Physical Medicine and Rehab Physician Bronx, NY

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Physical Medicine and Rehab Physician Bronx, NY
We are looking for a dynamic, motivated Physical Medicine and Rehab Physician (PM&R)/ Physiatrist to join our practice full time in Bronx, NY. The incoming physician will be examining patients that need to undergo physical therapy and diagnosing pain because of an injury, disease, or a disabling condition. The physician will then be determining and implementing appropriate treatment plans for patients and recommending and undertaking various medical procedures. The physician will be seeing approximately 20-25 patients day within our offices in Tremont and New Rochelle.

Duties:
• Examining patients that need to undergo physical therapy.
• Diagnosing pain as a result of an injury, disease, or a disabling condition.
• Determining and implementing appropriate treatment plans for patients.
• Recommending and undertaking various medical procedures, such as disc decompression, prolotherapy, and vertebroplasty to treat pain and improve physical functioning.
• Lead a team of medical professionals, which may include physical therapists and occupational therapists, to optimize patient care.
• Monitoring ongoing progress and health of patients, and changing treatment plans, as necessary.
• Providing adaptive tools to improve the overall health and physical functioning of patients.
• Counseling patients and their families and helping them adapt to lifestyle changes.
• Providing support and advice to patients receiving long-term care.
• Conducting research on injuries, diseases, and disabling conditions in order to improve and advance treatments.
• Performs initial evaluation on each patient to determine patient’s need and ability to participate in the rehabilitation process.
• Initiate’s prescriptions to be followed by the appropriate therapy units, and modifies that prescription as indicated by the patient’s response to therapy and his/her medical condition.
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