Physician Physiatrist - Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - VA- Tucson, Arizona

• Perform general physiatry examinations and ensure communication with the referring providers.
• Orders and perform only those services that are medically indicated. The incumbent will prepare records that include relevant history, physical findings, assessment, and plan of evaluation and treatment.
• Performs therapeutic procedures which can include, but is not limited to, EMG for spasticity, US guided joint injections, trigger point injections, diagnostic EMG.
• Practice independently, using professional judgment and expertise to make decisions about services and treatment provided to veterans and their significant others/family members.
• Consults with the supervisor as needed and with colleagues to develop knowledge and apply agency policies and practices to new matters.
• Uses initiative and resourcefulness in deviating from traditional methods or trends and patterns to develop new methods, criteria, and proposed new policies.
• Must be poised, articulate, adaptive and respectful in communicating with and caring for people of varied educational, ethnic, religious, and cultural backgrounds.
• The Physiatrist reports to the Chief of Geriatrics and Extended Care Service.

• United States Citizenship
• Non-US Citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified US Citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• Degree of Doctor of Medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in medicine or osteopathic medicine
• Current, full, and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in all the US States
• Successful completion of Residency Training in the USA
• Board certified or board eligible in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

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