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Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Opening

Inpatient consults physiatry job, Columbus

 

  • About an hour drive to Newnan and Peachtree City, both upscale communities in the suburbs of Atlanta
  • Excellent chance to join a practice that is in high demand in the community
  • Great opportunity for professional growth
  • Exposure to a variety of care settings
  • Enjoy a flexible, fairly autonomous schedule

 Community Information: 

  • About an hour drive to Newnan, GA which is a southwest suburb of Atlanta, and Peachtree City, both upscale communities

Practice Features: 

  • An energized 4-physician physiatry practice with a focus on inpatient rehabilitation medicine serving several counties
  • Mission – to restore patients’ function so they may regain their independence
  • Provides rehabilitative care in a multitude of settings (inc. acute inpatient rehab, subacute rehab, acute care hospital)

Responsibilities: 

  • Provide consults at a Rehab Hospital and 2 acute care hospitals with a physiatrist and a NP
  • The Medical Director at the Rehab Hospital is an internist who handles the patients’ medical needs while the current physiatrist takes care of the patients’ rehab needs.
  • Also do consults at 2 acute careh ospitals which are within a few miles from each other as well as from the Rehab Hospital. Typically see about 4 – 6 new consults/day total
  • Total of 500 acute beds. The work includes disposition planning for managed Medicare patients
  • Flexibility to rotate with the current physiatrist between work at the Rehab Hospital and the acute care hospitals

Resources:

  • Remote documentation capabilities for all acute care hospitals
  • Internal medicine consultation at each IPAR facility
  • Access to mid-level support/documentation assistance

 Call: 

  • 1:6 weekends at the Rehab Hospital, shared with the current physiatrist and 4 internists

 Compensation: 

  • Competitive salary (from $275,000 per year) with potential for productivity bonus; or possibly negotiate a straight salary [if preferred]

 Affiliation: 

  • Employee with partnership potential

 Benefits: 

  • Health and vision insurance, paid time off, parental leave, malpractice

 Reason for opening:

  • Practice expansion

Candidate Qualifications:

  • A driven, passionate physiatrist who can critically think, is adaptable, and shows initiative
  • Board Certified (or eligible to sit for the PM&R board exam)
  • Knowledge of healthcare regulations, general facility processes and procedures, plus preventative measures (HIPAA confidentiality, infection control, etc.)
  • Provides quality, compassionate, patient-centered care
  • Exemplary oral and written communication skills
  • Comfortable with healthcare documentation
  • Experience in building and maintaining positive client relationships
  • Ability to prioritize and manage time effectively and efficiently
  • Will consider 2026-graduating residents

If you have any interest, skills or experience with inpatient physiatry jobs, you’re in luck. Interest in inpatient physiatry jobs has decreased over the years, making the need for skilled clinicians now more than ever.