Location: Eastern PA, about 45 minutes NW of Philadelphia
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
Affiliation: Employee, reports to the Center’s Medical Director as do the other 5 physiatrists there
Responsibilities: Neurorehab such as stroke and/or TBI work plus outpatient follow-up; treat approximately 12-20 inpatients; opportunity to build outpatient practice based on areas of interest, EMG’s available but not required
Call: 1:4-6 weekends, rotate call during the week among the physiatrists
Compensation: Salary of $160,000 – 180,000+ (based on experience) and an incentive which is estimated to be $20,000 – $40,000 (based on productivity). Estimated total compensation of $220,000 – $240,000
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, CME days and professional dues
Competition: Some with 2 small units in local acute care hospitals, closest dedicated rehab is in Philadelphia, PA and NJ
Reason for looking: Replacement
General Information:
Features: This rehab hospital offers inpatient rehabilitation for adults at four locations and children in one location in eastern Pennsylvania. With a team of caring, experienced rehabilitation specialists, this hospital’s inpatient units have earned a reputation for excellence.
Here’s why this hospital is the right choice for your career:
1) More Experience
You want a rehabilitation hospital that has a long, successful history of providing rehabilitation care as its core business. This rehab hospitalhas provided care for 100 years.
2) Esteemed Accreditation
You want a rehabilitation hospital that holds the highest level of rehabilitation accreditation possible so that you are assured of high standards and outstanding outcomes. This hospital’s brain injury and stroke rehabilitation programs are accredited by CARF.
3) Focused Rehabilitation Care
You want a hospital that is focused only on rehabilitation care and has the full range of expertise needed to diagnose and treat patients with various types of physical disabilities. More than 42,000 patients each year receive care at this rehab hospital because physical rehabilitation is our core business, and our patient outcomes reflect the highest level of expertise.
4) Outstanding Outcomes
You want a rehabilitation hospital that has a proven record of positive outcomes for its patients. National outcome measurement tools prove that this rehab hospital sends patients home—not to a nursing home—sooner than other rehabilitation hospitals/units in the region and nation.
5) Specialized Clinical Teams
You want a rehabilitation hospital that has coordinated clinical teams that specialize in specific conditions. This rehab hospital is the only rehabilitation hospital in the region with specialized teams for stroke, brain injury and spinal cord injury.
6) Specially Trained Nursing Staff
You want a hospital to be staffed with nurses who specialize in caring for patients undergoing rehabilitation. Some rehabilitation units pull nurses from other hospital floors, such as surgical recovery or obstetrics, to care for rehabilitation patients. This rehab hospital’s certified rehabilitation nurses (CRRNs) are specialty trained to proved care to patients undergoing rehabilitation.
7) High Level of Care
You want a rehabilitation hospital to provide the highest level of rehabilitation care. Many nursing homes have rehabilitation programs that provide a lower level of care.
Highly Skilled Staff
You want a hospital whose clinicians are experts in rehabilitation. This rehab hospital’s physicians and more than 200 therapists not only attend but present at national rehabilitation conferences and educational sessions.
9) Leading-Edge Technology
You want a rehabilitation hospital to use the latest assistive and rehabilitation technology. This rehab hospital is a national leader in the use of technology to increase, maintain or improve the functional capability of people with disabilities. No other hospital in the region has comparable technology therapies or services.
10) Compassionate, Quality Care
You want a rehabilitation hospital this is known for its compassionate, quality care. This rehab hospital’s commitment to customer service and expertise and our approach to treating the whole person produce outstanding patient outcomes.
There is no better inpatient rehabilitation facility in the region than this rehab hospital.
More than 42,000 people come to this rehab hospital each year for specialized programs in stroke, orthopedics, brain injury, spinal cord injury, pediatrics, amputation, and more.
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