Medical Director, PM&R Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation – Brown Academic Appointment

Brown University Health has an exciting opportunity for a board-certified physiatrist to serve as medical director at our 28-bed inpatient rehabilitation facility in Newport, Rhode Island. Our growing academically oriented, systems-based, PM&R department is a four-time Guardian of Excellence Award Winner.

About the job :

• Serve as the medical supervisor of inpatient rehabilitation services
• Time is split roughly 25% administrative, 75% clinical
• Provide direct patient care
• Partner with the Chief of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Senior Vice President of Brown University Health, and inpatient PM&R consult physicians to set goals and priorities for program development
• Work primarily with Stroke, amputee, TBI, Spinal Cord, Multiple Trauma, Orthopedic patients
• The team consists of nine others including MD / DOs, physical, occupational and speech & language therapists
• Average length of stay in the unit is 14 days
• Call is 1 : 7 week
• Brown Academic appointment in the Department of Neurology
• EMR - Epic

The benefits :

About you :

About us :

The Department of PM&R includes multiple outpatient clinics, with a focus on neurorehabilitation, including concussion / TBI, spinal cord injury, and spasticity management. We also manage general rehabilitation patients with musculoskeletal needs, prosthetics and orthotics, wheelchair management, and oncological rehabilitation

Rhode Island is best known for sandy shores and seaside colonial towns. With over 400 miles of coastline and more than 100 Fresh saltwater beaches, we are viewed as the sailing capital of the world. Although the smallest state (37 miles wide and 48 miles long) we are mighty; home to 37 golf courses, 12 colleges, an international airport and offer foodies everything from the finest dining, fantastic food trucks and microbreweries. Easy access to Boston (1 hour) and New York City (3 hours) and a lower cost of living make for a wonderful place to live, work and play. Research opportunities if desired.