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Medical Director, Rehab Physiatry Job, Muscle Shoals, AL

Student loan forgiveness and work with a national rehab unit management company in Muscle Shoals, AL.

  • Student loan forgiveness
  • Tremendous support from the management company
  • Work with a large, not-for-profit health care system in Muscle Shoals, AL

Location: 

  • Situated in NW Alabama on the banks of the TN River in a 2-county region known as the Shoals
  • Beautiful, family-friendly community with a rich history to share
  • Home of Muscle Shoals Sound and FAME Studios, Muscle Shoals is known as the Hit Recording Capital of the World and continues to honor its musical heritage today with a lively recording industry still propelling artists to fame.
  • Excellent schools, safe neighborhoods, and exceptional cost of living making the Shoals an ideal place to live.
  • From world-class bass fishing, hiking, and award-winning golf courses to the renowned W.C. Handy Musical Festival, you will find it all in this vibrant riverfront city

 Hospital Features: 

  • Founded in 1968 by a group of physicians dedicated to serving residents of Colbert County
  • 178-bed, general acute and specialty care facility boasts spacious, private rooms for all acute patients as well as a 24-hour emergency department; medical and surgical services; medical/surgical inpatient units; medical detox unit ; and short-stay surgery units.

 Company Features:

  •  A leading provider of acute inpatient rehabilitation services with more than 300 hospital-based rehabilitation units, medical/surgical and outpatient therapy settings and more than 30 joint venture inpatient rehabilitation hospitals across the country.

 Facility: 

  • 32-bed rehab unit

Affiliation: 

  • Independent contractor
  • Year to year contract, can go for multiple years

Compensation: 

  • As an independent contractor – Fair market value for administrative services which is approximately $100,000 per year

 Payor Mix:

  • 80% Medicare/managed Medicare, 10% commercial insurance and 10% Medicaid

Features of Affiliation:

  • Medical Director conference and quarterly WebEx training
  • A state-of-the art, electronic pre-admission screening tool
  • A central resource site with tools and resources for best practice documentation, compliance and ambassadorship
  • Peer physician support for “in-the-trenches” problem solving
  • 1:1 coaching and training
  • Excellent clinical colleagues – therapy and nursing staff trained in rehab medicine
  • Operations leader partnership – Program Director and CEO support to facilitate practice efficiency
  • A Medical Advisory Board to assist with program development and represent your Medical Director needs
  • Company culture of taking care of communities and employees evidenced by non-profit organization support to include providing monetary assistance to those experiencing financial hardship due to a catastrophic life event

Candidate Qualifications:

  • Board certified/Eligible physiatrist with excellent interpersonal and communications kills
  • A team player
  • 2026-graduating residents will be considered

COMMUNITY INFORMATION:

Location:      Named for the crescent-shaped stretch of sandy beach south of the city, home of Battery Point Lighthouse

Population:  7,643 (city)

Recreation:  Great area for fly fishing; Redwood National Park

Economy:     Home port for numerous commercial fishing vessels

Education:    U of N AL here

If you have any interest, skills or experience with inpatient physiatry jobs, you’re in luck.