COLUMBIA, SC

Practice Features:        

• 40 patients/day
•  4 EMG’s/day
• 20 procedures/day
• Referrals from urgicare centers, primary care doctors and emergency rooms

Compensation:              As an employee, base of $120,000 plus incentive

                        GOOD SHEPHERD HEALTH AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER

                                                ALLENTOWN, PA

Opportunity

Features:                      Practice at a state-of-the-art facility with:

• A continuum of care from a rehab hospital to on-campus residential living
• Some of the newest rehab technology
• An academic affiliation with the University of PA so you can work with residents, teach residents, etc. if you choose

Candidate

Qualifications:               Board Certified or Qualified physiatrist with excellent interpersonal and communications skills

Features:                      The Good Shepherd Health and Technology Center, based in Allentown, PA, is a nationally-recognized rehabilitation leader, offering a continuum of care for people with physical and mental disabilities.

                                    It has 82 total beds at its Allentown campus, 12 at Pocono, and 12 at Easton.  It is CARF-accredited for stroke, brain injury and CIIRP.  The staff includes 62 PT’s and 40 OT’s.

                                    It is a fusion of multidisciplinary rehabilitation, today’s newest technology, and state-of-the-art products and accessories.  Under one roof, the Health and Technology Center, a $40M investment, offers an array of advanced outpatient therapies, one of the region’s leading neurorehabilitation centers, and Good Shepherd’s world-renowned pediatrics program.  The Health and Technology Center is also home to the Harry C. Trexler Center for Assistive Technology.  Good Shepherd currently specializes in the following assistive technology:

• Augmentative and alternative communication
• Adaptive computer access hardware/software
• EADLs (Environmental Control System Aids for Daily Living)
• Adaptive wheelchair seating and mobility
• Adaptive driving
• Adaptive leisure skill interventions
• Aids for daily living

Also at the Health & Technology Center are the FJ Foundation Mobility Center, Optimal Fitness at Good Shepherd, and an all-new Rehability store.  The largest undertaking of Lifestyle Products and Services is at this 3,000 square-foot store and which offers hundreds of products to assist patients in their rehabilitation and daily life.  The store has clinical personnel on staff.

Rehab facility representatives from across the country the country such as Marianjoy Rehab Hospital visit Good Shepherd for ideas and information.

Affiliation:                     Employee, reports to the Center’s Medical Director as do the other 7 physiatrists there

Responsibilities:            Neurorehab such as stroke and/or TBI work plus outpatient follow-up; can choose to just do TBI; treat approximately 12-15 patients; EMG’s available but not required to do

Call:                             1:4 weekends, rotate call during the week among the physiatrists

Compensation:              Salary of $180,000+ and an incentive

Benefits:                       Comprehensive benefits to include paid time off, extended sick bank, health, drug, dental, vision and malpractice insurance, pension plan, long-term disability, group term life insurance, 5 1- days CME and professional dues

Competition:                 Little if any in the area, closest rehab is in Philadelphia, PA and NJ

Reason for looking:       Replacement

General Information:     More than 36,000 people come to Good Shepherd each year for specialized programs in stroke, orthopedics, brain injury, spinal cord injury, pediatrics, amputation, and more.

                                    Good Shepherd provided outpatient rehabilitation services at 15 sites throughout Eastern PA.  In addition, Good Shepherd operates 3 inpatient sites, a long-term acute care hospital, 2 long-term care homes for people with severe disabilities, an independent living facility, and a Work Services division that provides employment training and job placement.

                                    Good Shepherd was founded in 1908 when The Rev. John and Estella Raker invited a disabled orphan named Viola into their Allentown home.

                                    Good Shepherd Facilities include:

                                    Inpatient Facilities

                                    Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospital – Allentown

Good Shepherd Rehabilitation at Easton Hospital

Good Shepherd-Wayne Memorial Inpatient Rehab Center

Good Shepherd Rehabilitation at Pocono Medical Center

Outpatient Facilities

Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospital – Allentown

Good Shepherd Rehabilitation at Easton Hospital

Good Shepherd Outpatient Rehabilitation Cedar Crest

Good Shepherd Day Hospital – Allentown Pediatric Center

Good Shepherd Outpatient Rehabilitation – Bath

Good Shepherd Outpatient Rehabilitation – Center Valley

Good Shepherd Outpatient Rehabilitation – Kutztown

Good Shepherd Outpatient Rehabilitation – Laurys Station

Good Shepherd Outpatient Rehabilitation – Lehighton

Good Shepherd Outpatient Rehabilitation – Macungie

Good Shepherd Outpatient Rehabilitation – Palmerton

Good Shepherd Outpatient Rehabilitation – Quakertown

Good Shepherd Outpatient Rehabilitation – Schnecksville

Good Shepherd Outpatient Rehabilitation – Slate Belt

Good Shepherd Outpatient Rehabilitation – Stroudsburg

Long-Term Care Facilities

Good Shepherd Home – Allentown

Good Shepherd Home – Bethlehem

Long-Term Acute Care Facilities

Good Shepherd Specialty Hospital

Supported Independent Living Facilities

Good Shepherd Supported Independent Living

Work Service Facilities

Good Shepherd Work Services

Good Shepherd Thrift Stores

The RePlace Super Thrift Store

Clubhouse of Lehigh County

The Center has several state0of0the art technologies. This equipment includes:

