Job Description
Neurologist – Telehealth Correctional Health
Location: Harris County Sheriff's Office, Houston, TX 77002, United StatesJob ID: 176841Pay: $0.00 – $0.00 (Not Listed)Position Type: Part TimeCareer Area: Correctional Health
About Harris Health SystemHarris Health System is the public healthcare safety-net provider established in 1966 to serve residents of Harris County, Texas. The system promotes better health for the community, focusing on low-income, uninsured, and underinsured patients through acute and primary care, wellness, disease management, and population health services.
Ben Taub Hospital (Level 1 Trauma Center) and Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital (Level 3 Trauma Center) anchor Harris Health’s network of clinics, health centers, specialty locations, and virtual (telemedicine) services. Harris Health is nationally recognized with Magnet® nursing designation, NCQA patient-centered clinic recognition, and strong academic partnerships with leading medical institutions.
Job Summary – Correctional HealthThe Telehealth Neurologist provides specialized neurological care through remote consultation services for incarcerated adult patients within the Harris County Jail. This part-time role includes conducting virtual evaluations and managing neurological conditions such as seizures, headaches, neuropathies, and movement disorders using secure telehealth platforms.
The Neurologist collaborates closely with on-site nursing staff and primary care providers to deliver timely, evidence-based recommendations that support continuity of care in a correctional setting.
Minimum Qualifications
Education:
Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO)
Licensure & Certification:
Valid Texas Medical License
Board-Certified Adult Neurologist (completion of an ACGME-accredited Neurology Fellowship)
Active DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration) License
Work Experience:
No prior experience required
Communication Skills:
Above Average Verbal Communication (Heavy Public Contact)
Exceptional Verbal (Public Speaking)
Writing / Correspondence
Writing / Reports
Proficiencies:
Personal Computer
Knowledge / Skills / Abilities:
Analytical abilities
Medical terminology
Mathematics
Research knowledge
Work Schedule:
Flexible
Additional Information:
Equipment Operated: Computer
Leave requests require 60 days’ notice
CME: 5 business days per year (advance notice required for coverage arrangements)
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Numbers & Facts
| Location | Houston, TX |
| Industry | Healthcare Services |
| Company Size | 5,000 to 9,999 employees |
| Year Founded | 1966 |
| Website | https://www.harrishealth.org/en/pages/home.aspx |
About Company
Harris Health is a nationally recognized health system comprising three teaching hospitals and an extensive network of ambulatory care centers serving the people of Harris County, Texas, since 1966. Staffed by the faculty, fellows and residents from two nationally ranked medical schools, Baylor College of Medicine and The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), Harris Health is the first healthcare system in Houston to receive the prestigious National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) designation for its network of patient-centered medical homes.
Each year, Harris Health provides more than 1.8 million total outpatient visits through its more than 40 ambulatory care facilities. Additionally, Harris Health sees more than 177,000 emergency visits at its Level 1 and Level 3 trauma centers and 35,000 hospital admissions through its three hospitals: Ben Taub, LBJ and Quentin Mease. Established by voter referendum to enhance the level of charity care available in the community, Harris Health System has often received national recognition for serving those in need and for its achievements in operational excellence, such as being named to the 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 Most Wired Hospitals lists by the American Hospital Association's Hospitals & Health Networks magazine.
Additionally, Harris Health System is pleased that each of its three hospitals: Ben Taub, Lyndon B. Johnson and Quentin Mease - achieved Pathway to Excellence designation by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.
Skills
- Communication Skillsunmatched
- Correctional Healthunmatched
- Hospitalunmatched
- Licensing Complianceunmatched
- Mathematicsunmatched
- Medical Terminologyunmatched
- Medicineunmatched
- National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)unmatched
- Neurologyunmatched
- Nursingunmatched
- Osteopathyunmatched
- Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
- Primary Careunmatched
- Public Healthunmatched
- Public Safetyunmatched
- Reporting Skillsunmatched
- Telehealthunmatched
- Telemedicineunmatched
- Time Managementunmatched
- United States Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)unmatched
- Writing Skillsunmatched
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