Physiatrist

Hospital for Special Care•New Britain, CT

16h•Onsite

About The Position

We are dedicated to creating an environment of care and engagement that makes us one of the most desirable places to work, providing exceptional care to each patient each and every day! This position provides physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R) patient care, PM&R leadership, and coordinates rehabilitation team care. It also involves participating in administrative and quality assurance functions as requested.

Requirements

Member of active medical staff at Hospital for Special Care - required.
Board certified in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation - required.

Responsibilities

Act as rehabilitation attending physician in direct patient care in the inpatient and outpatient programs through providing initial consultation and clinical reviews.
Write orders for rehabilitation services.
Direct the Rehabilitation Team Review and Family Meetings.
Interact with medical attending physicians and referring physicians to ensure continuity of medical care.
Document rehabilitation progress.
Provide active management direction for the person’s rehabilitation program ensuring it is consistent with the person’s predicted outcomes.
Participate in Physiatry Medicine rotating inpatient coverage as well as chronic care consultative coverage.
Plans/implement all interventions/interactions with an awareness of cultural, ethnic, religious, language, and age related/developmental needs of each patient.
Have regular, direct contact with the person, based on the rehabilitation and medical needs of the person served.
In coordination with the hospital's employee health services staff, provide medical treatment to hospital employees eligible for employee health services through the hospital's employee health services program.
Participate in medical staff and rehabilitation physician meetings, assist in policy formulation and plan activity to advance the Department of PM&R at Hospital for Special Care.
Participate in department peer review and quality assurance activities.
Represent PM&R on selected hospital wide committees.
Provide high quality education for medical students, residents and geriatric fellows in rehabilitation services.

Benefits

employer-subsidized medical and dental
vision insurance
a 403(b) retirement savings plan with an employer match of up to 6%
paid time off
employer-paid life insurance
short-term and long-term disability insurance
a Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contributions
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
an Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
tuition reimbursement
professional development opportunities
voluntary benefits, including pet insurance
employee wellness programs with access to our onsite fitness and aquatics center
an employee referral bonus program
meaningful employee recognition and appreciation initiatives