Medical Director Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation (Pm&R) (Physiatry / Physiatrist)

Medical Director of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) (Physiatry / Physiatrist)

CommuniCare Health Services is a fast-growing provider of long term care with over 130 facilities located in 7 states. The Family of Companies vibrant approach to delivering exceptional care includes an integrated medical group made up of more than 100 specialized clinicians. Due to current growth, we are recruiting for a Medical Director - Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) to support the build up of our practice in order to offer even more personalized care to the patients we serve.

The position of PM&R Medical Director will conceptualize how the practice will scale and the preferred candidate will be entrepreneurial minded in order to perform the administrative functions of the role. As Medical Director - Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R), you will be part of an exciting new model of care combining good old fashioned bedside manner with utilizing innovative technologies to dramatically improve patients lives.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assume the administrative authority, responsibility, and accountability of developing and implementing our PM&R program, policies, and procedures according to federal, state and local regulations; and current practice of post-acute and long-term care medicine.
• Coordinate medical care, including emergency treatment procedures, maintain effective liaison with attending physicians, and implement methods to keep the quality of care under constant surveillance.
• Provide necessary physician services for those residents within the skilled nursing facilities and/or clinic environment

Qualifications:

• M.D. or D.O. required - Physiatrist strongly preferred
• PM&R certification (ABPMR) required
• MD or DO license
• 5+ years of experience working with geriatric or long-term care population preferred
• Demonstrated experience working with and educating NP’s

Preferred Qualifications:

• Health care management/leadership experience
• Familiarity with CMS, Medicare Advantage, SNP Rules and Regulations
• Inpatient/SNF utilization metrics and bed day management
• State specific collaborative practice agreements and midlevel practitioner licensing
• Knowledge of EMR