Location:

Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital

Shift:

Days (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Worker Type:

Regular

Exemption Status:

Yes

Job Summary:

Encompass Rehabilitation Hospital of Danville, Pennsylvania, an affiliate of Encompass Health, is a 42-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital that offers comprehensive rehabilitation services. Our hospital provides a wide range of physical rehabilitation services throughout the service area to patients with intense rehabilitation needs. Care is directed by highly skilled physicians and therapists utilizing innovative equipment and rehabilitation technology to ensure that all patients have access to the highest quality care.

QUALIFICATIONS

MD or DO with Pennsylvania State medical license
Board Certified or Board Eligible in Internal Medicine
Patient-centered commitment to excellence
Excellent interpersonal and communications skills
Hospital-based medicine experience preferred but not required
Interest in being a part of a thriving community
2 years of post-residency experience required

Job Duties:

The Medical Director oversees the programmatic quality and integrity of the hospital’s Internal Medicine services. He/she plays a pivotal role in optimizing the overall clinical care of the hospital while also providing clinical care to patients.  The Medical Director will also work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to address the quality and regulatory requirements of the clinical team.

Partners with physiatry and other members of the multidisciplinary health care team to provide comprehensive care to the patients.  He/she will advance the hospital’s position as the inpatient rehabilitation hospital of choice and provide high level care resulting in excellent patient experience.
 

Establishes strong relationships with other specialists in the market area to make them aware of the benefits and the criteria for inpatient rehabilitation. Since a patient’s opportunity for inpatient rehabilitation is dependent upon referrals from other specialists and acute care providers, the Medical Director’s role in educating other clinicians and developing confidence in the hospital’s services is critical to the hospital’s success and patient access to appropriate services.
 

Develops a known and visible presence within the hospital with a reputation for being accessible and approachable among the staff, patients and families. The Medical Director will balance clinical care with administrative opportunities to support the needs of the patients by providing onsite leadership, regulatory oversight, and operational guidance.

The duties will include providing initial and follow-up general medicine consultations for the rehabilitation of patients as requested by the staff.  Consultation volume may vary, but on average, approximately 1-2 new consultations per day, and then additional follow-up visits. Consultations should be performed within a 24-hour time period.  Common requests include providing recommendations on managing the patients’ chronic medical conditions as well as any acute medical changes that are recognized by the patient or staff.
 

Encompass Health hospitals are extremely busy with high patient volumes – Encompass Health has its own well-trained outreach teams that identify appropriate inpatient rehabilitation candidates from surrounding areas.
 

Position Details:

This role is benefits eligible including the following incentives:

• Medical Director Stipend
• Physiatry Medicine support
• Monday-Friday work schedule

Education:

Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine- (Required)

Experience:

Certification(s) and License(s):

Licensed Medical Doctor - State of Pennsylvania

Skills:

Office Administration

OUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities.

• KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves.
• EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence.
• LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow.
• INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation.
• SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family. 

We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality.

We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our patients, members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all.  We are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.