Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Specialist (PM&R)

Essen Medical Associates • New York, NY

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About The Position

Essen Health Care is the largest privately held multispecialty medical group in the Bronx, dedicated to providing high-quality, compassionate, and accessible medical care. Guided by a Population Health model, Essen has five integrated clinical divisions offering urgent care, primary care, and specialty services. Founded in 1999, Essen has expanded significantly and offers a wide range of specialties. All clinical services are available via telehealth or in-person at over 35 medical offices, and through the Essen House Calls program. Essen Health Care is seeking talented individuals to join their growing company, which has over 1,100 employees and 400+ Practitioners, caring for over 250,000 patients annually. They offer careers for medical providers as well as administration and operational staff.

Requirements

• A medical degree in the state of NY
• Four additional years of postdoctoral training in a physical medicine and rehabilitation residency.
• Must have a medical license.
• Good hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity.
• Good organizational ability.
• The ability to work well alone and within a team.
• Good interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates and treats patients with physical and/or cognitive impairments and disabilities that result from musculoskeletal conditions (such as neck or back pain, or sports or work injuries), neurological conditions (such as stroke, brain injury, or spinal cord injury), or other medical conditions.
• Has expertise in therapeutic exercise, medications, and injections for management of pain and spasticity; electrodiagnosis; prostheses (artificial limbs); orthoses (braces); and other equipment to assist daily activities, and coordinate treatment to help patients improve their physical, psychological, social, and vocational function.
• Manages medical issues that affect the way people function.
• Treat a wide variety of medical conditions affecting the brain, spinal cord, nerves, bones, joints, ligaments, muscles and tendons.
• Utilize cutting‐edge as well as time‐tested treatments to maximize function and quality of life.
• Expert at nonsurgical management of conditions including orthopedic injuries, spine-related pain and dysfunction, occupational injuries and overuse syndromes, neurogenic bowel/bladder, pressure sore management, spasticity management and chronic pain.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior