Physiatrist Opportunity - Primarily Outpatient with Occasional Inpatient Rehab Coverage

Join a Leading, CARF-Accredited Rehabilitation Program with Excellent Support

We are seeking a board-certified/board-eligible Physiatrist to join our dynamic and collegial Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation team in a well-established, financially stable, and independent health system. This is a primarily outpatient role with occasional inpatient rehabilitation cross-coverage. Enjoy a supportive, collegial environment with the ability to tailor your career toward your interests. Work in a setting that values innovation, team-based care, and professional growth.

Outpatient PM&R Clinic Highlights:

• Flexible clinic hours with a dedicated outpatient clinical staff for patient follow-up and care coordination

• Strong referral base with 330+ providers within the health system and additional referrals statewide

• Opportunity to pursue clinical interests including:

• TBI, Stroke, Spasticity Management, Amputee Care, Migraine/Headache

• Botox (spasticity, dystonia, migraines), Baclofen Intrathecal Pump Evaluations and Refills

• Joint Injections (shoulder, hip, knee, ankle)

• EMGs

• Subacute, MSK, medical-legal, and other specialty areas

• Onsite access to physical, occupational, and speech therapy including therapy garden, home training, and recreational outings

• Interdisciplinary Team Conferences held three times per week across different shifts to include all staff

Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit (Occasional Cross-Coverage Only):

• 20-bed CARF-accredited acute rehab unit (accredited >40 years - top 5 in the nation for longevity)

• Common diagnoses include: Stroke, TBI, SCI, orthopedic injuries, LE amputation, cardiac/pulmonary DEB, Guillain-Barre, and complex medical conditions

• Average census: 12 patients

• Daily admissions/discharges: 2-3 each (Monday-Friday)

• Call burden: Rare weekend call, limited to potential admissions when covering

• Medical coverage provided Monday-Sunday by dedicated NP hospitalists ( alternating every 7 days)

• Robust multidisciplinary rehab staffing, including a fellowship-trained brain injury physiatrist/medical director, 1 additional physiatrist, rehab APP, 16 therapists, and 24/7 nursing (including critical care trained RN)

EMG Program:

• 3 EMG machines (plus one in rehab unit)

• ~24 outpatient EMGs/week with excellent show-up rates and room to expand

• Dedicated neuro techs handle setup, documentation, and troubleshooting

• Providers perform their own nerve conduction studies; certified tech support available upon request

• Diagnoses include radiculopathy, compression neuropathies, myopathy, motor neuron disease, and more

Why Join Us?

• Stand alone, financially stable, not-for-profit health system led by a CEO with a 20+ year tenure

• Over 400 employed providers on medical staff

• 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

• Epic electronic medical record and good clinical support staffing structures

Community Information: Great Falls is known as Montana's base camp for art and adventure with a city population of 70,000, 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, endless activities, two accredited colleges, a brand-new nursing school, a biomedical rural health research institute, and a new not-for-profit medical school, TouroCOM Montana. 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, backpacking, hiking, biking, 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. Additionally, in 2023, Montana was named #1 state in the nation to practice medicine by WalletHub and in 2020, Great Falls ranked #10 for best cities to practice in after the pandemic by Business Insider.