Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physician

Arkansas Children’s and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) in Little Rock, Arkansas seek a full-time BE/BC Pediatric Physiatrist to lead a new Division within the Department of Pediatrics (DOP).

The Opportunity

• Competitive salary and benefits package along with robust faculty mentoring program for promotion and/or tenure
• Create a new division with the Department of Pediatrics with a clinical and research collaboration with critical care medicine, a Level I trauma program, a high-volume neurosciences program and orthopaedic program
• Recruit faculty with niche clinical research interests to offer services for a multi-state referral base
• Expand the present physical footprint of both inpatient and outpatient services
• Diverse team with three pediatric physiatrists and a dedicated APRN
• 12-bed inpatient unit within a dedicated pediatric hospital
• Interdisciplinary care and research with the Neurosciences and Trauma Divisions
• Dedicated outpatient programs with strong outreach efforts, including general rehabilitation, spasticity, and certified Centers of Excellence in neuromuscular disease including Duchenne muscular dystrophy, spinal muscular atrophy, and neuropathy populations
• Integrated designated inpatient rehabilitation unit with medical-surgical and ventilator-dependent patient capacity
• Active consultation services for all Arkansas Children’s Hospital inpatients including early involvement with critical care
• Alter-G, in-house accessible pool and upper limb robot for use in outpatient or inpatient capacity
• Enhances the education of medical students, residents and fellows, including collaboration with multiple residencies and fellowship programs including pediatrics, PMR, neurology and developmental pediatrics.
• Strong transdisciplinary and multidisciplinary teams treating Neuromuscular Disease, Spinal Cord Disorders, Concussion/Brain Injury, Complex Care
• Achieve CARF accreditation for the program
• Access to robust nutritional support, Ph.D. pharmacologists, speech, physical and occupational therapies with access to two additional therapy gyms

Pediatric PMR is also supported by all other essential teams:

• The Rehabilitation Department includes PT, OT and Aquatic therapy with a state-of-the-art therapy pool
• In-house Orthotics and Prosthetic services available to inpatients and outpatients
• Speech and Language Therapy, Child Life and Education, Music Therapy, Case Management, Social Work, Psychology and Nutrition are also integral members of the inpatient rehabilitation team
• Electrodiagnosis opportunities alongside the Neurology service are available. We have a need for ultrasound-guided interventions with available equipment as well
• Strong referral relationships with orthopedic and genetics services
• Interventional radiology and hospitalist support are also available 24-7