Physician - Outpatient Adult PM&R - Spine/MSK

Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital•Grand Rapids, MI

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The physiatrist in this role will provide comprehensive outpatient care at Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation’s clinic in Grand Rapids, Michigan, with a primary focus on spine and musculoskeletal (MSK). This position offers the opportunity to work closely with Mary Free Bed PM&R residents and medical students in a collaborative environment. The schedule is Monday through Friday, with a shared weekend call rotation of 1 in 7.

Requirements

M.D. or D.O. degree
Board certified or board-eligible in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
State of Michigan Medical License
Current BLS Certification

Nice To Haves

Experience in developing new treatment programs and new treatment paradigms
Experience in the medical rehabilitation of seriously ill patients
Published research in peer reviewed journals

Responsibilities

Provides professional medical services in the specialty of physiatry to patients of Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital in the following areas: Inpatients, Outpatients, Clinics, Timely consultations at referring hospitals and facilities, Invasive procedures within the normal scope of physiatry practice when adequate credentials and procedural guidelines including staff education are established.
Maintains medical records in a timely fashion and cooperates with billing, peer review and compliance programs
Provides oversight and education for students, residents, and any mid-level providers
Maintains staff privileges at MFB, and mutually agreed upon other hospitals, including the duties required to maintain those privileges such as medical record completion, committee service, compliance, citizenship, etc.
Identifies and promotes opportunities for improvement of care and actively participates in MFB quality initiatives
Monitors developments in specialty field and promotes new programs that meet new program criteria
Provides medical leadership to treatment team treating assigned patients and promotes harmonious and effective team functioning
Models professional behavior
Enhances knowledge and understanding of capabilities and services of MFB among medical professionals and patient populations through regular participation in professional education sessions with network partners, discharge planning conferences at regional acute care hospitals, participation in ICU and other Rehab teams at network and regional acute care hospitals and similar activities, community outreach and programming opportunities presented or promoted by the Hospital.
Promotes the financial viability of Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital.
Promotes the development and dissemination of new knowledge, preferably in peer reviewed journals
Demonstrate excellent customer service and standards of behaviors as well as encourages, coaches, and monitors the same in team members. This individual should consistently promote teamwork and direct communication with co-workers and deal discretely and sensitively with confidential information.
Contribute by identifying problems and seeking solutions. Promote patient/family satisfaction where possible; participates in departmental efforts to monitor and report customer service.