Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician (PM&R)
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Job Description
- Job Id: L-MD-18334
- Profession: Physician
- Specialty: Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
- Job Type: Locum Tenens
- Location: Tyler, TX
- Service Setting: Inpatient
- Coverage Type: Clinical only
- Coverage Period: Dec 21, 2026 – Dec 26, 2026
- Shift Schedule: Mon-Fri; 8a-5p or flexible
- Reason for Coverage: Scheduling Need
Patient Information
- Average Daily Volume: 16-20/flexible
- Admissions Required? Yes
- Rounding: Assigned Patients
Facility Information
- EMR: Epic
- Support Staff: RNs: 6-8, PA/NPs: 1
- Beds in Department: 49
- Is Hospital Stroke Certified? Yes
Job Requirements
- Board: BC in PM&R
- Licenses: Licensed in TX
- DEA
- Clean record
- Certifications: BLS, ACLS
Duties & Responsibilities
- Provide inpatient rehabilitation care for patients with physical disabilities and injuries.
- Manage an average daily patient volume of 16-20 patients.
- Coordinate with hospitalist team for daytime coverage and patient management.
- Perform patient assessments, develop treatment plans, and monitor progress.
- Ensure compliance with all regulatory and documentation requirements.
Key Responsibilities
Provide inpatient rehabilitation care for patients with physical disabilities and injuries while managing a daily volume of 16-20 patients. Coordinate with the hospitalist team to perform assessments, develop treatment plans, and monitor patient progress.
Requirements
Candidates must be Board Certified in PM&R with a valid Texas medical license and DEA registration. Required certifications include BLS and ACLS, along with experience in an inpatient hospital setting.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation — Physician Career Context
The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation pay on WeekdayDoc is down 3.2% 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 6.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Physician roles — ranked against 21,310 active Physician roles listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
Location & Logistics
Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.
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- No weekends
Living in Tyler
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $267k
- Typical market rent
- $1,314/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 20 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 92.2
- State income tax
- None
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Tyler, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.