Collaborating Physician - Mobile Bedside Musculoskeletal & Pain Care (Part-Time / 1099)

Position Overview

We are seeking a Collaborating Physician to join a clinician-led mobile practice providing consultative bedside musculoskeletal and pain management services to residents of skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), assisted living communities, and inpatient rehabilitation facilities throughout the Cookeville / Upper Cumberland region.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the collaborating physician under a Tennessee Collaborative Practice Agreement for the Physician Assistant team
• Provide physician consultation and periodic chart review
• Complete approximately one hour of chart review per week per Physician Assistant
• Conduct a minimum of one on-site visit per month
• Remain available by phone or secure messaging during clinical hours for occasional consultation
• Optionally evaluate and manage your own panel of post-acute patients with musculoskeletal, pain, functional, and rehabilitative needs
• Perform or supervise bedside ultrasound-guided musculoskeletal injections (if appropriately trained)
• Cookordinate patient care with interdisciplinary facility teams

Qualifications

• MD or DO with an active, unrestricted Tennessee medical license (or willingness to obtain one)
• Board Certified in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R) or Pain Medicine
• Current DEA registration
• Medicare enrolled or eligible

Preferred Experience

Preferred experience in post-acute care, skilled nursing facilities, geriatrics, or rehabilitation medicine

Comfort Managing

Managing musculoskeletal and pain conditions in geriatric patients

Experience Performing

Experience performing ultrasound-guided musculoskeletal injections (if appropriately trained)

Compensation

• Fixed monthly collaboration stipend (based on the number of Physician Assistants supported)
• Competitive, uncapped share of collections for personally treated patients
• 1099 Independent Contractor engagement
• Malpractice contribution negotiable