Physician (Physiatrist) Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation - EDRP Authorized

Staff Physiatrist

The Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Service (PM&RS) staff physiatrist reports to the Chief, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Service (PM&RS). A staff physiatrist routinely performs inpatient and outpatient musculoskeletal and neuromuscular examinations, determines diagnoses, and initiates treatments that emphasize restoration of function. The staff Physiatrist works with a team of health care providers to establish a comprehensive rehabilitation program.

Service Responsibilities: The Staff Physiatrist under the guidance and direction of the Chief of PM&RS will oversee and collaborates to ensure that all applicable clinical functions, as assigned by Chief of PM&Rs are completed timely and optimally.

• Manages out-patient and in-patient patients including CLC patients.
• Provides polytrauma rehabilitative care including TBI/SCI
• Leads or participates in clinics focused on an amputee care, seating/power mobility care, non-interventional pain management
• Administration of trigger point, intraarticular, intrasheath, and joint injections with or without an ultrasound guidance
• Performs an/a EMG/NCV testings.
• Executes clinical and non-clinical assignment efficiently, timely and courteous service to all veterans seeking rehabilitative care, and make clinical notes readily available to the referring practitioners.

Educational Responsibilities:

• Collaborates with other providers of the PM&R Service and other services in providing an appropriate clinical education to medical students, residents, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and allied health trainees as needed or requested by the PM&R Service Chief.
• Maintains Continuing Medical Education (CME), State Medical License, board certification (if indicated), certification in CPR-BLS/RQI, and timely completion of VA mandated trainings assigned via the TMS (Training Management System).

Administrative Responsibilities:

• In partnership with the Chief PM&Rs and prior approval, the incumbent physiatrist is expected to participate in administrative role, strategic planning, and other organizational initiatives for the service.
• Attends mandatory huddles and meetings as instructed by the PM&Rs Service Chief. Also, if requested or assigned by the Chief, PM&Rs Service, the Staff Physiatrist will attend meetings and expected to contribute to the PM&Rs Service management meetings, committees, councils;…etc., by providing appropriate inputs.
• Actively participates and promotes performance improvement and system re-design measures to the betterment of the PM&Rs Service.
• Abides by, supports, and promotes all of the VHA and all PM&Rs Service directives, policies & procedures, and rules & regulations.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday (full-time), 8:00am - 4:30pm

Bargaining Unit Status: This position is part of the bargaining unit. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards.

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EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact View email address on click.appcast.io, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance

Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases

Paid Time Off: 50-55 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year and possible 5 day paid absence for CME)

Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA

Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)

Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory

CME: Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification)

Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided

Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting