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IMA Group
Altoona, Pennsylvania

TBI Physician (MD/DO) – Part-Time Evaluations in Altoona/Pittsburgh, PA (1-2 days per week)

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Above average in Physical Medicine & RehabilitationNo callPart-Time

Compensation

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Part-Time
Call expectations
No call
Weekends
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Job Description

TBI Physician (MD/DO) – Part-Time (1–2 Days/Week, Based on Volume)

The IMA Group is seeking a Physician (MD/DO) with expertise in Traumatic Brain Injury to perform evaluation-based exams for disability cases — no treatment, no prescribing, no ongoing patient care.

Location

This role covers VA TBI evaluations primarily between the Altoona and Pittsburgh, PA areas, along with Disability ENT exams in Pittsburgh. Candidates may be based in Pittsburgh with travel to Altoona, or based in Altoona with travel to Pittsburgh approximately once a week.

What You'll Do

  • Conduct comprehensive TBI evaluations for individuals applying for disability benefits
  • Perform Disability ENT exams in Pittsburgh
  • Review medical records and interpret diagnostic findings
  • Complete detailed, objective reports using our proprietary reporting system

What You'll Need

  • Active, unrestricted MD or DO license
  • Board certification or eligibility in Psychiatry, Neurology, Neurosurgery, or Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R)
  • Demonstrated experience evaluating patients with TBI
  • Why Physicians Choose IMA
  • Flexible schedule — 1–2 days per week, based on volume
  • No treatment, prescribing, or follow-up care
  • No on-call responsibilities

Structured Workflow with Administrative Support

  • Ideal for physicians looking to apply their clinical expertise in a low-stress, evaluation-only setting — no ongoing caseload required.
  • The IMA Group is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer

Our Government Services Division supports local, state, and federal agencies and delivers professional and objective medical and psychological examinations as well as ancillary services.

Our Payer Services Division meets the evaluation and screening needs of Carriers, TPAs, Public Entities and Employers and includes behavioral health and physical medicine specialty services, working with a wide range of organizations within the workers' compensation, disability, liability, and auto markets.

Our Clinical Research Division performs all types of Phase II-IV clinical trials in multiple therapeutic areas through a flexible nationwide network of site locations and virtual capabilities.

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Key Responsibilities

Conduct comprehensive TBI and ENT disability evaluations for patients without providing ongoing treatment or prescribing medication. Review medical records and complete detailed, objective reports using the company's proprietary system.

Requirements

Must hold an active, unrestricted MD or DO license and be board certified or eligible in Psychiatry, Neurology, Neurosurgery, or PM&R. Demonstrated experience in evaluating patients with TBI is required.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Traumatic Brain Injury EvaluationDisability ExaminationMedical Record ReviewDiagnostic InterpretationClinical DocumentationReport Writing

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates TBI Physician (MD/DO) – Part-Time Evaluations in Altoona/Pittsburgh, PA (1-2 days per week) at IMA Group a 6.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation — ranked against 203 active Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation — Physician Career Context

IMA Group holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 73/100, 162 active listings.

In Pennsylvania, the Physician weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$365k (45 salary observations; 213 listings), vs ~$292k nationally (1,672 salary observations; 5,201 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-11-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 32 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 3% are remote, 72% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 15.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Work-life snapshot

6.9/ 10
Listing-based score

Above average in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

  • No call

Living in Altoona

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$151k
Typical market rent
$1,090/mo
Residents’ average commute
18 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
89.5
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Altoona, PA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About IMA Group

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201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Flexible schedule
No on-call responsibilities
Structured workflow with administrative support