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

PAM Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Waterbury•Waterbury, CT

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Physician will report to the Chief Medical Officer for clinical matters and the Hospital Chief Executive Officer or his or her designee for administrative matters. The role involves providing professional medical services on a full-time basis to patients of assigned hospital(s), including services customarily performed by physicians practicing in physical and rehabilitation medicine, such as rounding and consultations. The position requires collaboration with facility leadership, staff, and other practitioners to develop, implement, and evaluate patient care policies and procedures. The Medical Director will also help identify, evaluate, and address medical and clinical concerns affecting patient care, quality of life, and the provision of services by healthcare practitioners. Key responsibilities include the evaluation, diagnosis, consultation, and management of patients with physical and/or cognitive impairments and disabilities. This encompasses diagnosing and treating painful or functionally limiting conditions, managing co-morbidities, performing diagnostic and therapeutic injection procedures, electro-diagnostic medicine, and focusing on preventing complications of disability. The role also involves assessing and stabilizing patients with emergent conditions, performing physical examinations of pain, weakness, and numbness, and developing treatment plans that may include physical agents or other interventions. The Medical Director will also evaluate, prescribe, and supervise medical and comprehensive rehabilitation goals and treatment plans, admit patients, perform general history and physical examinations, pre-admission assessments, and review/approve pre-admission screenings. Additionally, the position requires performing prompt, courteous, and competent professional services in accordance with professional standards, and performing administrative services as reasonably required. A significant part of the role involves the preparation and maintenance of complete and accurate medical and other records in compliance with regulatory, legal, and accrediting standards, including specific documentation like PAS, IPOC, interdisciplinary team conferences, progress notes, admission orders, and IRF-PAI.

Requirements

Must possess M.D. or D.O. degree from an accredited medical school.
Must hold current state medical license.
Current practice in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Nice To Haves

Education/Training Successful completion of an ACGME or AOA accredited Residency training program in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Certification, 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.
Prior experience as Medical Director/leadership preferred.
Inclusiveness, Stewardship and Resource Management, Communication, Decision-Making, Problem-Solving, Quality Improvement, Teamwork, Strategic Planning and Organizing
Assist with medical education as requested. This may include curriculum development, supervision and performance evaluations, daily rounds, lectures, demonstrations, informal discussions, and continuing education to attending Medical Staff, the nursing staff, and the therapy staff.

Responsibilities

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, but not limited to 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 that reflect current standards of practice.
Help Facility to identify, evaluate and address/resolve medical and clinical concerns and issues that affect patient care, medical care or quality of life or are related to the provision of services by physicians and other licensed health care practitioners.
Evaluation, diagnosis, consultation and management of patients with physical and/or cognitive impairment and disability. Includes the diagnosis and treatment of patients with painful or functionally limiting conditions, the 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.
Privileges also include the physical examination of pain, weakness, and numbness (neuromuscular and musculoskeletal) using a diagnostic plan or prescription for treatment that may include the use of physical agents or other interventions and 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 for such services.
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.