• Saeboflex, a spring-loaded, non-electrical device for neurologically-impaired individuals that positions wrist and fingers into extension for functional exercises.
• NESS-H200, a hand neuromuscular stimulator that can produce improved function and range of motion.  The Center is a NESS-H200 Center of Excellence, and has patient referrals from outside the region.
• Balancemaster, a testing and training device that provides quantitative measurement components of balance.
• IREX Virtual Relaity Augmented Therapy has been shown to improve reaction time, facilitate patterning of movement and movement strategies and engage patients in their therapy and overcome “platueaus”
• FES Bike, provides electrical stimulation of muscles to increase strength and endurance, improve cardiovascular fitness and decrease spasticity, swelling, tightness and the rate of osteoporosis in stimulated extremities
• Body Weight Supported Equipment such as the Litegait and Robomedica helps progress weight-bearing according to a patient’s needs, in a quantifiable manner, while providing a high level of stability.
• VitalStim treats dysphasia better and faster that any traditional therapy.  A small, carefully-calibrated electrical current is delivered to the throat muscles responsible for swallowing.
• REO Therapy by Motorika – Upper extremity robotic therapy device to treat and restore function to an individual.
• Gait Rite system – Advanced evaluation and treatment tool for gait disorders.
• Parastep system – A specialized walker that has an incorporated electrical stimulation and computer technology to assist individuals with paraplegia to ambulate.

In their continuum of care, the Center offers a LTACH, comprehensive inpatient and outpatient programs, as well as a fitness/wellness program that has accessible equipment for the SCI population.  They also offer a follow-up program that is run by a rehab nurse and has an established support group for their patients.

Responsibilities:         3 days a week; can work into perm; do EMGs and NCVs

Compensation:            $1400-1600/day

Practice Features:                     Join a 3-person practice; practice has a nurse practitioner

Responsibilities:                        Approximately 75% inpatient and 25% outpatient to include EMG’s

Affiliation:                                 Employee with partnership track

Reason for looking:                   Expansion, took on a new hospital, plus the senior physiatrist wants to slow down

Responsibilities:                                    Inpatient/outpatient mix.  The outpatient is general work to include EMG’s, injections, chronic pain, medications, etc.

Affiliation:                                             Employee with partnership track

Compensation:                                      Salary plus incentive; professional liability insurance provided

Call:                                                     1:2 or 3 as an internist may help with call

Candidate

Qualifications:                                       Board Certified or Qualified physiatrist with excellent interpersonal and communications skills; Must have a TX license

Facility Features:          

• 20-bed rehab unit at a 166-bed acute care hospital with a 5-county service area.  Average census of 10. 

Responsibilities:                                    Inpatient/outpatient mix.  Inpatient commitment to the unit, outpatient services as wanted for your own private practice.  See the patients 3 times a week

Affiliation:                                             Independent contractor or employee

Compensation:                                      As independent contractor – annual stipend plus professional receipts

                                                                     As employee – competitive salary

Reason for opening:                              The past Medical Director is also affiliated with the neighboring hospital which is starting to employ its doctors which would be a conflict of interest.

Candidate

Qualifications:                                       Board Certified physiatrist, neurologist, internist, family physician, or orthopedic surgeon with excellent interpersonal and communications skills; a team player; If Board Qualified, must have completed a residency within the last 2 years

Community

Features:

•       Located in the gently rolling

            Mountains, surrounded by clear lakes and a    

            historic  National Forest, the

            community offers a unique

            combination of natural beauty, cultural life and

            historical interest.

• It is a city alive with activity. Downtown features a number of art galleries and antique shops and serves as host for the nationally recognized Documentary Film Festival and Music Festival.  Exciting thoroughbred racing, and the Gardens is a magical 210-acre botanical garden surrounded by a Lake.  The Convention Center is a state-of-the-art concert and sports arena, and the Theme and Water Park offers summertime family fun and a summer concert series.
• The National Park, the first federally protected area in the nation’s history, features 147-degree thermal water flowing year round from 47 hot springs. From pre-historic times, people have traveled to these natural thermal springs to bathe and relax. The centerpiece of the Park is Bath House Row. Originally built in 1832 and now recognized as a National Historic Landmark District, it features eight bath houses and is an architectural showcase for a wide range of styles, from Neoclassical Revival and Renaissance Revival to Spanish and Italianate.
• It is home of the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and Arts (ASMSA), the premier high school in the state. At this public residential high school, academically advanced juniors and seniors are taught at a college level, using only college textbooks, by a highly qualified faculty.
• Recreation – It is surrounded by abundant opportunities for camping, mountain biking, hiking, horseback riding and water skiing. There are 17 championship golf courses in the area and four major tournament lakes for fishing. The mountains surrounding the city are part of the Ouachita National Forest, one of the oldest and most scenic in the nation, with plenty of trails that take avid hikers to spectacular overlooks. Within the city, there are 19 parks and seven miles of hiking trails.
• LOCAL POINTS OF INTEREST
  Downtown– known as America’s First Resort, features a host of art galleries and antique shops
   Park – thoroughbred racing & home of the “Racing Festival of the South”
  National Park – 147-degree thermal water flowing from 47 hot springs. Includes Bath House Row, a National Historic Landmark
  Championship Golf Courses
  Theme Parks

