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Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Job in Fort Smith, Arkansas

Physician Opportunity in Arkansas!

Company:Lifepoint Health

Profession/Specialty:Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Location:Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States

Job Type:Full-time, In-person, Permanent

Job Description

Lifepoint Rehabilitation is dedicated to Hope, Healing, and Recovery for our patients. We are in partnership with Mercy  and are currently seeking a physician to serve in a staff physician role at our new Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital in Ft. Smith, Arkansas. This is a 40 bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital that serves patients in need of rehabilitation services, including physical, occupational, and speech-language therapies.

Your career growth begins when you join an interdisciplinary team, where doctors, nurses, therapists and other experts work together to form individualized care plans for our patients and residents. The goal of our team is to focus on each patient as an individual to ensure that we are meeting their clinical needs and creating a fun and dynamic healing environment.

This position will collaborate with the Medical Director, Program Director (or CEO) and the entire clinical team to provide clinical care in conformance with the facility's policies and procedures, state and federal laws and regulations, including the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and The Joint Commission.

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About Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital Ft.Smith

Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital is a state-of-the-art, 50-bed inpatient acute rehabilitation hospital dedicated to the treatment and recovery of individuals who have experienced a loss of function due to an injury or illness. We offer intensive, patient-focused, specialized rehabilitation services.

Our rehabilitation programs provide ongoing care to patients in their recovery journey. We offer customized, intense rehabilitation tailored to the individual needs of those recovering from stroke, brain injury, neurological conditions, trauma, spinal cord injury, amputation, and orthopedic injury.

Our hospital strives to maximize the health, function, and quality of life of those we serve through comprehensive physical medicine and rehabilitation programs.

For those acute patients who qualify, research shows inpatient rehabilitation hospitals are an effective setting for:

  • Walking and transferring independently again
  • Going home quickly
  • Short lengths of stay
  • Receiving daily physician and nurse attention
  • Minimizing hospital readmission