Inpatient Rehabilitation Medical Director (PM&R)

Quick Facts

• Role: Inpatient Rehabilitation Medical Director (PM&R)

• Setting: Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF)

• Practice: Active inpatient PM&R clinical practice with dedicated administrative responsibilities

• Call: No traditional call schedule

Description

This role is for a Board Certified or Board Eligible PM&R physician to serve as Medical Director of a premier inpatient rehabilitation hospital. You will provide hands-on inpatient rehabilitation medicine while leading clinical operations, interdisciplinary team conferences, quality initiatives, and compliance efforts. You will collaborate with executive leadership to advance hospital initiatives and support continued program growth.

Responsibilities

• Perform admission evaluations, histories, and physical examinations

• Conduct daily inpatient rounds and manage individualized rehabilitation treatment plans

• Perform functional and neuromuscular assessments

• Manage pain, spasticity, and medically complex rehabilitation patients

• Conduct EMG/NCS studies and diagnostic or therapeutic injections when applicable

• Prevent secondary rehabilitation complications

• Collaborate with consulting physicians and multidisciplinary care teams

• Maintain timely, accurate, compliant clinical documentation

Medical Director Duties

• Provide clinical leadership and operational excellence

• Lead interdisciplinary rehabilitation team conferences

• Partner with executive leadership on hospital initiatives

• Develop and implement clinical policies and best practices

• Drive quality improvement and patient safety initiatives

• Support compliance with CMS, Joint Commission, and IRF regulatory standards

• Mentor physicians and multidisciplinary clinical staff

• Assist with physician recruitment, onboarding, and retention

• Support strategic growth and community outreach initiatives

Requirements

• MD or DO degree

• Board Certified or Board Eligible in PM&R

• Accredited PM&R residency completion

• Eligible for or licensed to practice in Ohio

• DEA registration or ability to obtain

• Strong communication, collaboration, and leadership

• Commitment to evidence-based, patient-centered rehabilitation care

Benefits

• Competitive, negotiable compensation (base salary, Medical Director stipend, productivity incentive, performance bonus, sign-on bonus, relocation assistance as applicable, annual merit increases)

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance

• 401(k) with employer match

• CME allowance and paid CME time

• Malpractice insurance with tail coverage

• Life and disability insurance

• Generous paid time off

• Leadership development opportunities and long-term career advancement