NEUROLOGIST - PERSONAL INJURY SPECIALIST
Neurahealth
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Job description
<div class="content-intro"><h4><strong>About Neura:</strong></h4>
<p>Neura Health is a nationwide, doctor-led practice built to eliminate the barriers between patients and life-changing care. As the country's leading virtual neurology clinic, we provide an all-in-one longitudinal platform where cutting-edge technology meets specialized expertise to manage the entire spectrum of neurological diseases. While traditional brick-and-mortar clinics are at a breaking point, forcing patients to endure dangerous 4-6 month wait times, Neura is scaling the nation’s largest virtual practice to deliver immediate access to the 145 million Americans in need. Through strategic partnerships with leading health systems, pharmaceutical innovators, and large clinics, as well as a direct-to-patient model, we are fundamentally transforming the referral landscape and reducing average wait time from 276 days to 5 days.</p>
<p>Our tech-enabled model provides a comprehensive, end-to-end experience that goes far beyond a standard consultation. We offer patients seamless access to personalized care plans and expert care navigation, ensuring no one has to manage their journey alone. This mission is powered by our multidisciplinary specialized care teams, which include world-class physicians, nurse practitioners, physician associates, and dedicated care coaches. We leverage AI-powered workflow optimization and continuous monitoring for everything from chronic headaches and epilepsy to complex memory disorders. Backed by $22M in funding from world-class investors, we are not just improving neurology; we are revolutionizing it. We are looking for purpose-driven innovators to join us in making high-quality brain health a reality for everyone.</p></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(63, 44, 38);"><strong>About the Role</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(63, 44, 38);">Neura Health is seeking an experienced, board-certified Neurologist to support our growing personal injury and medical-legal division. In this role, you'll conduct independent neurological evaluations for patients involved in personal injury claims — including motor vehicle accidents, workplace injuries, and slip-and-fall cases — and produce clear, defensible medical-legal documentation. This is a flexible, telehealth-based opportunity ideal for a neurologist who wants to apply their clinical expertise to the medical-legal space, with the autonomy of a 1099 contract structure and the ability to build a caseload around your schedule.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(63, 44, 38);"><strong>Responsibilities</strong></span></p>
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<li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(63, 44, 38);"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(63, 44, 38);">Conduct comprehensive telehealth neurological evaluations for patients involved in personal injury claims (MVAs, workplace injuries, slip-and-falls, and related trauma)</span></li>
<li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(63, 44, 38);"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(63, 44, 38);">Perform independent medical examinations (IMEs) and thorough reviews of medical records, imaging, and prior treatment history</span></li>
<li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(63, 44, 38);"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(63, 44, 38);">Author detailed, well-substantiated medical-legal reports addressing diagnosis, causation, prognosis, permanency, and treatment recommendations</span></li>
<li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(63, 44, 38);"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(63, 44, 38);">Provide expert opinions and, when needed, deposition or testimony support for attorneys, insurers, or case managers</span></li>
<li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(63, 44, 38);"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(63, 44, 38);">Diagnose and evaluate trauma-related neurological conditions such as traumatic brain injury (TBI), post-concussive syndrome, whiplash-associated disorders, and cervical/spinal injury</span></li>
<li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(63, 44, 38);"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(63, 44, 38);">Collaborate with referring attorneys, adjusters, and Neura's clinical and care coordination teams to ensure timely, high-quality evaluations</span></li>
<li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(63, 44, 38);"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(63, 44, 38);">Maintain meticulous, litigation-ready documentation in accordance with legal and clinical standards</span></li>
<li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(63, 44, 38);"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(63, 44, 38);">Stay current on evolving standards of care and evidentiary requirements relevant to personal injury neurology</span></li>
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<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(63, 44, 38);"><strong>Requirements</strong></span></p>
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<li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(63, 44, 38);"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(63, 44, 38);">MD or DO with board certification in Neurology; active, unrestricted Texas state medical license (multi-state license a plus)</span></li>
<li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(63, 44, 38);"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(63, 44, 38);">Experience evaluating and treating trauma-related neurological conditions (TBI, concussion, whiplash, spinal injury)</span></li>
<li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(63, 44, 38);"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(63, 44, 38);">Prior experience conducting independent medical examinations (IMEs), medical-legal evaluations, or expert witness work strongly preferred</span></li>
<li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(63, 44, 38);"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(63, 44, 38);">Excellent written communication skills, with the ability to produce clear, objective, and legally sound reports</span></li>
<li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(63, 44, 38);"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(63, 44, 38);">Comfortable practicing via telehealth and using EMR/documentation platforms</span></li>
