Medical Director-Physiatrist (PM&R) | Rehabilitation Hospital of Dover

PAM Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Dover•Dover, DE

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Medical Director-Physiatrist (PM&R) will provide professional medical services on a full-time basis to patients of assigned hospital(s). Such services shall include those services which are customarily performed by physicians practicing in the specialty of physical and rehabilitation medicine, including rounding and consultations. The role involves collaborating with facility leadership and staff to develop, implement, and evaluate patient care policies and procedures, and to identify, evaluate, and resolve medical and clinical concerns. Responsibilities include the evaluation, diagnosis, consultation, and management of patients with physical and/or cognitive impairment and disability, including the diagnosis and treatment of painful or functionally limiting conditions, management of co-morbidities, diagnostic and therapeutic injection procedures, electro-diagnostic medicine, and prevention of complications. The position also requires assessing, stabilizing, and determining the disposition of patients with emergent conditions, performing physical examinations, and developing diagnostic plans or prescriptions for treatment. The role includes admitting patients to inpatient or other levels of care, performing general history and physical examinations, pre-admission assessments, and reviewing/approving pre-admission screenings. The Medical Director is responsible for prompt, courteous, and competent professional services in accordance with generally accepted professional standards, and may be required to perform administrative services. Additionally, the role involves the preparation and maintenance of complete and accurate medical records in compliance with regulatory, legal, and accrediting standards, including PAS, IPOC, leading interdisciplinary team conferences, progress notes, admission orders, IRF-PAI, and other related documentation.

Requirements

Must possess M.D. or D.O. degree from an accredited medical school.
Must hold current state medical license.
Successful completion of an ACGME or AOA accredited Residency training program in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
Current practice in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience as Medical Director/leadership preferred.
Current certification or active participation in the examination process leading to certification in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation or the American Osteopathic Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, is preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide professional medical services on a full-time basis to patients of assigned hospital(s).
Rounding and consultations on patients.
Collaborate with the Facility’s leadership, staff, and other practitioners and consultants to help develop, implement and evaluate patient care policies and procedures.
Help Facility to identify, evaluate and address/resolve medical and clinical concerns and issues that affect patient care, medical care or quality of life.
Evaluation, diagnosis, consultation and management of patients with physical and/or cognitive impairment and disability.
Diagnosis and treatment of patients with painful or functionally limiting conditions.
Management of co-morbidities and co-impairments.
Diagnostic and therapeutic injection procedures.
Electro-diagnostic medicine and emphasis on the prevention of complications of disability from secondary conditions.
Assess, stabilize and determine disposition of patients with emergent conditions consistent with Medical Staff Policy regarding Emergency and Consultative call services.
Physical examination of pain, weakness, and numbness (neuromuscular and musculoskeletal) using a diagnostic plan or prescription for treatment.
Evaluation, and prescription, and supervision of medical and comprehensive rehabilitation goals and treatment plans.
Admit to inpatient or other level of care for treatment.
Perform the general history and physical examination.
Perform pre-admission assessment.
Perform day 4 Plan of Care Review and approve of pre-admission screening.
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Procedure.
Performing prompt, courteous and competent professional services in accordance with generally accepted professional standards.
Performance of administrative services may be reasonably required.
Responsible for preparation and maintenance of complete and accurate medical and other records in accordance with generally accepted medical practice and in compliance with mandated regulatory, legal and/or accrediting standards, including but not limited to Pre-Admission Screenings (PAS), Individualized Plan of Care (IPOC), Leading the interdisciplinary team conference, Progress Notes which include face-to-face visits, Admission Orders, Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Patient Assessment Instrument (IRF-PAI) and other records, reports, claims, and correspondence relating to the services and treatment rendered by Physician for or on behalf of Employer.