Vibrant, energetic city in western TX, university, college and health science center in the city, symphony, minor professional ice hockey

Facility Features:

• 22-bed rehab unit with an average census of 19
• The 362-bed acute care hospital has an average census of 200; is a Level III trauma center
• The hospital is building a new outpatient building
• Teaching hospital and has a hospitalist program

Responsibilities:

• Inpatient
• Consults are available
• Can also be Medical Director, Outpatient which could include sports medicine work
• Call would be shared with the orthopedic surgeon and a physiatrist; most call is by phone

Affiliation:

• Employee, part of physician-hospital organization

Compensation:

• Salary plus a Medical Director stipend plus an incentive program

Reason for looking:      

• Replacement of Orthopedic Surgeon who is Acting Medical Director

Candidate Qualifications:

• Board Certified/Qualified physiatrist with excellent interpersonal and communications skills; Spanish speaking skills ideal

• 100 miles South of St. Louis, MO
• 100,000 population, 650,000 (service area to include parts of MO, IL, KY, TN and AR)
• Rolling hills in the Ozark Mountain Range
• Regional hub for health care, education, transportation distribution, banking, legal and manufacturing
• Good economy in an affluent area with good schools
• The public high school is one of the top 15 in the country and is linked to a university

Health System Features:           

• 258-beds
• Have a huge surgery department
• Non-profit hospital which is financially stable
• The hospital is proud to be ranked on Modern Healthcare magazine’s prestigious Best Places to Work in Healthcare list for 2009 — only five other companies have ranked in the top 20 two years in a row. It is also ranked among the top 10 percent in the nation for outstanding patient experience by HealthGrades® in 2009/2010. 

Rehab Unit Features:

• 19-bed unit

Affiliation:

• Employee with salary and comprehensive benefits

Responsibilities:           

• Inpatient commitment plus outpatient as desired
• Call every 2^nd or 3^rd weekend

PM&R Environment:

• 4 outpatient physiatrists
• 1 interventionalist

Candidate Qualifications:

• Board Certified/Qualified physiatrist with excellent interpersonal and communications skills; previous Medical Director experience required

Population:                   

• 200,000 (city)

Practice Features:        

• 30-year-old group of 8 Board Certified neurosurgeons
• State-of-the-art, new facility with a surgical suite and a pain center
• Good staff retention
• Three of the neurosurgeons provide injections

Responsibilities:

• Interventional pain management services to include patient evaluations
• Chronic and acute pain management
• Do not want someone who wants to do procedures solely
• Some patients will see the physiatrist at the outset and other patients will be referred from the neurosurgeons
• This physiatrist will also be responsible for generating his/her own referrals
• The practice’s goal is to get the patient in their practice sooner and treated by the best discipline whether that be injections, PT, MRI, or straight to the neurosurgeon.  They pride themselves on providing the appropriate care.

Affiliation:

• Employee, not a partnership opportunity

Medical

Community:

• Another neurosurgery group with a physiatrist

Compensation:

• Salary plus incentive; The salary will be commensurate with experience and qualifications

Candidate

Qualifications:

Board Certified or Qualified physiatrist with interventional pain management fellowship training or experience performing interventional pain management procedures

Facility Features:          

• 19-bed rehab unit at a 311-bed, JCAHO-accredited acute care hospital.  Average census of 9 with goals of 12 -15. 
• Nationally recognized as a Top 100 Hospital and a Distinguished Hospital for Clinical Excellence four years running—the only Washington hospital to receive such prestigious recognition. They were also ranked #1 for cardiac and critical care, and general surgery.

Responsibilities:                                    Inpatient/outpatient mix.  Inpatient commitment to the unit, outpatient services as wanted for your own private practice.  See the patients 3 times a week

Affiliation:                                             Independent contractor or employee

Compensation:                                      As independent contractor – annual stipend plus professional receipts

                                                                    As employee – competitive salary

Candidate

Qualifications:                                       Board Certified or Qualified physiatrist, neurologist, internist, family physician, or orthopedic surgeon with excellent interpersonal and communications skills; a team player; If Board Qualified, must have completed a residency within the last 2 years. If not a physiatrist, must have 2 years rehab experience

Community

Features:                     

• An All-America City.
• Fortune 500 companies delivering larger-than-life innovations
• Some of the best salmon and steelhead fishing in the world.
• Boasting the second-largest marina on the West Coast.
• Home of the an ice hockey team and minor league baseball team.
• Enjoy more than 1,600 acres of beautiful parks, trails and playgrounds and nearly 50 miles of freshwater and saltwater shorelines.