Physiatry/Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician

Physiatry/Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician at Veterans Health Administration summary:

The Physiatry/Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician provides comprehensive rehabilitation care to veterans at the Kansas City VA Medical Center. Responsibilities include treating diverse conditions such as traumatic brain injury, amputations, chronic pain, and spinal cord injuries, as well as coordinating multidisciplinary therapies. The role also involves education collaboration with local universities, without weekend or call coverage obligations.

Job Description

If you love the BBQ, enjoy music/art, and appreciate the military-look no further and come care for veterans as a physician in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. This role is responsible for providing PM&R services within Kansas City VA Medical Center facility. The physician may be asked to provide care in multiple areas within PM&R including but not limited to EMGs, Amputee Clinic, General Rehab Clinic, PRP clinic, SCI clinic, and other areas as needed, but all within the KCVA main location.

Each member of the PM&R physician team providers perform all of the wide array of services as offered within PM&R. Services include providing direct patient care for general rehab issues, traumatic brain injury, outpatient stroke management, chronic pain, amputations, electromyography, spinal cord injuries, sports injuries, spasticity management, headache management, joint injections with corticosteroids as well as with platelet rich plasma, as well as several other functions within the scope of physical medicine and rehabilitation. Other duties include, but are not limited to:

• Staff within PM&R are ultimately responsible for all aspects of PM&R care which includes clinical services, consult reviews for appropriateness, and chart reviews for internal as well as external Acute Medical Rehabilitation admission appropriateness.
• A PM&R Provider is responsible for coordinating care with providers within PM&R, dedicating care to treat pain, including Physical, Occupational and Speech therapies, Chiropractic, Acupuncture, and Pain Psychology, as determined by plan of care for the veteran. Open, clear, and collaborative engagements are an emphasized duty.
• There will be opportunities to become involved with resident education, as there is a collaboration with the University of Kansas Medical Center, as well as medical student education through University of Missouri-Kansas City.
• There will be no expectations concerning weekend coverage or call coverage.

BENEFITS:
Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases
Paid Time Off: 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: unrestricted license from any US State or territory
CME: Up to $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 restrictions on moonlighting

This position is eligible for our Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) which allows for up to $200K in loan repayment over a 5-year period.

Keywords:

Physical Medicine, Rehabilitation, Veteran Care, Traumatic Brain Injury, Chronic Pain Management, Amputee Clinic, Spinal Cord Injury, Electromyography, Stroke Management, Medical Education