Physician / Neurology / Missouri / Locum Tenens / Neurohospitalist Job
Adelphi Staffing, LLC
Springfield, MO, 65801, USA
Springfield, MO, 65801, USA
- Healthcare
- Temporary
- neurohospitalist
- locum tenens physician
- stroke management
This locum tenens neurohospitalist position in Springfield, MO involves managing inpatient stroke-heavy cases at a Level I trauma center with responsibilities including patient admissions, rounding, and supervising advanced practice providers. The role requires interpreting specific procedures such as Transcranial Doppler, lumbar punctures, and managing mechanical thrombectomy patients, with a flexible schedule covering days, nights, weekends, and holidays. The provider must be licensed in Missouri, board certified, and able to provide recent procedural case logs while benefiting from travel, lodging, and malpractice insurance coverage.
Job Quick Facts
- Specialty: Neurohospitalist
- Job Type: Locum Tenens
- Facility Location: Springfield, MO
- Service Setting: Inpatient
- Reason For Coverage: Supplemental
- Coverage Period: Starting Jan 18, 2026 Ongoing
- Coverage Type: Clinical Only
- Shift Schedule: - Days, nights, weekends, potential holidays 7a7p, 7p7a, 7a1p rounding (flexible based on volume)
- Admissions: Yes
- Rounding included: Yes (inpatient & consults)
- Required to Supervise APPs: Yes
- Patient Volume: 12 patients per shift 10 consults per 24 hours 10 stroke activations per day (shared with APPs)
- Support Staff: 9 RNs, 5 APPs, 1 office staff
- Specialty Backup: Available for hospitalist/intensivist admissions outside stroke protocols
- Case Mix: Stroke-heavy; comprehensive stroke center
- Procedures: Transcranial Doppler (TCD) interpretation Lumbar puncture General neurology consult procedures TNK/mechanical thrombectomy patient management
- Trauma Level: Level I
- EMR: Epic
- Other Info: Must be self-motivated for heavy stroke volume Provider may read TCDs remotely or onsite Only stroke-related admits (TNK or mechanical thrombectomy); all others admitted by hospitalist/intensivist Last 24 months of case logs for LP and TNK required for presentation
- Temporary Privileges available: Yes
- Travel, lodging, and malpractice insurance covered Requirements
- Active MO License or IMLC
- BC
- BLS
- Recent LP & TNK case logs (24 months)




