Job Description
Specialty: Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Subspecialty Interest: Inpatient
Rehabilitation
Schedule: 36 clinical hours per week
Practice Detail: Interdisciplinary practice
EMR
System: Epic
Facility: Ascension Providence
Location: Waco, TX
Ascension Providence is looking for
a Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation physician to serve as the Medical Director for our new
inpatient rehabilitation unit scheduled to open in the fourth quarter of 2024. Ideally, this
physician also could establish an outpatient clinic practice and see pain management patients as
well.
This is a great opportunity for the right candidate to partner with Ascension Providence to
provide medical services to patients.
Responsibilities:
Serves as the Medical Director for
inpatient rehabilitation services. Leads interdisciplinary team conferences.
Monitors ongoing
health and progress of patients, and changing treatment plans as necessary.
Evaluates and treats
patients with appropriate medical diagnostic and treatment skills. Coordinates discharge planning
with case management.
Recommends, participates in, and works to ensure the success of efforts to
improve cost effectiveness and quality of care provided to patients.
Accepts patient referrals from
other physicians. Would also prefer candidates that are open to integrate and round on the
medical/surgical acute floors to consult on potential rehabilitation admits. Model established
allows for PM&R physician to design practice style as admitting, attending and/or consulting
physicians for patients who require hospitalization for primary medical diagnoses, depending on
needs of patients, medical staff and hospital. Have an existing medical staff comfortable with
attending and medically managing patients, allowing PM&R to not have call coverage expectations,
manage PM&R directed goals and gains, and run weekly case conferences.
Provides appropriate
documentation that meets insurance company requirements; appeal all denials in a timely
manner.
Participates in inpatient and outpatient consultation for specialty, which may include on
call schedules.
Provides outpatient clinic follow up, and pain management services for patients
seeking treatment.
Additional Information:
- Specialty: Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
- Location: Waco, Texas
- Contact: Lauren Payne (Physician & APP Recruiter)
About the Company:
About Ascension Providence - As a member of Ascension Providence, our physicians join a large
community of providers who are called to deliver compassionate, personalized care for all persons,
especially those who are poor and vulnerable. - We are able to share best practices and knowledge
across our nationwide network as a member of the largest nonprofit provider of care in the country.
- Ascension Providence includes a 237-bed med/surg hospital, 12 Primary care physician practices, 15
specialty physician practices, a 48-bed psychiatric hospital, a Senior Living facility, and Hospice
and Home Care. - Ascension Providence is accredited as an advanced primary stroke center.
About
Ascension Medical Group When you join Ascension Medical Group (AMG), you are entering a community
where physician and advanced practice provider engagement and experience is recognized as a key
driver of delivering excellent patient care. With 1,900 sites of care and 7,000 providers strong,
AMG is one of the largest healthcare provider networks in the United States. Physicians and advanced
practice providers benefit from a collaborative approach to care, significant professional
opportunities, career advancement, training and competitive wages.