Staff Physician - Pediatric Physical Medicine & Rehab - Norton Children's Hospital

Norton Children’s Pediatric Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation:

NORTON CHILDREN’S PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION, affiliated with the UofL School of Medicine and a part of Norton Children’s Medical Group, is seeking a pediatric physical medicine and rehabilitation physician. The practice sees over 400 patients annually, offering specialty care to children with cerebral palsy, traumatic brain injuries, spina bifida, spasticity and many other conditions. The rehabilitation team works closely with families to create unique treatment plans that address the needs of each child, including all aspects of a child’s quality-of life function. These plans and goals are created using current technology, research and rehab techniques in addition to play and age-appropriate activities. Close collaboration with each family ensures that everyone knows what to expect from the treatment plan.

Services Provided:

• The practice sees over 400 patients annually, offering specialty care to children with cerebral palsy, traumatic brain injuries, spina bifida, spasticity and many other conditions
• Comprehensive team approach to maximize skills for daily living and recreation
• Focus on school reintegration at the start of treatment
• Diagnosis and treatment of pain resulting from injury, illness or disability condition
• Botox treatment for spasticity, refractory torticollis and drooling

About The Position:

• Multi-member practice with active academic and clinical duties
• The multidisciplinary team of therapists includes Pediatric Rehabilitation Physician, Pediatric Nurse Coordinator, Nurses, Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech Therapists, Psychologists, Neuropsychologists, Recreation Therapists and pet therapy, Pulmonary Therapists, Dieticians and Case Managers/school liaisons.
• Opportunities to participate in community outreach clinic, multidisciplinary clinics and pediatric subspecialties in all major disciplines
• Collaboration with the University of Louisville School of Medicine
• Robust consulting service at Norton Children’s Hospital and ability to admit patients to inpatient rehabilitation to UofL Health – Frazier Rehabilitation Institute
  • Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | UofL Health | Louisville KY
  • Pediatric Rehab | Louisville KY | UofL Health
  • Frazier incorporates a 135-bed hospital and multiple outpatient rehab sites in Kentucky and southern Indiana. Extensive specialty rehab programs, highly skilled therapists, state-of-the-art facilities and innovative therapeutic techniques have earned national recognition for UofL Health –making it one of the top rehab institutions in the region.
  • Collaboration with CAMP @ Frazier to help restore independence
• Competitive salary that includes the opportunity for bonus compensation, a signing bonus, relocation reimbursement, continuing medical education funds, licensure reimbursements, four weeks of paid vacation during the first year and more
• Five-day work week with on-call coverage split among all providers

Norton Children’s Offers Specialized Programs and Services, Including:

• Norton Children’s Cancer Institute, affiliated with the UofL School of Medicine, and the Addison Jo Blair Cancer Care Center, which is one of the oldest oncology programs in the U.S. that has been continuously accredited by the American College of Surgeons’ Commission on Cancer
• Norton Children’s Heart Institute, affiliated with the UofL School of Medicine, a pioneer in pediatric cardiothoracic surgery. Norton Children’s heart transplant surgeons performed Kentucky’s first heart transplant in a newborn in 1986, making the hospital the second site in the United States for infant transplants. Norton Children’s Hospital is home to the Jennifer Lawrence Cardiac Intensive Care Unit.
• Pediatric neurology and neurosurgery, including a Level 3 epilepsy center
• Orthopedic surgery and rehabilitation
• The Wendy Novak Diabetes Center

Why Norton Children’s for your career?

• Norton Children's Hospital was named the No. 1 children's hospital in Kentucky and Norton Children's was ranked in the top 50 nationwide for six pediatric specialties.
• Integrated academic clinical care model focused on translating clinical research to state-of-the-art bedside care
• Comprehensive research support services provided across all pediatric services lines through Norton Children’s Research Institute, affiliated with the UofL School of Medicine
• Market share leader in the region
• Strong history rooted in robust training programs for medical students, residents and fellows
• Named 2021’s Top Workplace in the region by the Louisville Courier-Journal
• Named No. 10 on Healthiest Employers’ 2021 list of Healthiest 100 Workplaces in America and the No. 1 extra-large employer in Kentucky 
• Verified Level I Children’s Surgery Center
  • Norton Children’s Hospital is verified as a Level I Children’s Surgery Center by the American College of Surgeons Children’s Surgery Verification (ACS CSV) Quality Improvement Program.
  • The ACS CSV program was developed to improve the quality of children’s surgical care. CSV standards ensure that children needing surgery receive care under a multidisciplinary program with quality improvement and safety processes, data collection and appropriate resources provided to them as patients at the hospital.
  • Our commitment to quality care begins with appropriately trained staff and leadership from surgeons who participate in meetings throughout the year to review the hospital’s surgical outcomes. The surgical team seeks continuous improvement to ensure the best possible outcomes for our patients.

About Norton Children’s Medical Group

Norton Children’s Medical Group, affiliated with the UofL School of Medicine, is the pediatric provider division of Norton Medical Group. Norton Children’s Medical Group employs more than 400 medical providers who work in over 170 locations in Kentucky and Southern Indiana. To support the community’s need for expanded care, Norton Children’s Medical Group encompasses all pediatric care, including inpatient, outpatient, primary and specialty care. Patients have access to multidisciplinary resources through Norton Medical Group’s extensive network of primary and specialty care practices, as well as Norton Children’s Hospital, Norton Women’s & Children’s Hospital, Norton Children’s Medical Center and the Novak Center for Children’s Health. (More information is available at NortonChildrens.com.)

To discuss this opportunity please contact:

Meredith Hagan, Senior Recruiter

Cell: 502.468.4783

Email: Meredith.Hagan@NortonHealthcare.Org

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.

Norton Children’s, affiliated with the UofL School of Medicine, is the pediatric provider division of Norton Medical Group. Norton Children’s  employs more than 500 medical providers who work in over 170 locations in Kentucky and Southern Indiana. To support the community’s need for expanded care, Norton Children’s Medical Group encompasses all pediatric care, including inpatient, outpatient, specialty and primary care. Patients have access to multidisciplinary resources through Norton Medical Group’s extensive network of primary and specialty care practices, as well as Norton Children’s Hospital, Norton Women’s & Children’s Hospital, Norton Children’s Medical Center and Novak Center for Children’s Health. More information is available at NortonChildrens.com.

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