Physiatrist - Medical Director Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility, Brown Academic Appointment

Newport Hospital, a teaching hospital of The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, and affiliated partner of the Lifespan Physician Group, has an exciting opportunity for a board-certified physiatrist to serve as medical director at our 28-bed inpatient rehabilitation facility in Newport, Rhode Island. Our growing academically oriented PM&R department is a four-time Guardian of Excellence Award Winner.

About the job:

• Serve as the medical supervisor of inpatient rehabilitation services
• Time is split roughly 40% administrative, 60% clinical
• Provide direct patient care
• Partner with the Chief of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and the Vice President of Lifespan Rehabilitation Services to set goals and priorities for program development
• Work primarily with Stroke, amputee, TBI, Spinal Cord, Multiple Trauma, Orthopedic patients
• The team consists of nine others including MDs, physical, occupational and speech & language therapists
• Average length of stay in the unit is 14 days
• Call is 1:8 week
• Brown Academic appointment
• EMR – Epic
• H1B visa friendly

The benefits:

• Competitive compensation
• Malpractice Insurance covered with tail
• CME/licensing/privileges/DEA allowance $3,500 per year
• Research opportunities if desired
• Excellent research opportunities

About us:
The Department of PM&R includes multiple outpatient clinics, with focus in Concussion, Spasticity, Prosthetics and Orthotics, Wheelchair management, Oncology, Wound Care, Comprehensive Spine and Interventional Pain Management.
 
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