RN Clinic - Registered Nurse Pediatrician Clinic

Pediatric Physician

We have the great privilege of helping patients and families re-build their lives. Our hallmark is to carefully listen to patients and innovatively serve them. This is true of every employee, from support staff and leadership to clinicians and care providers.

Mary Free Bed is a not-for-profit, nationally accredited rehabilitation hospital serving thousands of children and adults each year through inpatient, outpatient, sub-acute rehabilitation, orthotics and prosthetics and home and community programs. With the most comprehensive rehabilitation services in Michigan and an exclusive focus on rehabilitation, Mary Free Bed physicians, nurses and therapists help our patients achieve outstanding clinical outcomes. The growing Mary Free Bed Network provides patients throughout the state with access to our unique standard of care

Restoring hope and freedom through rehabilitation.

Focus on Patient Care. A selfless drive to serve and heal connects all MFB employees.

• Each employee knows that co-workers can be trusted to make the right decision for our family, patients, staff, and community.
• Years of dedicated, quality service to our patients and community have yielded a reputation that fills our employees with pride.

Must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served in assigned department. Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to age-specific needs and to provide the care needed as described in the department's policies and procedures.

Physiatrist is responsible for providing professional medical services in the specialty of Physiatry (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) to the patients of Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital. The medical services provided are within the

mission, vision and values of the parent corporation, the Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital. She reports to the Chief Medical Officer.

Provide patient care, treatment, and services within the scope of their license, certification, or registration and as required by Federal and State laws and regulations.

· Provides professional medical services in the specialty of physiatry to patients of Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital in the following areas:

o Clinics

o Timely consultations at referring hospitals and facilities

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
• 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.
• Ensuring a welcoming experience for all we serve, regardless of origin, race, religion, disability, sexual orientation or socioeconomic status.
• Educating staff, patients and the communities we care for.
• Customer Service Responsibilities

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.

Responsibilities in Quality Improvement

participates in departmental efforts to monitor and report customer service.

Board certified or board-eligible in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

• State of Michigan Medical License
• Experience in the medical rehabilitation of seriously ill patients
• Operate or use department specific equipment: Ascend/Descend equipment or ladder: Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), it is the policy of Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital to provide reasonable accommodation when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with a disability, unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship. The policy regarding requests for reasonable accommodation applies to all aspects of employment, including the application process. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, veteran status, disability or other legally protected characteristic.