This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT & will remain open until May 9, 2025 or until positions are filled. Eligible applications received will be referred at regular intervals or as additional vacancies occur.
The PM&Rs Service staff physiatrist reports to the Chief, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Service (PM&RS). A staff physiatrist routinely performs inpatient and outpatient musculoskeletal and neuromuscular examinations, determines diagnoses, and initiates treatments that emphasize restoration of function. The staff Physiatrist works with a team of health care providers to establish a comprehensive rehabilitation program. Different patient populations requiring comprehensive rehabilitation programs include those with electromyography, amputations, spinal cord injury, stroke, traumatic brain injury, musculoskeletal and neuromuscular impairments, and those with chronic severe disabling pain syndromes.
Service Responsibilities:
- Manages out-patient and in-patient patients including CLC patients.
- Provides polytrauma rehabilitative care including TBI/SCI
- Leads or participates in clinics focused on an amputee care, seating/power mobility care, non-interventional pain management
- Administration of trigger point, intraarticular, intrasheath, and joint injections with or without an ultrasound guidance
- Performs an/a EMG/NCV testings.
The incumbent is expected to execute clinical and non-clinical assignment efficiently, timely and courteous service to all veterans seeking rehabilitative care, and make clinical notes readily available to the referring practitioners.
Educational Responsibilities: The staff Physiatrist is expected to collaborate with other providers of the PM&R Service and other services in providing an appropriate clinical education to medical students, residents, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and allied health trainees as needed or requested by the PM&R Service Chief.
The Staff Physiatrist required to maintain Continuing Medical Education (CME), State Medical License, board certification (if indicated), certification in CPR-BLS/RQI, and timely completion of VA mandated trainings assigned via the TMS (Training Management System).
Administrative Responsibilities: In partnership with the Chief PM&Rs and prior approval, the incumbent physiatrist is expected to participate in administrative role, strategic planning, and other organizational initiatives for the service.
The staff physiatrist will attend mandatory huddles and meetings as instructed by the PM&Rs Service Chief. Also, if requested or assigned by the Chief, PM&Rs Service, the Staff Physiatrist will attend meetings and expected to contribute to the PM&Rs Service management meetings, committees, councils;…etc., by providing appropriate inputs.
Actively participates and promotes performance improvement and system re-design measures to the betterment of the PM&Rs Service.
The staff Physiatrist is expected to abide by, support, and promote all of the VHA and all PM&Rs Service directives, policies & procedures, and rules & regulations.
VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package.
VHA Physician Total Rewards.
Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Learn more. EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact
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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
Starting at $250,000 Per Year (VM 15)