeking to heal, teach, learn, lead, connect, or discover, there’s a place within SSM Health for you to thrive.

No matter where you work within SSM Health, you can expect to be cared for personally and rewarded professionally with:

  • A very comprehensive and competitive total compensation and benefits package.
  • Extensive support and resources to support continued personal and professional growth.
  • Strategic organizational investments in practice infrastructure and technologies to enhance our practice efficiency and increase clinician satisfaction.
  • Generous paid time off and paid family leave so our team members can achieve work-life balance.
  • And much more.

To learn more about our culture of care or to explore our full list of physician and advanced practice provider opportunities, visit JoinSSMHealth.com.

 

 

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