Physiatrist Job at Veterans Health Administration in Battle Creek, MI

The Physiatrist is to practice in accordance with VA guidelines; Battle Creek VAMC policies/procedures; medical staff bylaws, rules, and regulations; and in accordance with current Joint Commission standards. The incumbent will plan, develop, and implement comprehensive, complex treatment and care management programs for individual patients to relieve pain, restore, or enhance performance, and maximize ability to function as independently as possible. Patients seen in the PM&RS clinic are evaluated and treated by the Physiatrist for procedures such as musculoskeletal evaluation and treatments to include expertise/experience in joint and soft tissue injections including ultrasound/EMG guided procedures, performing electrodiagnostic procedures and consultations, and provide general PM&R outpatient care and cross-coverage for other Physiatrists as needed. The incumbent will interpret tests, including measurements to assess normal parameters of physiological functions as well as pathophysiological, pathomechanical, electrophysiological, ergonomic, and developmental deficits of bodily systems to determine diagnosis, treatment, prognosis, and prevention. Other duties include responding to patient telephone calls, informing patients of test/lab results, ordering, and renewing medications, giving telephone or e-mail advice to other providers, and administrative duties, if any.

Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Authorized
Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Learn more.
EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. 

Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases
Paid Time Off: 50-55 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year and possible 5 day paid absence for CME)
Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory
CME: Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification)
Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided
Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm
There are no on-call responsibilities.