The VA New York Harbor Healthcare System provides care to eligible Veterans via 3 medical centers and 2 community-based outpatient clinics. The Margaret Cochran VA Campus is a high complexity facility located in Manhattan with a major educational affiliation with the NYU Grossman School of Medicine. The Brooklyn Campus provides acute inpatient medical and surgical services with a major affiliation with SUNY-Health Science Center - Brooklyn. The St. Alban's campus houses a community living center as well as outpatient services.
The Brooklyn Campus of VA New York Harbor Healthcare System is currently recruiting for a Physician-Physical Medicine and Rehab.
Major Duties and Responsibilities: - Provide patient care in the Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and setting which includes the clinical outpatient area and supports inpatient medical -surgical units as well as in the community living center.
- Perform electrodiagnostic evaluations including NCV and EMGs to support surgical specialties.
- Perform trigger point injections as well as intra-articular injections with and without the use of musculoskeletal ultrasound.
- Prescribe prosthetics and orthotics as medically necessary as well as appropriate durable medical equipment.
- Provide physiatry services as specified in his/her clinical privileges.
- Provide the patient with risks, benefits and alternative treatments and securing the informed consent of the patient/family needed before conducting invasive procedures.
- Work effectively with patients, families, co-workers, and other health care professionals while treating them with respect and dignity.
- Provide recommendations and work with the interdisciplinary team to coordinate care to provide optimal functioning, level of pain, and quality of life for Veterans.
- Be accessible and available to personnel in the PM&R team, primary care, and specialty clinics for consultation on complex cases.
- Responsible for integrating the core values and mission into the rehabilitation process for the patients treated.
- Participate in administrative tasks as required by the Service Chief.
- Perform consults requesting Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation services in a timely manner and ensure that the results are made readily available to the referring practitioners.
- Provide patient care which is appropriate to the cognitive, emotional, and chronological maturation needs of the adult and/or geriatric patient.
- Perform electromyography.
Work Schedule: Full-time-Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm.
Preferred Experience: Sports Medicine trained
This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years).Brooklyn is one of the state's most popular cities. It is a unique and vibrant borough, full of life and energy. It has gorgeous architecture and the many qualities of a small-town combined with a metropolitan city. Brooklyn is without a doubt the best borough to live in for uninterrupted views of the night sky and Manhattan across the East River. It is also home to a rich variety of entertainment, cultural and recreational options such as, Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Bridge, Botanic Garden, Prospect Park, Barclays center etc.
We offer:Annual performance bonus up to an additional $15K per year
Guaranteed salary increases.
One full & unrestricted license from any US State is permissible to work at VA.
CME: $1,000 per year stipend & 5 days paid absence for conferences, etc.
Malpractice: Liability protection with tail coverage provided
26 Days paid vacation & 13 Days paid sick time per year with unlimited carry over
11 Federal holidays with pay
Federal Retirement Plan
Separate 401K with partial agency match
Health, Dental, Vision & Life Insurance
If interested, please email CV to
Compensation Information:
$210000.0 / Annually - $210000.0 / Annually
Details:
Education and length of practice are considered through a formal pay-setting process to determine the final compensable salary (Base Pay + Market Pay)
Starting At: 210000.0 Annually
Up To: 300000.0 Annually