Details
Posted: 10-Nov-24
Location: Great Falls, Montana
Type: Full Time
Categories:
Physicians/Surgeons
Internal Number: JR100146
Benefis is one of Montana's largest and premier health systems, and we are committed to providing excellent care for all, healing body, mind, and spirit. At Benefis, we work hard to support our employees in every aspect of their careers by offering outstanding benefits and compensation, state-of-the-art facilities, and multiple growth opportunities. The only thing missing is you!
Benefis Health System is recruiting a new PM&R physician to join our amazing rehab team! This unit has been CARF accredited for over 40 years with well-established systems in place to focus on providing the best patient care in Montana!
We are able to provide various opportunities for PM&R practice including a shared, state of the art rehab unit, consults, outpatient clinic, EMG, subacute, MSK, spasticity, medical legal, and more depending on each physicians' interests and desired practiced blend. Our current team is flexible to accommodate interests and passions in the field.
Inpatient Rehab Information:
20 bed shared acute rehab unit shared with physiatrist colleagues
Primary diagnosis: stroke, TBI, NTBI, TSCI, NTSCI, neuro condition, LE fracture, LE replacement, other ortho, LE amputation, rheumatoid arthritis, cardiac/pulmonary DEB, MMT w/out TBI or SCI, MMT w/ TBI or SCI, and guillain barre
CARF accredited for over 40 years - top 5 in nation for longevity!
Patient load is 5-7 per physician with an average daily census of 12
Monday - Friday average 2-3 discharges and 2-3 admissions per day
Acute care consults range from 3-6 per day
Call burden would be 1:5
Rehab Staffing of over 100 employees includes:
1 brain injury fellowship trained physiatrist/medical director, 3 additional experienced physiatrists working in a variety of roles and a unit-based rehab APP to help with consults, rounding and daily patient needs
Dedicated IM Hospitalist covering medical needs of patients Monday - Friday
On weekends physiatrist on call covers medical needs of patients however there is a hospitalist on call for additional support
Med/Surg trained acute care nursing staff and critical care nurse on call to the unit 24/7 who is in house and leads nursing in emergency situations, codes, family concerns, medical complexities etc. in addition to rehab certified nursing staff
16 therapists for inpatient and outpatient needs - therapy occurs 7 days per week
Interdisciplinary Team Conferences take place 3x a week and are held over different shifts to involve all staff, in addition to a shared governance model involving all team members to participate consistently to make the unit better.
Onsite therapy, gym, PT, OT, speech, therapy garden, home training, and recreational outings
Outpatient PM&R Clinic Information
Large referring provider staff of 330 within the health system in addition to referrals from all over the state with ample opportunity to expand into various areas of passion in the field
Clinic hours are flexible with a dedicated outpatient clinical staff to provide consistent patient follow up and address concerns
Common patient diagnoses: TBI, Stroke, Paraplegic, Quadriplegia, Spasticity, Migraine/other headaches, Amputees, Joint injections (shoulders, hips, knees, ankles), Cervical Dystonia, Dystonia, Botox (headaches, spasticity, scars, cervical dystonia), Baclofen Intrathecal Pump Evaluation and Refills
Various other opportunities including: subacute, MSK, medical legal and more
EMG Information
Current EMG lab has 3 machines and there is an additional machine on the rehab unit
Approximately 24 cases per week with additional opportunity to grow and consistently have good show-up rates
Greater than 98% of the EMG volume is currently outpatient business
Dedicated, experienced neuro techs prepare the patient for the exam, as well as complete all pre and post paperwork and are always available if technical issues arise during the study
Providers typically do their own nerve conduction procedures (a certified tech who can perform NVC if requested)
Diagnoses made by our current physicians include: radiculopathy, ulnar nerve compression, carpal tunnel, peripheral neuropathy, myopathy, other peripheral compression neuropathies and traumatic injuries, motor neuron disease
Why we stand out
Stand alone, financially stable, not-for-profit health system
Regional tertiary center with robust specialty support including neurosurgery, pulmonology, neurology, endocrinology, rheumatology, advanced gastroenterology, cardiothoracic, and more!
Patient focused, quality community and regional medical care
How we support you
Competitive salaries and fair production with additional incentive bonus structures guaranteed shift based compensation with incentive bonus structures depending on the model
Generous sign-on / relocation bonus
Annual $5,000 CME + $1,000 license/dues
5-7% retirement match + 457b program
Physician wellness programs focused on personal and professional development
Monthly meetings with highest-level physician and administrative leadership to bring ideas forward and solve issues
We are also able to provide J1 sponsorship and can provide additional detailed information about our process.
Community Information: Great Falls is known as Montana's base camp for art and adventure with a city population of 60,000, and a draw of over 275,000 people in north central Montana. We have four genuine seasons, experience mild winters and enjoy blue skies over 300 days per year. Great Falls is a wonderful and safe place to raise a family, with nationally ranked public schools, two accredited colleges, and a new not-for-profit medical school, TouroCOM Montana, opening Summer 2023. Additionally, the Missouri River, a blue-ribbon fly-fishing destination, runs through the middle of our community with over 60 miles of paved recreational trails. Our local outdoor activities include camping, hiking, horseback riding, water and snow skiing, rock and ice climbing, boating, paddle boarding, kayaking, off-road motor sports, and hunting making our quality of life unrivaled in the Rocky Mountain West.
Benefis Health System is one of Montana's largest tertiary centers holding a level II Trauma designation. We are proud to be a standalone, financially stable community health system with strong, dedicated leadership focused on providing the best patient care in Montana, in addition to being awarded Becker's "Best Places To Work in Healthcare" 6 years in a row. Benefis covers 1/4 of the state's land mass, an area comparable in size to Kansas and can provide care for everything except for burns and organ transplants. We offer great specialty support including 4 neurosurgeons, a cardiothoracic and vascular program, a regional cancer institute and a brand-new emergency department with a dedicated air ambulance program, including fixed and rotor wing.
Submit your CV today to learn more! Erica Martin, Provider Recruiter, ericamartin@benefis.org