Kansas City VA Medical Center is searching for a Physiatrist!

Recruitment Incentives and Debt Repayment are authorized.

Outpatient musculoskeletal and neuromuscular exams performed to diagnose, treat, and emphasize function, rehabilitation, pain management, and injury prevention along with patient wellness.

Treat patients with painful and function limiting musculoskeletal disorders of the spine, peripheral joints, and soft tissues such as strains/sprains, disc herniations, rheumatological conditions, degenerative, developmental, acquired, and traumatic neuromuscular conditions of the upper and lower limbs, spinal cord and brain

Treat patients with amputations and prescribe prosthetics and orthotics

Prescribe therapeutic exercises and other rehabilitation modalities

Performs and interprets electrodiagnostic studies to include electromyography (EMG), nerve conduction studies, and evoked potentials

Interprets more diagnostic studies that evaluate a patients musculoskeletal and neuromuscular systems such as CT, meyolography, bone scan, and MRI

Competent in performing routine joint and trigger point injections

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm