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Department
PMR Physicians
Job SummaryProvide therapy and assistance to accident or injured patients. Attend to individuals with musculoskeletal pain. Concentrate on rehabilitation and physical medicine.
Essential Functions:
- Diagnose patients record symptoms recommend appropriate treatment regimens and monitor the progress or not of treatment. 20
- Cooperate and liaise with medical personnel such as surgeons neurologists and primary care experts to review a patients details and information. 10
- Determine the role of physical therapy in the treatment plan. 5
- Direct patients on the appropriate techniques to adopt for exercises. 5
- Use injections to nullify pain bring relief and reinstate functionality. 5
- Provide nutrition and health advice or counseling to patients undergoing treatment. 5
- Draft and create a physical exercise plan for each patient. 5
- Prescribe and handle the patients medication and treatment. 5
- Prescribe complementary therapies such as medical acupuncture. 5
- Monitor and assist medical personnel and counselors to provide psychosocial support to patients. 5
- Coordinate and supervise other medical practitioners to optimize patient care. 5
- Administer treatment therapy and care to restore functionality among patients of all ages. 5
- Provide referrals to specialist clinics rehabilitation centers and therapy centers. 5
- Act transparently with caregivers patients and patients families and discuss recovery plans and needs moving forward. 5
- Provide therapeutic intervention to patients by wrapping joints and limbs and fitting braces to support the patient. 5
- Inoculate inject and insert cortisol into injured parts ligaments muscles and joints to minimize swelling. 5
Education:
- Doctorate Degree Medical degree from an accredited institution. Required
Work Experience:
- less than 1 year related experience. Required
Licenses:
- MDPhysician State Medical Board Required and
- BLSBasic Life Support (BLS/CPR) AHA American Heart Association Required
Knowledge Skills and Abilities:
- Knowledge of and ability to apply professional medical principles procedures and techniques.
- Thorough knowledge of pharmacological agents used in patient treatment.
- Able to effectively manage and direct medical staff support activities while providing quality medical care.
- Able to receive detailed information through oral communications; express or exchange ideas by verbal communications.
- Excellent written and verbal communications listening and social skills.
- Able to interact effectively with people of varied educational socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds skill levels and value systems.
- Performs in a tactful and professional manner.
- A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected.
- Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.
- Computer skills required.
- Computer skills preferred.
Shift
Days (United States of America)
Work Type
PRN/Intermittent
Salary
$215400.00 $263400.00 / yr (Pay range listed is for 1.0 fulltime equivalent (FTE). See Work Type for actual FTE)
Benefits
Social security replacement retirement plan with employer contribution of 3
Onsite employee fitness center and wellness classes
Community resource navigation support
Childcare discount programs & exclusive perks on large brands travel and more
Education & development opportunities including career pathways and coaching
Our Values
Respect
Belonging
Accountability
Transparency
All job applicants for safetysensitive positions must pass a preemployment drug test once a conditional offer of employment has been made.
Denver Health is an integrated highquality academic health care system considered a model for the nation that includes a Level I Trauma Center a 555bed acute care medical center Denvers 911 emergency medical response system 10 family health centers 19 schoolbased health centers Rocky Mountain Poison & Drug Safety a Public Health Institute an HMO and The Denver Health Foundation.
As Colorados primary and essential safetynet institution Denver Health is a missiondriven organization that has provided billions in uncompensated care for the uninsured. Denver Health is viewed as an Anchor Institution for the community focusing on hiring and purchasing locally as applicable serving as a pillar for community needs and caring for more than 185000 individuals and 67000 children a year.
Located near downtown Denver Denver Health is just minutes away from many of the cultural and recreational activities Denver has to offer.
Denver Health is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). We value the unique ideas talents and contributions reflective of the needs of our community.
Applicants will be considered until the position is filled.