Pediatric Neurologist
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Job Description
- Job Id: H-MD-133132
- Profession: Physician
- Specialty: Pediatric Neurology
- Job Type: Locum Tenens
- Location: Charleston, South Carolina
- Coverage Period: Oct 05, 2026 – Ongoing
- Shift Schedule: 24-hour shifts, 8:00 AM – 8:00 AM
- Reason for Coverage: Coverage
- Travel, Lodging, and Malpractice Insurance: Covered
Patient Information
- Average Daily Volume: 6-12 patients per day
- Case Mix: Inpatient, ICU, NICU, ER and other consults consistent with pediatric neurology
- Rounding: Included
Facility Information
EMR System: Epic
Privileges & Compliance
Hospital Privileges Required: Yes
Job Requirements
Licenses: Active South Carolina medical license required
Duties & Responsibilities
Provide inpatient pediatric neurology coverage for 24-hour shifts, including rounding on inpatients, ICU, NICU, ER, and consults.
- Manage pager call, averaging 4-8 calls per night, including consults and caregiver communications.
- Collaborate with the resident team for patient care and rounding.
- Provide on-site coverage during days and nights.
- Ensure continuity of care for a 7-day consecutive period per month.
Key Responsibilities
Provide inpatient pediatric neurology coverage for 24-hour shifts, including rounding on patients in the ICU, NICU, and ER. Manage pager calls and collaborate with the resident team to ensure continuity of care.
Requirements
Candidates must hold an active South Carolina medical license. The role requires experience in pediatric neurology and the ability to provide on-site coverage for 24-hour shifts.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 10+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Pediatric Neurologist at Adelphi Staffing a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Physician roles — ranked against 21,509 active Physician roles listings on WeekdayDoc.
Neurology — Physician Career Context
Of the 50 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 60% have no call, 42% require no weekends.
Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
The cost-of-living index for South Carolina is 93.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.6% of South Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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- Includes call
Living in Charleston
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $534k
- Typical market rent
- $2,312/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 24 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 101.0
- State income tax
- Up to 6.5%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Charleston-North Charleston, SC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.