PM&R Inpatient Erie, PA

ENCOMPASS HEALTH REHABILITATION HOSPITAL of ERIE

Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Erie is a 60-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital that offers comprehensive inpatient rehabilitation services.  Our hospital provides a wide range of physical rehabilitation services, a vast network of highly skilled physicians and therapists, and the most innovative equipment and rehabilitation technology, ensuring that all patients have access to the highest quality care.

PM&R INPATIENT JOB DESCRIPTION HIGHLIGHTS 

We are looking for a full time PM&R Inpatient Physician interested in building a practice and growing with the community.  The town has the best of all worlds; four-season weather, lake access, and skiing nearby.  This opportunity has a great financial package available including generous income guarantee and full relocation.  Encompass Health has a wonderful group of collegial physicians with plenty of specialty support from local acute care hospitals.

• High Income potential
• See 15-20 patients immediately 
• Generous Income Guarantee
• Full Relocation allowance
• Shared call 1:4

WHERE YOU WILL PRACTICE – ERIE PA 

Erie, Pennsylvania, with a population of almost 100,000, is located on the southern shore of the Lake Erie. Presque Isle State Park, a peninsula with beaches and trails, curves around Presque Isle Bay. Nearby, Waldameer Park & Water World has roller coasters and waterslides. If winter weather sports are more appealing, Erie is also home to some of Pennsylvania’s best ski resorts. Lake Erie wine country is also the largest grape growing region east of the Rocky Mountains, creating excellent dining and wine-tasting options in the area. There truly is something for the whole family in Erie, Pennsylvania. Make this your new home and come set the standard with Encompass!

QUALIFICATIONS

• MD or DO with state medical license or willingness to obtain state license
• Board Certified or Board Eligible in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• Patient-centered commitment to excellence
• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills
• Hospital-based physiatry experience preferred

WHY ENCOMPASS HEALTH?

• High Income Potential
• Consistent Patient Volumes
• Flexible Schedules
• Medicine and specialty support

Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Erie is a 60-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital that offers comprehensive inpatient rehabilitation services designed to return patients to leading active and independent lives.

Our hospital provides a wide range of physical rehabilitation services, a vast network of highly skilled, independent private practice physicians and HealthSouth nurses and therapists, and the most innovative equipment and rehabilitation technology, ensuring that all patients have access to the highest quality care.

In addition to caring for general rehabilitation diagnoses such as orthopedics, cardiac, pulmonary, or general debility post surgery or illness, Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Erie  has specialized inpatient programs for stroke, brain injury, neurological diseases such as Parkinson disease, multiple sclerosis and Guillian-Barre syndrome, trauma and spinal cord injury. Other services offered include onsite dialysis, wound and ostomy care, tracheotomy and dietitian evaluation and treatment including enteral feeding support. Additional diagnostic testing is accomplished onsite or at adjacent UPMC Hamot Medical Center.

Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Erie’s specialized care includes neurorehabilitation treatment programs that are led by our program medical director who is board certified in internal medicine, neurology, EMG, neurorehabilitation, and vascular neurology.  We specialize in advanced stroke, brain injury and neurological rehabilitation, including post-operative deep brain stimulation (DBS) rehabilitation, post-operative intrathecal baclofen (spasticity) rehabilitation and dysphagia rehabilitation program  using VitalStim (electrical stimulation therapy for recovery of swallowing) as well as DPNS (Deep Pharyngeal Neuromuscular Stimulation) therapy.