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What You, the Experienced Physiatrist, Should Consider When Searching For a New Job

Once you already have a position(s), it’s easier in some respects to identify a good new position according to the New England Journal of Medicine https://www.nejmcareercenter.org/article/how-to-find-your-second-physician-practice-position-/. You know what you want in regards to the practice culture and setting, the responsibilities and compensation, what to look out for and how to find new practice opportunities. In other respects, this knowledge can make a new practice search more difficult and time-consuming to find the right new job.

Given all your practice experience and knowledge, you should spend more time on the initial phone calls

You may be considering moving to another state [ . . . ]

Physiatry Practice Opportunities

The number of physiatry practice opportunities is less this year because of COVID. There are sports medicine fellows who are open to general rehab positions and residents who want to do inpatient who are open to outpatient work. This applies to the urban areas and less so for more suburban or rural areas.

There are more and more subacute and skilled nursing facility physiatry practice opportunities. Some of them are with private practices and some are with large national or regional companies. These companies often have an income guarantee and then take approximately 30% of the billings.

Part-time physiatry practice opportunities are [ . . . ]

PHYSIATRY JOBS

There are many physiatry jobs available in many different physical medicine and rehabilitation subspecialties. The demand for physical medicine and rehabilitation is greater than the supply. Although Farr Healthcare only recruits for physiatry, my understanding is that it is a specialty that is more in demand than many other specialties and has exceptional job prospects. Please visit www.farrhealthcare.com for a list of physical medicine and rehabilitation practice opportunities.

There is a need for inpatient, general outpatient and interventional physiatrists. The need is greatest for inpatient physiatrists, followed by general outpatient physiatrists and then interventional physiatrists. The need is greatest [ . . . ]

Interviewing physiatrists – Ask unusual questions

When interviewing a physiatrist for a new job, it’s easy to ask questions off the cuff or that you’ve stored away over the years for interviews. However, these questions are the kind that are always asked and that most interviewees have prepared answers to. That’s why you might end up with a physical medicine and rehabilitation doctor who was perfect during the interview but failed at their job. By asking these unusual questions, not only will you get answers that more truly describe the person but you will also see how they work under pressure as they won’t have prepared [ . . . ]