Physician: Associate Chief Medical Officer, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation - Wheaton, IL at Northwestern Medicine in Wheaton, IL, United States

Job description

• Northwestern Medicine is seeking an experienced general Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician to join our Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation practice at Northwestern Medicine Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital in Wheaton, IL, located in the west suburbs of Chicago. This role would also collaborate with the inpatient rehabilitation consulting program for Northwestern Medicine’s Woodstock Hospital in Woodstock, IL. The Northwestern Medicine team is committed to providing excellent patient care and exceptional patient experiences using models that follow best practices in outpatient and inpatient settings. The medical group offers competitive compensation and benefits within a physician-led work environment.
• A physician led medical group that promotes physician leadership, wellness, and work-life balance
• Outstanding benefits package including health, dental, vision, 401K, and CME fund
• Competitive compensation
• EPIC electronic health record system
• Join a team of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation providers (including NM employed physicians and APPs) providing inpatient services, outpatient clinics, procedures, and consult services
• Prosthetics and orthotics clinic on-site at Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital
• Specialty programs focused on stroke, spinal cord injury, brain injury, pediatric, orthopaedic/musculoskeletal, pain and neuromuscular disorders
• Opportunity to work with Residents

Responsibilities

• In collaboration with the Chief Medical Officer, leadership of the consultant provider team with responsibility for referral partnership relationships and quality improvement outcomes for consulting services
• Providing timely responses to Physical Medicine & Rehab referrals with initial recommendations around acute rehab
• Conducting on-site and virtual patient consultation visits to assess patients for rehabilitation needs to determine appropriate rehab level of care
• Determining if a patient is likely to benefit from intensive, coordinated rehabilitation services and meets the criteria for inpatient rehabilitation
• Ensuring smooth transitions to post-hospital care, including a likely and realistic discharge plan from an IRF as needed
• Collaborating with referring physicians to provide expertise and guidance to address the functional and psychosocial needs of their patients
• Engaging with insurance companies, including conducting Peer-to-Peer reviews in support of the prior authorization process
• Participating in Utilization Management, Quality, and Safety
• Policy & Compliance Management to help create and enforce policies and adherence
• Case Management, Quality, and CDI to improved resource use and quality initiatives (discharge to home)

Requirements

• Technically to be proficient with Epic EMR and telehealth platforms
• Administratively to be detail-oriented, organized
• Contributing in continuous process improvement
• Included in weekend call rotation for IP coverage
• Other duties as assigned by CMO
• Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree from an accredited institution
• Completion of an ACGME-accredited residency in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
• Board Certification or Board Eligibility in PM&R by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (ABPMR)
• Current, unrestricted medical license in the state of practice
• Strong communication, leadership, and team collaboration skills
• Experience in inpatient rehabilitation or consultative services preferred
• Seven years or greater post residency/fellowship experience demonstrating progressive leadership experiences preferred

Skills

Required

• Detail-oriented, organized

Benefits

• In addition to competitive compensation, we offer an excellent benefits package. This includes a continuing medical education allowance, paid time off, well-being fund, 401k, paid parental leave, malpractice insurance and much more. Moreover, we will provide financial stability and administrative support so you can focus on your passion – practicing medicine. Please click here to learn more about benefits.