GreenLife Healthcare Staffing
Physician / Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation - Bronx, Ny
Physician / Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Board Certified or Board Eligible
Greenlife Healthcare Staffing is currently seeking a Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician to fill an opening with a multi-specialty practice located in Bronx, New York.
Responsibilities of the Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician:
- Examine patients that need to undergo physical therapy.
- Diagnose pain as a result of an injury, disease, or a disabling condition.
- Determine and implement appropriate treatment plans for patients.
- Recommend and undertake various medical procedures, such as disc decompression, prolotherapy, and vertebroplasty to treat pain and improve physical functioning.
- Lead a team of medical professionals, which may include physical therapists and occupational therapists, in order to optimize patient care.
- Monitor ongoing progress and health of patients, and change treatment plans, as necessary.
- Provide adaptive tools to improve the overall health and physical functioning of patients.
- Counsel patients and their families and help them adapt to lifestyle changes.
- Provide support and advice to patients receiving long-term care.
- Conducting research on injuries, diseases, and disabling conditions in order to improve and advance treatments