Physician Assistant

The future of healthcare relies on the brightest minds and biggest hearts. Join us and be part of the team building tomorrow's healthcare. Work for a fun, fast-growing company that is revolutionizing the way skilled nursing facility (SNF) care is delivered. We pride ourselves on our culture, robust career advancement opportunities, and uncompromising dedication to our teammates.

PM&R or Physiatry is a branch of medicine that aims to enhance and restore functional ability and quality of life to those with physical impairments and disabilities, with a focus typically on the neuromusculoskeletal system. As an NP/PA Physiatry Clinician with Comprehensive Rehab Consultants (CRC), you will work closely with the post-acute therapy team to optimize rehabilitative outcomes and promote patient independence. This position involves treating patients exclusively at a designated skilled nursing facility (SNF) or post-acute rehab center.

Reasons to Join CRC:

• Physician-owned and operated group united by strong values and the mission to provide high-quality patient care.
• The opportunity to specialize: we offer a robust training program in rehabilitative medicine and many physiatry-focused education opportunities throughout your CRC career.
• Autonomy and flexibility: our clinicians control their daily workflow to promote a healthy work/life balance.
• No obligation to work evenings, or weekends, or be on-call
• Personal medical assistant who prepares your new patient notes before you see your patient as well as a scribe who completes all of your notes after your patient visit.
• Creative strategies and technology-based solutions to innovate patient care models and reduce the administrative burden for clinicians.
• With a growing company comes growth opportunities: we self-promote our leadership positions and encourage our clinicians to become clinical leaders by providing in-services to facility staff and training other CRC clinicians in the region.
• Become PM&R Certified

Position Information: Located in Waterbury, Naugatuck, CT. This is a 24-hour, part-time, 1099 role.

Benefits:

• Flexibility in hours, though hours should hover around 9 AM - 4 PM
• Full-time Virtual Scribe for assistance with documentation ($1,368/month value)
• 100% malpractice insurance coverage
• Opportunity to earn a minimum of 30 CEUs through the company at no cost
• Access to CRC's Physiatry certification; CEU credits & salary increase upon completion
• Laptop or iPad

Responsibilities:

• Provide specialized Physiatry/PM&R services as a rehab consultant
• Represent CRC in your facility through strong clinical leadership and collaboration
• Manage conditions common in SNFs such as CVA, progressive neurological conditions, and postoperative orthopedic surgeries
• Work alongside your PT, OT, and SLP teams to improve patient function and quality of life
• Follow skilled therapy patients to track their progress in therapy
• Assess and manage barriers to therapy including joint or neuropathic pain, spasticity, neurogenic bowel, neurogenic bladder, and much more
• Become an integral part of the SNF team by attending multidisciplinary meetings, and bridging the gap between therapy and internal medicine
• Engage in culture-building opportunities and ongoing education including monthly Didactic lectures, virtual office hours with a Physiatrist, and annual, regional dinners to meet your nearby colleagues

The Ideal CRC Clinician will have:

• A passion for post-acute healthcare and serving the geriatric population
• SNF or post-acute experience (preferred)
• Confidence to function autonomously
• A desire for continuous improvement and the ability to embrace change and growth
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to understand the needs of our facility partners and patients
• Empathy and compassion
• A desire to invest in our company culture

Qualifications:

• Nurse Practitioner/ Physician Assistant License
• Connecticut License
• Ability to work in the U.S.
• Experience in post-acute space preferred
• A great attitude and desire to deliver the best patient care

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $55/hr - $75/hr.

Schedule:

• 8-hour shift with flexibility, though hours should hover around 9 AM - 4 PM
• Specific days are flexible (must be a weekday- Monday - Friday)

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Waterbury, Naugatuck, CT: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required).

License/Certification:

• NP/APRN/PA
• Work Location: Waterbury, Naugatuck, CT

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