Neurologist
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Job Description
- Job Id: 106163
- Profession: Physician
- Specialty: Neurology
- Job Type: Locum Tenens
- Location: Wilmington, NC
- Service Setting: Inpatient
- Coverage Type: Clinical + Call
- Coverage Period: Feb 09 – May 04, 2027
- Shift Schedule: 7a-5p
- Call Schedule: Nights
- Call Type: 2nd Call / Backup
- Reason for Coverage: Supplemental
- Travel, lodging, and malpractice insurance covered
Patient Information
- Average Daily Volume: 20
- Rounding: Yes
- Phone Consults: 2
Facility Information
- Trauma Level: II
- EMR System: Epic
- Support Staff: APP (in house 24/7)
Required Procedures
Required
Thrombolytic therapy
Job Requirements
- Board: BC/BE
- Licenses: Licensed in NC
- Certifications: BLS, ACLS
- Fellowship: Required
Key Responsibilities
Provide inpatient neurological clinical and call coverage at a Level II trauma center. Responsibilities include rounding on patients, performing phone consults, and administering thrombolytic therapy.
Requirements
Candidates must be Board Certified or Board Eligible in Neurology and hold a valid North Carolina medical license. Required certifications include BLS, ACLS, and completion of a fellowship.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Neurology — Physician Career Context
Of the 46 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 20% are remote, 59% have no call, 35% require no weekends.
Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | North Carolina index 94.3 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| All physician listings in North Carolina | 476 active | 22,339 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 20% remote · 59% no call · 35% no weekends46 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | North Carolina physician listings (all specialties): 29% state a sign-on bonus (median $30k) · 14% offer loan repayment476 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| Neurology hiring demand | #14 of 28 specialties | postings stay open a median 48 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 144 postings, 138 closed |
| New Neurology listings | 182 in the last 30 days | 160 the 30 days before (+14%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Physician pay trend (all specialties) | −2.6% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
Top contract/1099 Neurologist Jobs
22 matches · ranked by paySalary Distribution
20 jobs · 16 employersAnnual compensation range
Benefits & Perks
17 jobs · 16 employersShare of similar jobs offering each benefit
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$318k-$415kWork-life snapshot
Listing-based score, 0–10, across 496 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
- Includes call
Benefits & Perks
Living in Wilmington
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $390k
- Typical market rent
- $1,713/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 19 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 96.4
- State income tax
- Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Wilmington, NC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.