Attending Physiatrist, Musculoskeletal Medicine

Attending Physiatrist, Musculoskeletal Medicine

Job Summary :

The Westchester Medical Center Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation is seeking an Attending Physiatrist-Musculoskeletal Medicine to join our growing program.

Responsibilities :

Administrative / Clinical

• Provide sports medicine / musculoskeletal physiatrist services, including the performance of all consultations, procedures, and other related services required by patients.
• Develop an active outpatient sports medicine and musculoskeletal practice for the evaluation and care of patients with sports-related injuries, neck / back pain, acute / chronic pain, and other musculoskeletal-related disorders. Clinical services should include peripheral joint injections including intra—articular, tendon sheath and bursa, botulinum toxin injections, musculoskeletal ultrasound-guided procedures, and electrodiagnostic studies.
• Educate all potential referral sources including other physician practices and community groups on the clinical services that you provide in order to grow your clinical practice.
• Collaborate closely with other related specialties / clinical departments in the care of your patients.
• Establish relationships with the community and school-based athletic programs with the goal of providing side-line game coverage and sporting events coverage such as marathons.
• Assist with cross-coverage of the acute inpatient rehabilitation unit as needed.
• Participate in weeknight and weekend on-call coverage of the Inpatient rehab unit on a rotating basis in general proportion to the number of physicians in the department.
• Participate in Department of PM&R committees as requested.

Teaching

Qualifications / Requirements :

About Us :

WMCHealth is a 1,900-bed healthcare system headquartered in Valhalla, New York, with 10 hospitals on seven campuses spanning 6,200 square miles of the Hudson Valley. WMCHealth employs more than 12,000 people and has nearly 3,000 attending physicians. From Level 1, Level 2 and Pediatric Trauma Centers, the region's only acute care children's hospital, an academic medical center, several community hospitals, dozens of specialized institutes and centers, a state-of-the-art Telemedicine program, skilled nursing, acute inpatient rehabilitation, assisted living facilities, homecare services and one of the largest mental health systems in New York State, today WMCHealth is the pre-eminent provider of integrated healthcare in the Hudson Valley.

Other :

WMCHealth is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Advanced Physician Services (APS) is a qualifying employer for the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. This position is eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF).

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