How to hire neurologists
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Job description template
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[Job title] at [Company name] [City, State] · [Full-time / Part-time] · [Pay range] About the role [Two or three sentences about your team, the work and why it matters.] What you will do • Develop treatment plans based on diagnoses and on evaluation of factors, such as age and general health, or procedural risks and costs. • Diagnose neurological conditions based on interpretation of examination findings, histories, or test results. • Examine patients to obtain information about functional status of areas, such as vision, physical strength, coordination, reflexes, sensations, language skills, cognitive abilities, and mental status. • Identify and treat major neurological system diseases and disorders, such as central nervous system infection, cranio spinal trauma, dementia, and stroke. • Interview patients to obtain information, such as complaints, symptoms, medical histories, and family histories. • Order or interpret results of laboratory analyses of patients' blood or cerebrospinal fluid. • Perform or interpret the outcomes of procedures or diagnostic tests, such as lumbar punctures, electroencephalography, electromyography, and nerve conduction velocity tests. • Prescribe or administer medications, such as anti-epileptic drugs, and monitor patients for behavioral and cognitive side effects. What you bring • [Required license, certification or years of experience, if any] • [Education, only if you truly need it. Typical to start in this job: Doctoral or professional degree] • Strong active listening, critical thinking, reading comprehension, speaking, monitoring and writing skills • Working knowledge of medicine and dentistry, English Language, psychology and biology • [Anything else you would really turn someone away for] Pay and benefits [Pay range]. For reference, the U.S. median for this job is $119.50 an hour ($248,560 a year). [Benefits, schedule and anything else candidates should know.] How to apply [Apply on JAI Bot. Every applicant hears back.]
Interview questions for neurologists
Ask every candidate the same questions, in the same order, and write down what they say. Questions about past work show what someone has actually done.
- Tell me about a time you had to develop treatment plans based on diagnoses and on evaluation of factors, such as age and general health, or procedural risks and costs. What did you do, and how did it turn out?
- Tell me about a time you had to diagnose neurological conditions based on interpretation of examination findings, histories, or test results. What did you do, and how did it turn out?
- Tell me about a time you had to examine patients to obtain information about functional status of areas, such as vision, physical strength, coordination, reflexes, sensations, language skills, cognitive abilities, and mental status. What did you do, and how did it turn out?
- Tell me about a time you had to identify and treat major neurological system diseases and disorders, such as central nervous system infection, cranio spinal trauma, dementia, and stroke. What did you do, and how did it turn out?
- Tell me about a time you had to understand a request or problem that was explained poorly. How did you make sure you got it right?
- Describe a decision at work where the obvious answer was wrong. How did you work out the better choice?
- Tell me about written instructions, a policy or a manual you had to follow closely. How did you make sure you followed it correctly?
- Why this job, and why now? What would make you stay here for the long term?
Good answers name a real situation, what the person did themselves and what happened. Avoid questions about age, family plans, religion, health, national origin or anything else unrelated to the job.
What neurologists do
- Develop treatment plans based on diagnoses and on evaluation of factors, such as age and general health, or procedural risks and costs.
- Diagnose neurological conditions based on interpretation of examination findings, histories, or test results.
- Examine patients to obtain information about functional status of areas, such as vision, physical strength, coordination, reflexes, sensations, language skills, cognitive abilities, and mental status.
- Identify and treat major neurological system diseases and disorders, such as central nervous system infection, cranio spinal trauma, dementia, and stroke.
- Interview patients to obtain information, such as complaints, symptoms, medical histories, and family histories.
- Order or interpret results of laboratory analyses of patients' blood or cerebrospinal fluid.
- Perform or interpret the outcomes of procedures or diagnostic tests, such as lumbar punctures, electroencephalography, electromyography, and nerve conduction velocity tests.
- Prescribe or administer medications, such as anti-epileptic drugs, and monitor patients for behavioral and cognitive side effects.
Skills that matter most
Education, experience and outlook for neurologists
- Typical education to start: Doctoral or professional degree (BLS)
- Related work experience most have: 4 to 6 years (O*NET)
- Training on the job: Internship/residency (BLS)
- Job outlook: +6.4% over ten years, faster than average · about 300 openings a year (BLS)
What to pay neurologists
Pay depends a lot on where the job is. Highest and lowest median yearly pay by state:
| State | Median yearly pay |
|---|---|
| Texas | $360,640 |
| California | $357,080 |
| Florida | $322,750 |
| New York | $155,990 |
See neurologists pay in every state
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Post a job freePay by areaJob duties and skills: O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license; O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. JAI Bot has modified this information; USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. Pay: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, May 2025. Interview questions and the job description template: JAI Bot, based on the duties and skills above.