Physiatrist / Medical Director Inpatient Rehabilitation
About The Position
Hartford HealthCare is seeking a Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation physician to serve as Medical Director of the 12-bed inpatient rehabilitation unit at Windham Hospital in Willimantic, Connecticut. The role combines direct clinical practice with physician leadership and program development, guiding the clinical direction and continued growth of the rehabilitation program alongside a multidisciplinary team. The physician will care for patients recovering from stroke, neurological conditions, orthopedic and musculoskeletal injuries, debility, and other complex medical conditions. The role includes opportunities to develop clinical quality, patient outcomes, referral pathways, and inpatient rehabilitation services across the East Region. There may also be opportunities to provide acute-care medical consultations at Windham Hospital and Backus Hospital. The balance of clinical practice, acute-care consultations, and administrative responsibilities can be shaped around the physician’s interests, experience, and regional needs. This is a salaried position. The posting describes compensation as an hourly rate for consistency across postings, but the position is paid on a salary basis. Actual pay depends on qualifications, location, internal equity, and other factors that may include hire bonuses, incentive pay plans, loan repayment, administrative stipends, or relocation.
Requirements
- Board-certified or board-eligible in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R).
- Eligible for or currently holding a Connecticut medical license.
- Strong clinical leadership, communication, and interdisciplinary collaboration skills.
- Interest in program development, quality improvement, and advancing inpatient rehabilitation services.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in inpatient rehabilitation or caring for medically complex hospitalized patients.
Responsibilities
- Serve as Medical Director of a 12-bed inpatient rehabilitation unit, providing clinical oversight and helping shape the program’s strategic and clinical direction.
- Provide direct patient care to individuals recovering from stroke, neurological conditions, orthopedic and musculoskeletal injuries, debility, and other complex medical conditions.
- Partner with physical, occupational, and speech therapists, nursing, case management, social work, and other specialists to deliver coordinated rehabilitation care.
- Help advance clinical quality, patient outcomes, referral pathways, and inpatient rehabilitation services throughout the East Region.
- Potentially provide acute-care medical consultations at Windham Hospital and Backus Hospital.
- Help determine the balance of clinical practice, acute-care consultation, and administrative responsibilities based on interests, experience, and regional needs.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
