Epilepsy Neurologist – Kirkland, WA, Greater Seattle Eastside
Listed compensation
$346K - $365K
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Job Description
Wage Range: $346,000 - $365,000 per year
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Epilepsy Neurologist – Kirkland, WA, Greater Seattle Eastside
EvergreenHealth is currently recruiting a full-time Epileptologist to join our exceptional and growing Neurology team at EvergreenHealth Medical Center. Join us to help grow a regional epilepsy center!
This Position Features
- Fully sub-specialized (100% epilepsy)
- Includes clinic, reading EEGs (routine, 48-hour ambulatory, and long-term continuous EEG), and inpatient coverage of Epilepsy Monitoring Units including a Phase 2 EMU
- Partner with an established functional neurosurgeon to provide medical and surgical care of epilepsy patients
- Join a large and growing multi-specialty Neurology Care team
- Our group’s goal is to provide the highest quality neurological care in a patient-centered, community-hospital setting while working in a supportive, collegial atmosphere
- Leading Puget Sound area compensation and benefit package
- Sign on bonus and relocation assistance is available
EvergreenHealth Medical Group (EHMG) is a physician-led, physician-designed group of more than 350 EvergreenHealth primary care doctors and specialists who are employees of EvergreenHealth. EHMG includes 12 primary care practices, 48 specialty practices and teams of hospitalists and intensivists dedicated to in-patient care—all working side by side with you. Our patients experience the highly collaborative, compassionate culture of EHMG.
EvergreenHealth is a physician led, integrated health care system that serves nearly one million residents in King and Snohomish counties and offers a breadth of services and programs that is among the most comprehensive in the region.
A staff of 5,000 provides clinical excellence in over 80 specialties, including heart and vascular care, oncology, surgical care, orthopedics, neurosciences, women’s and children’s services, pulmonary care, infectious disease and travel medicine, and home care and hospice services. EvergreenHealth is located in Kirkland and Monroe, WA.
Your personal and family needs will be satisfied living in Kirkland, a vibrant waterfront destination with an unparalleled blend of outdoor recreation, art, dining and boutique shopping. Located on the shores of Lake Washington just east of Seattle, no other city in the Puget Sound region has as many waterfront parks and beaches as Kirkland.
Here are some of the prominent awards we've received in recent years:
"America’s 50 Best Hospitals" – Healthgrades
"Best Hospitals" – US News & World Report
“’A’ Rating for Patient Safety” – The Leapfrog Group
“5-Star Rating” – CMS Hospital Compare
Benefit Information
Choices that care for you and your family
At EvergreenHealth, we appreciate our employees’ commitment and contribution to our success. We are proud to offer a suite of quality benefits and resources that are comprehensive, flexible, and competitive to help our staff and their loved ones maintain and improve health and financial well-being.
- Medical, vision and dental insurance
- On-demand virtual health care
- Health Savings Account
- Flexible Spending Account
- Life and disability insurance
- Retirement plans (457(b) and 401(a) with employer contribution)
- Tuition assistance for undergraduate and graduate degrees
- Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness program
- Paid Time Off/Vacation
- CME Allowance and Time Off
- Extended Illness Bank/Sick Leave
- Paid holidays
- Voluntary hospital indemnity insurance
- Voluntary identity theft protection
- Voluntary legal insurance
- Free parking
Commuter Benefits
- View a summary of our total rewards available to you as an EvergreenHealth team member by clicking on the link below.
- EvergreenHealth Benefits Guide
- For more information about working at EvergreenHealth please contact:
- Spencer Vaden, Manager of Physician Recruitment
- EvergreenHealth Medical Group scvaden@evergreenhealth.com
Key Responsibilities
Provide full-time specialized epilepsy care including clinic visits and reading various types of EEGs. Manage inpatient coverage for Epilepsy Monitoring Units and collaborate with neurosurgeons for medical and surgical epilepsy treatment.
Requirements
Requires a specialized background in epileptology to manage a regional epilepsy center. Candidates must be able to provide high-quality neurological care within a collaborative, multi-specialty team environment.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Epilepsy Neurologist – Kirkland, WA, Greater Seattle Eastside at Evergreen Health a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Neurology — ranked against 473 active Neurology listings on WeekdayDoc.
Neurology — Physician Career Context
Of the 50 active Neurology listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 58% have no call, 44% require no weekends.
Neurology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Washington is 107.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$356k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $332k in an average-cost state. 59.8% of Washington clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Location & Logistics
Washington has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$356k midpoint, that is roughly $14k–$25k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.
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Living in Kirkland
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $1.12M≈ 3.2× annual pay
- Typical market rent
- $2,603/mo≈ 9% of gross pay
- Residents’ average commute
- 24 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 111.1
- State income tax
- None
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.