Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician (PM&R)
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Job Description
- Job Id: A-MD-71824
- Profession: Physician
- Specialty: Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
- Job Type: Locum Tenens
- Location: Bay City, MI
- Service Setting: Inpatient
- Coverage Type: Clinical Only
- Coverage Period: Nov 23, 2026 – Dec 04, 2026
- Shift Schedule: Mon – Fri, 8a – 5p
- Reason for Coverage: Physiatrist Vacation
- Travel, Lodging, and Malpractice Insurance Covered (see Travel & Expense policy)
Coverage Dates
- Nov 23, 2026 – Nov 27, 2026
- Nov 30, 2026 – Dec 04, 2026
Patient Information
- Patient Demographics: 100% adults
- Average Daily Volume: 10-20
- Rounding: Included
- Case Mix: Inpatient Rehabilitation
Facility Information
- No. of Beds in Department: 20
- Trauma Level: Level III
- EMR System: Cerner
- Specialty Backup Available: Anesthesia, Lab
Privileges & Compliance
Hospital Privileges Required: Yes
Required Procedures
- Pre-Admission Screening Review and Documentation per CMS Guidelines
- Prescribing Narcotics
- Discharge Summary/Med Rec
- Weekly Care Plan Documentation
- Post admission evals
- Face to face visits
- IPOCS
PAPE/H & P
Job Requirements
- Board: Board Certified (No BE)
- Licenses: Active MI License
- Certifications: BLS
- Other Qualifications: Local provider, clean background
Duties & Responsibilities
- Perform face-to-face patient evaluations within 24 hours of admission
- Conduct daily rounding on inpatient rehab unit
- Manage consults and admissions
- Participate in scheduled team conferences (Mon, Wed, Fri)
- Complete required documentation including discharge summaries, IPOCS, and care plans
Key Responsibilities
The physician will perform daily rounding, manage consults, and conduct face-to-face patient evaluations within an inpatient rehabilitation setting. They are also responsible for completing comprehensive documentation, including discharge summaries, care plans, and IPOCS.
Requirements
Candidates must be Board Certified in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and hold an active Michigan medical license. Proficiency with Cerner EMR and adherence to CMS documentation guidelines are required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation — Physician Career Context
In Michigan, the Physician weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$301k (118 salary observations; 1,175 listings), vs ~$294k nationally (13,507 salary observations; 55,834 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-11-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
The cost-of-living index for Michigan is 96.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.8% of Michigan clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician (PM&R) at Adelphi Staffing a 8.8 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 5% in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation — ranked against 199 active Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.
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Listing-based score, 0–10, across 199 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
- No call
- Includes weekends
Living in Bay City
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $132k
- Typical market rent
- $985/mo
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 91.9
- State income tax
- Up to 4.3%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026).
BEA 2024 · Bay City, MI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.