Physician- Physiatrist (PM&R)| Rehabilitation Hospital of Sussex

PAM Health•Milford, DE

About The Position

The Physician-Physiatrist provides professional medical services to patients at assigned hospitals, specializing in physical medicine and rehabilitation. The physician evaluates, diagnoses, consults on, and manages patients with physical or cognitive impairment and disability, including painful or functionally limiting conditions, co-morbidities, and co-impairments. Care may involve diagnostic and therapeutic injection procedures, electro-diagnostic medicine, and preventing complications of disability. The role includes rounding and consultations; admitting patients to the appropriate level of care; conducting general history and physical examinations and pre-admission assessments; completing day 4 Plan of Care reviews; and reviewing and approving pre-admission screenings. The physician assesses, stabilizes, and determines disposition for patients with emergent conditions in accordance with Medical Staff policy and performs physical examinations related to pain, weakness, and numbness. The physician develops or prescribes diagnostic and treatment plans, including physical agents or other interventions, and evaluates, prescribes, and supervises medical and comprehensive rehabilitation goals and treatment plans. The physician collaborates with facility leaders, staff, practitioners, and consultants on patient-care policies and procedures and helps identify and address medical and clinical concerns affecting care, quality of life, or service delivery. The position also requires maintaining complete and accurate medical records and performing administrative services as reasonably required. This includes pre-admission screenings, individualized plans of care, interdisciplinary team conferences, progress notes, admission orders, IRF-PAI documentation, and related records and correspondence. The physician reports to the Chief Medical Officer on clinical matters and to the Hospital Chief Executive Officer or designee on administrative matters. Medical education duties may be requested.

Requirements

M.D. or D.O. degree from an accredited medical school.
Current state medical license.
Successful completion of an ACGME- or AOA-accredited residency training program in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
Current practice in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
Demonstrated leadership capabilities in inclusiveness, stewardship and resource management, communication, decision-making, problem-solving, quality improvement, teamwork, strategic planning, and organizing.

Nice To Haves

Current certification or active participation in the examination process leading to certification in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation or the American Osteopathic Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

Responsibilities

Provide professional medical services on a full-time basis to patients at assigned hospitals, including rounding and consultations.
Evaluate, diagnose, consult on, and manage patients with physical or cognitive impairment and disability, including painful or functionally limiting conditions, co-morbidities, and co-impairments.
Perform diagnostic and therapeutic injection procedures and electro-diagnostic medicine, with emphasis on preventing complications of disability.
Assess, stabilize, and determine disposition of patients with emergent conditions in accordance with Medical Staff policy regarding emergency and consultative call services.
Examine patients with pain, weakness, or numbness and develop or prescribe diagnostic and treatment plans, including physical agents or other interventions.
Evaluate, prescribe, and supervise medical and comprehensive rehabilitation goals and treatment plans.
Admit patients to inpatient or other appropriate levels of care; perform history and physical examinations and pre-admission assessments; complete day 4 Plan of Care reviews; and review and approve pre-admission screenings.
Collaborate with facility leadership, staff, practitioners, and consultants to develop, implement, and evaluate patient-care policies and procedures reflecting current standards of practice.
Help identify, evaluate, and address medical and clinical concerns affecting patient care, medical care, quality of life, or the provision of services.
Prepare and maintain complete and accurate medical and other records in accordance with professional practice and regulatory, legal, and accrediting standards.
Complete required documentation, including PAS, IPOC, interdisciplinary team conference documentation, progress notes, admission orders, IRF-PAI, and related records, reports, claims, and correspondence.
Perform administrative services as reasonably required.
Assist with medical education as requested, potentially including curriculum development, supervision, performance evaluations, rounds, lectures, demonstrations, discussions, and continuing education for medical, nursing, and therapy staff.
Report to the Chief Medical Officer for clinical matters and the Hospital Chief Executive Officer or designee for administrative matters.