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

PAM Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Georgetown•Georgetown, DE

About The Position

The Staff Physician- Physiatrist provides professional medical services to patients at assigned hospitals, including rounding and consultations in physical and rehabilitation medicine. 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 include diagnostic and therapeutic injection procedures, electro-diagnostic medicine, prevention of disability-related complications, and the assessment and stabilization of patients with emergent conditions in accordance with Medical Staff policy. The role includes performing history and physical examinations, pre-admission assessments and screenings, admission and care-plan reviews, and physical medicine and rehabilitation procedures. The physician prescribes and supervises medical and comprehensive rehabilitation goals and treatment plans, admits patients to appropriate levels of care, and participates in interdisciplinary team conferences. The physician reports to the Chief Medical Officer for clinical matters and to the Hospital Chief Executive Officer or designee for administrative matters. The physician collaborates with facility leaders, staff, practitioners, and consultants to develop and evaluate patient-care policies and procedures and to address clinical and medical concerns affecting care or quality of life. The role also includes maintaining complete and accurate medical and other records in accordance with professional, regulatory, legal, and accrediting standards, and performing administrative services as reasonably required. The physician may assist with medical education, including curriculum development, supervision, evaluations, rounds, lectures, demonstrations, discussions, and continuing education for medical, nursing, and therapy staff.

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.
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 is preferred.

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 and co-morbidities.
Perform diagnostic and therapeutic injection procedures and electro-diagnostic medicine, and help prevent complications of disability from secondary conditions.
Assess, stabilize, and determine disposition of patients with emergent conditions consistent with Medical Staff policy regarding emergency and consultative call services.
Examine pain, weakness, and numbness and develop diagnostic plans or prescribe treatment, including physical agents or other interventions.
Evaluate, prescribe, and supervise medical and comprehensive rehabilitation goals and treatment plans; admit patients to an appropriate level of care.
Perform general history and physical examinations, pre-admission assessments, day 4 Plan of Care reviews, and reviews and approvals of pre-admission screening.
Perform physical medicine and rehabilitation procedures.
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 resolve medical and clinical concerns affecting patient care, medical care, quality of life, or the provision of services by physicians and other licensed health care practitioners.
Provide prompt, courteous, and competent professional services in accordance with generally accepted professional standards.
Prepare and maintain complete and accurate medical and other records in compliance with professional, regulatory, legal, and accrediting standards, including PAS, IPOC, interdisciplinary team conference documentation, progress notes, admission orders, and IRF-PAI records.
Perform administrative services as reasonably required.
Assist with medical education as requested, including curriculum development, supervision, performance evaluations, daily rounds, lectures, demonstrations, informal discussions, and continuing education for medical, nursing, and therapy staff.