**JOB DESCRIPTION**
**Job Title: Staff Physiatrist
Job Code: 550029**
Immediate Supervisor: Chief Medical Officer/Physician Medical Director
Status: Exempt
**DEPARTMENT FUNCTION/JOB OVERVIEW**
Responsible for the medical and/or rehabilitation regimen for his/her assigned inpatient caseload, as well as the medical and/or rehabilitative regimen for outpatients followed through the Madonna Outpatient Program. Will assist administration and development teams with the development and restructuring of inpatient and/or outpatient programs; maintain a good relationship with all treatment teams. In addition, he/she will be a primary community liaison maintaining admitting privileges to the acute care hospitals in the area as well as developing and expanding community and regional physician relationships. Work will be performed in an ethical and legal manner following organizational policies, processes, protocols and procedures. Responsible for quality service delivery and internal/external customer relations for Madonna as a whole, including upholding the mission and values for the department and facility.
**ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS**
INPATIENT RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Synthesize, coordinate and analyze planned program changes/additions to current inpatient programs, offering input regarding recommended direction reflecting the Medical Services component of patient care. 2. Coordinate, analyze and compile patient information in medical documentation of rehabilitative history and physicals, orders, progress notes, and discharge summaries in accordance with state, facility and CARF guidelines. 3. Synthesize and coordinate patients' medical and rehabilitative status at time of discharge from Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital to apprise primary physicians and enhance continuity of care. 4. Provide consultation as requested in preadmission setting and communicate findings to parties served. 5. Mentor, negotiate, instruct, supervise and communicate with patients to meet medical and/or rehabilitative needs while they are in Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital. 6. Supervise and communicate patients' information flow to ensure involvement of primary physicians during patient's stay in Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital and at time of discharge. 7. Mentor, instruct, negotiate, communicate and receive information with treatment team members regarding patients' individual plan of care. 8. Negotiate, persuade, communicate and serve assigned committee duties and actively advise and negotiate with administration in regards to program development and marketing.
OUTPATIENT RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Synthesize, coordinate, analyze and compile documentation of rehabilitative and/or medical assessment and intervention as required by state, facility and CARF guidelines. 2. Coordinate, compile and communicate medical documentation to case managers and other professionals as needed. 3. Synthesize, coordinate and analyze program policies and procedures to ensure delivery of quality service and uphold Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital's mission. 4. Mentor, negotiate, instruct and communicate with staff to ensure compliance with policies and procedures, as well as goals and objectives, and to ensure delivery of quality service. 5. Mentor, instruct, communicate and serve all patients in the outpatient program, before, during and after their visit to assure continuity of care and accountability. 6. Negotiate, instruct, supervise and communicate with the outpatient team at case conference to ensure the individualized patient treatment plan and to communicate as a liaison with the medical community. 7. Negotiate, instruct and communicate with administrative development teams to provide expertise in regards to new outpatient programs, reviewing and modifying current programs and assisting with marketing, community and professional education. 8. Negotiate and communicate with administration in the development of programs for off-site units/clinics; serve as medical liaison with these units/clinics as assigned. 9. Mentor, communicate, instruct and serve any patients of Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital off-site clinics, as assigned, to assure quality delivery of services and compliance with state, facility and CARF guidelines. 10. Follows instruction from supervisor to perform other functions as assigned in order to achieve the goals within the department and/or system. 11. Operate and tend medical equipment used during exam procedures to facilitate treatment. 12. Maintains a clean, organized and safe environment. 13. Handles and operates all necessary equipment and performs required duties according to established safety standards to maintain compliance with regulations and prevent injury.
INTERDISCIPLINARY AND PUBLIC COMMUNICATION 1. Mentor, instruct, communicate and help all team members and ancillary services to enhance the quality service delivery and continuity of patient care. 2. Instruct and speak at education sessions for staff, other health professionals and the public. 3. Mentor, instruct and communicate with external customers for marketing purposes and to promote external customer relations.
**PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS**
Medium work with frequent lifting. Manual patient transfer or reposition does not exceed the equivalent of 35 pounds of force to lift, push, or pull. Requires sufficient strength to produce 50 pounds of force to push a wheelchair with a 300-pound individual on level surfaces.
Constant walking with a maximum duration of up to 30 minutes sustained walking on tile, carpet, and other surfaces. Must tolerate frequent standing with sustained periods of up to 1 hour on tile, carpet, and other surfaces. Must tolerate frequent sitting with sustained periods of up to 1 hour. Frequent reaching with both arms at low, waist, and high levels. Frequent grasping of both hands for transfers and repositioning requiring normal grip strength based on national averages. Frequent stooping, bending, and twisting are required for patient care.
Constant near vision acuity to evaluate and monitor patients.
Ordinary hearing and speaking skills.
May be potential exposure to biohazardous materials.
Protective clothing- frequently wears mask, gloves, gown, and/or eye protection.
IV. **QUALIFICATIONS** (Education/training and/or Experience)
Medical or osteopathic degree with specialization in the field of Physiatry required. Strong internal medicine background preferred. Board in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Physiatry) or equivalent required with certification required within 5 years of completion of training.
