Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Specialist (PM&R)-Nursing Home

Essen Medical Associates • New York, NY

2d • $275,000 - $375,000

About The Position

Essen Health Care is seeking a Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Specialist (PM&R), also known as a Physiatrist, to evaluate and treat patients in an outpatient setting. The role serves patients with physical or cognitive impairments and disabilities resulting from musculoskeletal, neurological, or other medical conditions.

The specialist uses therapeutic exercise, medications, injections, electrodiagnosis, prostheses, orthoses, and other equipment to help patients improve physical, psychological, social, and vocational function. The role manages medical issues that affect function and uses both newer and established treatments to maximize patients’ function and quality of life. Essen Health Care serves an ethnically diverse population and is an equal opportunity employer.

Requirements

• Medical degree in the state of New York.
• Four additional years of postdoctoral training in a physical medicine and rehabilitation residency.
• Medical license.
• Good hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity.
• Good organizational ability.
• Ability to work well independently and within a team.
• Good interpersonal skills.

Nice To Haves

• Experience or interest in EMG/NCV neurodiagnostics.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and treat patients with physical or cognitive impairments and disabilities resulting from musculoskeletal, neurological, or other medical conditions.
• Use therapeutic exercise, medications, injections, and electrodiagnosis to manage pain and spasticity.
• Coordinate treatment, including use of prostheses, orthoses, and other equipment, to help patients improve physical, psychological, social, and vocational function.
• Manage medical issues that affect patients’ functioning.
• Treat conditions affecting the brain, spinal cord, nerves, bones, joints, ligaments, muscles, and tendons.
• Use cutting-edge and time-tested treatments to maximize function and quality of life.
• Provide nonsurgical management of orthopedic injuries, spine-related pain and dysfunction, occupational injuries and overuse syndromes, neurogenic bowel and bladder, pressure sores, spasticity, and chronic pain.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree