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Job Description
Diagnose and treat disorders requiring physiotherapy to provide physical, mental, and occupational rehabilitation.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 29-1069.08
Also Known As…
- Rehabilitation Physician
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physician, Medical Director
- Physiatrist
- Pediatric Physiatrist
- Pain Management Physician
- Medical Director Acute Rehabilitation Unit Physiatrist
- Medical Director
- Doctor of Medicine/Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation PM&R Specialist
- Attending Physician
- Attending Physiatrist, Residency Program Director
- Rehabilitation Specialist
- Rehabilitation Engineer
- Physician Specialist
- Physician
- Physical Medicine Physician
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Specialist
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physician
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Doctor/Assistant Professor
- Physiatrist, President of Private Practice
- Physiatrist, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation PM&R Specialist
- Pain Medicine Physician
- Outpatient Physiatrist and Inpatient Rehabilitation Director
- Medical Director, Occupational Health
- Medical Director of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation PM&R
- MD Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation PM&R
- MD
- Interventional Physiatrist
- Interventional Pain Physician
- Director of Pediatric Rehabilitation
- Associate Professor, Physician
- Assistant Clinical Professor/Medical Director Subacute Rehabilitation
Tasks for “Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians”
- Monitor effectiveness of pain management interventions such as medication and spinal injections.
- Coordinate physical medicine and rehabilitation services with other medical activities.
- Provide inpatient or outpatient medical management of neuromuscular disorders, musculoskeletal trauma, acute and chronic pain, deformity or amputation, cardiac or pulmonary disease, or other disabling conditions.
- Prescribe physical therapy to relax the muscles and improve strength.
- Develop comprehensive plans for immediate and long-term rehabilitation including therapeutic exercise; speech and occupational therapy; counseling; cognitive retraining; patient, family or caregiver education; or community reintegration.
- Examine patients to assess mobility, strength, communication, or cognition.
- Prescribe orthotic and prosthetic applications and adaptive equipment, such as wheelchairs, bracing, and communication devices, to maximize patient function and self-sufficiency.
- Document examination results, treatment plans, and patients' outcomes.
- Diagnose or treat performance-related conditions such as sports injuries or repetitive motion injuries.
- Instruct interns and residents in the diagnosis and treatment of temporary or permanent physically disabling conditions.
- Conduct physical tests such as functional capacity evaluations to determine injured workers' capabilities to perform the physical demands of their jobs.
- Consult or coordinate with other rehabilitative professionals including physical and occupational therapists, rehabilitation nurses, speech pathologists, neuropsychologists, behavioral psychologists, social workers, or medical technicians.
- Prescribe therapy services, such as electrotherapy, ultrasonography, heat or cold therapy, hydrotherapy, debridement, short-wave or microwave diathermy, and infrared or ultraviolet radiation, to enhance rehabilitation.
- Assess characteristics of patients' pain such as intensity, location, and duration using standardized clinical measures.
- Perform electrodiagnosis including electromyography, nerve conduction studies, or somatosensory evoked potentials of neuromuscular disorders or damage.
Related Technology & Tools
- Iontophoresis equipment
- Laptop computers
- Hand dynamometers
- Sphygmomanometers
- Therapeutic treadmills
- Automated external defibrillators AED
- Pulse oximeters
- Epidural injection syringes
- Fluoroscopes
- Electromyographs EMG
- Shoulder pulleys
- Intrathecal pumps
- Tablet computers
- Balance trainers
- Exercise balls
- Multipurpose electrotherapy units
- Transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation TENS equipment
- Chair cycles
- Agility ladders
- Desktop computers
- Neuromuscular electrical stimulation NMES equipment
- Musculoskeletal ultrasound equipment
- Therapeutic diathermy machines
- Whirlpool baths
- Orthopedic splints
- Exercise bands
- Cold therapy equipment
- Heat therapy equipment
- Folding pedal exercisers
- Ellipticals
- Mechanical stethoscopes
- Custom orthotics
- Finger ladders
- Knee braces
- Therapeutic ultrasound equipment
- Plyometric rebounders
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