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Swedish Neuroscience Institute - Provider Solutions + Development

Neurology - Physician at Swedish Neuroscience Institute - Provider Solutions + Development

Swedish Neuroscience Institute - Provider Solutions + Development Seattle, WA $169+/hour

Job Description

Swedish Neuroscience Institute is seeking a Per Diem Neurohospitalist to join an established group at a comprehensive stroke center in Seattle, Washington. This role will cover 3 locations throughout the area where you will have the opportunity to collaborate with professionals across multiple specialties and subspecialties. Join a large, academically oriented institute and serve the Pacific Northwest while working in a vibrant area near Seattle.

  • Per Diem role covering 3 locations across Seattle
  • Schedule is 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. or 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
  • Staggered consult service only
  • Compensation is between $169.48 and $193.81 per hour
  • The compensation amounts listed may include productivity or quality/service incentives, call pay, extra shift incentives, as applicable to the position. In addition, providers may have CME benefits available to them.
  • Comprehensive benefits include health, vision, dental and retirement

Where You’ll Work

Swedish Neuroscience Institute provides advanced, progressive treatment for a wide range of brain, spine and central nervous system conditions. With a roster of world-class neurologists and neurosurgeons, leading-edge operating rooms and a specially trained inpatient neurology team, the Swedish Neuroscience Institute provides a world-class level of care to improve patient outcomes. Swedish uses telemedicine technology to expand its expertise to patients near and far.

Where You’ll Live

Seattle is the Pacific Northwest’s largest urban center, with a metro population of 3.25 million, and is home to world-class arts and entertainment, a robust economy and an outstanding school system. The city hugs Puget Sound and offers magnificent mountain views to the north, east and south. Home to the world’s biggest tech giants, Seattle offers some of the highest minimum wages in the country, along with a notable music and arts scene, outdoor lifestyle and amazing coffee.

Who You’ll Work For

Swedish is a comprehensive health network with a long history of excellence. The Seattle-based system operates five hospitals with more than 1,500 beds, and more than 115 primary and specialty care clinics. Part of the Providence family, Swedish is world-renowned for its innovative and ground-breaking diagnoses, treatments and medical research at its five award-winning institutes: cancer, digestive health, heart and vascular, neuroscience and orthopedic. Its mission is to improve the health and well-being of each person it serves.

Equal Opportunity Employer including disability/veteran

$352k for Neurologists nationally

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$352k
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Mobility
Low mobility

Who this leverage applies to

Stronger for: Credentialed candidates
Weaker for: Entry-level candidates, Career switchers, Self-taught practitioners

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Limited mobility: Few adjacent roles—switching employers is harder.

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Pay Upside →
Stable but flat

Steady work, but limited growth in both jobs and pay.

+5%
10yr growth
Typical: Doctoral or professional degree

Openings come from turnover, not new growth. Differentiate to advance.

Labor data: BLS 2024