Headache Medicine Neurologist - South Dakota

Headache Medicine Neurologist (MD/DO)

Position Summary

The Headache Medicine Neurologist provides specialized neurologic care focused on the evaluation, diagnosis, and long-term management of primary and secondary headache disorders. This role emphasizes evidence-based treatment, procedural therapies, and multidisciplinary collaboration to improve quality of life for patients with acute and chronic headache conditions.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Evaluate and manage patients with headache disorders including migraine, tension-type headache, cluster headache, trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias, and other facial pain syndromes
• Diagnose and manage secondary headache conditions and coordinate appropriate diagnostic evaluation
• Develop and implement individualized treatment plans utilizing preventive, abortive, and rescue therapies
• Manage pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic headache treatments
• Perform office-based procedures consistent with training and privileges, such as onabotulinumtoxinA (Botox) injections, peripheral nerve blocks, and trigger point injections
• Interpret relevant diagnostic studies including neuroimaging and laboratory results
• Provide outpatient headache clinic care and inpatient neurology or headache consultation services as needed
• Collaborate with primary care providers, pain management, behavioral health, sleep medicine, physical therapy, and other neurology subspecialties
• Educate patients and families regarding diagnoses, treatment strategies, medication use, and lifestyle modification
• Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation
• Participate in quality improvement, patient safety, and outcomes initiatives
• Supervise and educate residents, fellows, advanced practice providers, or trainees as applicable
• Comply with all regulatory, accreditation, and professional standards

Qualifications

• Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) from an accredited medical school
• Completion of an accredited Neurology residency program
• Fellowship training in Headache Medicine preferred
• Board-eligible or board-certified in Neurology
• Board certification or eligibility in Headache Medicine preferred
• Ability to obtain and maintain unrestricted state medical licensure
• DEA registration or eligibility

Skills and Competencies

• Expertise in headache and facial pain diagnosis and management
• Strong clinical judgment and diagnostic reasoning skills
• Proficiency with headache-specific procedures and therapies
• Excellent communication and patient counseling abilities
• Ability to manage chronic and complex neurologic conditions
• Commitment to evidence-based, patient-centered care

Work Environment

• Outpatient headache clinics and neurology practices with possible inpatient consultation responsibilities
• Schedule typically includes weekday clinic hours with limited call depending on practice model

Physical Requirements

• Ability to sit, stand, and move throughout clinical environments
• Manual dexterity for neurologic examinations and office-based procedures
• Visual and auditory acuity sufficient for patient assessment and diagnostic interpretation