<li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(63, 44, 38);"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(63, 44, 38);">Willingness to provide deposition testimony or courtroom appearances as needed</span></li>
<li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(63, 44, 38);"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(63, 44, 38);">Strong clinical judgment and ability to render objective, unbiased medical opinions</span></li>
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<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(63, 44, 38);"><strong>Mindset & Approach</strong></span></p>
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<li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(63, 44, 38);"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(63, 44, 38);">High ownership mentality—you proactively identify problems and take initiative to solve them</span></li>
<li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(63, 44, 38);"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(63, 44, 38);">Collaborative and low-ego; you build trust quickly across teams and lead without formal authority</span></li>
<li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(63, 44, 38);"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(63, 44, 38);">Deeply mission-driven and excited about shaping the future of healthcare</span></li>
<li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(63, 44, 38);"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(63, 44, 38);">Ready to roll up your sleeves and jump in wherever needed—no task too big or small</span></li>
<li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(63, 44, 38);"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(63, 44, 38);">Comfortable operating with objectivity and precision in a medical-legal context</span></li>
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<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(63, 44, 38);"><strong>Bonus Points</strong></span></p>
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<li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(63, 44, 38);"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(63, 44, 38);">Prior experience as a retained expert witness or IME provider for insurers, law firms, or third-party administrators</span></li>
<li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(63, 44, 38);"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(63, 44, 38);">Fellowship training or subspecialty certification in brain injury medicine, pain medicine, or neurorehabilitation</span></li>
<li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(63, 44, 38);"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(63, 44, 38);">Familiarity with personal injury protocol (PIP), workers' compensation, or no-fault insurance frameworks</span></li>
<li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(63, 44, 38);"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(63, 44, 38);">Experience testifying in depositions or at trial</span></li>
<li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(63, 44, 38);"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(63, 44, 38);">Licensure in multiple states</span></li>
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<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(63, 44, 38);"><strong>Logistics</strong></span></p>
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<li style="color: rgb(63, 44, 38);"><span style="color: rgb(63, 44, 38);"><strong>Location</strong>: Fully Remote (US)</span></li>
<li style="color: rgb(63, 44, 38);"><span style="color: rgb(63, 44, 38);"><strong>Schedule</strong>: Must be able to dedicate at least 8 hours of patient-facing availability per week</span></li>
<li style="color: rgb(63, 44, 38);"><span style="color: rgb(63, 44, 38);"><strong>CME:</strong> $500 annual stipend after 6 months of work </span></li>
<li style="color: rgb(63, 44, 38);"><span style="color: rgb(63, 44, 38);"><strong>Compensation: </strong></span>
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<li style="color: rgb(63, 44, 38);"><span style="color: rgb(63, 44, 38);"><strong>$240/hr for personal injury appointments</strong></span></li>
<li style="color: rgb(63, 44, 38);"><span style="color: rgb(63, 44, 38);"><strong>$160/hr; per appointment for all other hours</strong></span></li>
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</ul><div class="content-conclusion"><p><strong>Culture: About Being a “Neuron” <br><br></strong>Neura is building a category-defining neurology company, and we’re doing it with a team that’s all-in. We move with urgency, we take ownership end-to-end, and we hold an extremely high bar because the work is real and the impact is personal. We’re here to raise the standard of care and deliver a patient experience that is world-class.</p>
<p>You’ll thrive here if you have an unwavering curiosity to do right by the patient and you’re energized by delivering a radically better patient experience, not incremental improvement. If you’re the kind of person who sees what could be better and can’t let it go, who learns fast, executes with precision, and follows through to outcomes, you’ll fit right in. You’ll be surrounded by a highly committed, humble, and inspiring team that challenges each other directly, supports each other deeply, and gets better every week. If you want real responsibility, real velocity, and the chance to build something transformative from the ground up, this is the place for you.</p>
<p><strong>About the Founders:</strong></p>
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<li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethburstein/" target="_blank">Liz Burstein</a> is the CEO and was previously Head of Product at Maven Clinic, Director of Product at Zocdoc and Senior Product Lead at LinkedIn. She has fifteen years of experience in the tech industry, and a wealth of knowledge in the health tech domain.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sameermadan/" target="_blank">Sameer Madan</a> is the CTO and was previously an engineer at Facebook for 9 years. At Facebook, Sameer was the technical lead for Live Video, and built several well known products such as Facebook Mentions, threaded-ranked comments, and more.</li>
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<p><em>Neura is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to these or any other characteristics protected by law.</em></p></div>