Physiatrist

Hospital for Special Care; New Britain (CT); On-site; USD 58,000 - 723,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) or 403(b) plan

Paid time off

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

Tuition reimbursement

Professional development

Onsite fitness center

Job summary

The Hospital for Special Care in New Britain, CT seeks a board-certified PM&R physician to lead inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation. You will provide patient care, initial consults, and coordinate the rehabilitation team.

This role includes writing orders, directing team reviews, engaging with referring physicians, documenting progress, and participating in department meetings and quality initiatives.

Qualifications

• Active medical staff member at Hospital for Special Care
• Board certification in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Responsibilities

• Act as rehabilitation attending physician in inpatient and outpatient care, including initial consults.
• Write orders for rehabilitation services.
• Direct rehabilitation team reviews and family meetings.
• Coordinate with attending and referring physicians to ensure continuity of care.
• Document rehabilitation progress and manage the rehabilitation plan toward expected outcomes.
• Rotate inpatient coverage and chronic care consultation in PM&R.
• Plan and implement interventions with cultural, age, and developmental consideration.
• Maintain regular contact with patients and families as rehab needs dictate.
• Provide medical treatment to hospital employees via the employee health program.
• Participate in PM&R department meetings, policy formulation, and quality initiatives.
• Represent PM&R on hospital-wide committees.
• Educate medical students, residents, and geriatric fellows in rehabilitation services.

Education

Active medical staff member at Hospital for Special Care

Board certified in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Job description

Position Location:

Hospital for Special Care

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Work Shift:

First Shift

Department:

Physiatry

We are dedicated to creating an environment of care and engagement that makes us one of the most desirable places to work, providing exceptional care to each patient each and every day!

Required Qualifications:

• Member of active medical staff at Hospital for Special Care - required.


• Board certified in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation - required.

Position Summary

To provide physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R) patient care; to provide PM&R leadership and to coordinate rehabilitation team care, to participate in administrative and quality assurance functions as requested.

Physical Demands:

• Job physically demands sitting, generally 2-4 hours per day, standing, with or without rests 6-8 hours a day and lifting to various degrees 1-10 lbs. frequently, 11-50 lbs occasionally and over 50lbs rarely.

Work Demands:

• Job generally performed inside with room temperature environment at times with significant external stimuli, with frequent exposure to body fluids/blood borne pathogens.


• Job also involves at times significant psychological stress due to the dealing with very medically complicated and tragically disabled patients.

Cognitive Demands:

• Job involves significant amount of time problem solving regarding diagnosis and decision making for treatment plans for patients.


• Also, extensive communication to patient and family along with treatment team and medical colleagues.

Essential Functions:

• Act as rehabilitation attending physician in direct patient care in the inpatient and outpatient programs through providing initial consultation and clinical reviews.


• Write orders for rehabilitation services.


• Direct the Rehabilitation Team Review and Family Meetings.


• Interact with medical attending physicians and referring physicians to ensure continuity of medical care.


• Document rehabilitation progress. Provide active management direction for the person’s rehabilitation program ensuring it is consistent with the person’s predicted outcomes.


• Participate in Physiatry Medicine rotating inpatient coverage as well as chronic care consultative coverage.


• Plans/implement all interventions/interactions with an awareness of cultural, ethnic, religious, language, and age related/developmental needs of each patient.


• Have regular, direct contact with the person, based on the rehabilitation and medical needs of the person served.


• In coordination with the hospital’s employee health services staff, provide medical treatment to hospital employees eligible for employee health services through the hospital’s employee health services program.


• Participate in medical staff and rehabilitation physician meetings, assist in policy formulation and plan activity to advance the Department of PM&R at Hospital for Special Care.


• Participate in department peer review and quality assurance activities.


• Represent PM&R on selected hospital wide committees.


• Provide high quality education for medical students, residents and geriatric fellows in rehabilitation services.

The above accountabilities represent work performed by this position and are not all-inclusive.

Compensation & Benefits

At Hospital for Special Care, we are committed to supporting the health, financial well-being, and professional growth of our team members. The wage range for this position is $42.02 to $525.30. Eligible employees may participate in a comprehensive benefits package that includes employer-subsidized medical and dental, vision insurance; a 403(b) retirement savings plan with an employer match of up to 6%; paid time off; employer-paid life insurance; short-term and long-term disability insurance; a Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contributions; Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA); an Employee Assistance Program (EAP); tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities; voluntary benefits, including pet insurance; employee wellness programs with access to our onsite fitness and aquatics center; an employee referral bonus program; and meaningful employee recognition and appreciation initiatives. Eligibility for certain benefits is based on scheduled hours worked