Medical Director- Physiatrist (PM&R) | Rehabilitation Hospital of Waterbury

Responsibilities

• Report to the Chief Medical Officer for clinical matters and the Hospital Chief Executive Officer or his/her designee for administrative matters.
• Provide professional medical services on a full-time basis to patients of assigned hospital(s), including services customarily performed by physicians practicing in physical and rehabilitation medicine such as rounding and consultations on patients.
• Collaborate with the Facility’s leadership, staff, and other practitioners and consultants to help develop, implement, and evaluate patient care policies and procedures that reflect current standards of practice.
• Help the Facility identify, evaluate, and address/resolve medical and clinical concerns and issues that affect patient care, medical care, or quality of life, or are related to the provision of services by physicians and other licensed health care practitioners.
• Evaluate, diagnose, consult, and manage patients with physical and/or cognitive impairment and disability, including diagnosis and treatment of patients with painful or functionally limiting conditions, management of co-morbidities and co-impairments, diagnostic and therapeutic injection procedures, electro-diagnostic medicine, and emphasis on prevention of 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.
• Perform physical examination of pain, weakness, and numbness (neuromuscular and musculoskeletal) using a diagnostic plan or prescription for treatment that may include the use of physical agents or other interventions, and evaluate, prescribe, and supervise medical and comprehensive rehabilitation goals and treatment plans.
• Admit patients to inpatient or other level of care for treatment.
• Perform general history and physical examination.
• Perform pre-admission assessment.
• Perform day 4 Plan of Care review and approve pre-admission screening Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Procedure.
• Perform prompt, courteous, and competent professional services in accordance with generally accepted professional standards.
• Perform administrative services as reasonably required.
• Prepare and maintain complete and accurate medical and other records in accordance with generally accepted medical practice and compliance with mandated regulatory, legal, and/or accrediting standards, including but not limited to Pre-Admission Screenings (PAS), Individualized Plan of Care (IPOC), leading the interdisciplinary team conference, Progress Notes (including face-to-face visits), Admission Orders, Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Patient Assessment Instrument (IRF-PAI), and other records, reports, claims, and correspondence relating to services and treatment rendered.

Qualifications

• Must possess an M.D. or D.O. degree from an accredited medical school.
• Must hold a current state medical license.
• Successful completion of an ACGME or AOA accredited Residency training program in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.