Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physician resume
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Also called do physician, doctor of osteopathic medicine physician, hospitalist physician and interventional pain physician.
$265,930
Median pay a year
342,720
People do this work
6
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Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physician
1 certification
Summary
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physician diagnosing and treating disorders requiring physiotherapy, providing comprehensive rehabilitation plans and managing neuromuscular and musculoskeletal conditions
Experience
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physician
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Examined patients to assess mobility, strength, communication, or cognition
Documented examination results, treatment plans, and patients' outcomes
Provided inpatient or outpatient medical management of neuromuscular disorders and musculoskeletal trauma
Developed comprehensive plans for immediate and long-term rehabilitation, including therapeutic exercise and counseling
Monitored effectiveness of pain management interventions, such as medication or spinal injections
Performed electrodiagnosis, including electromyography and nerve conduction studies of neuromuscular disorders
Coordinated physical medicine and rehabilitation services with other medical activities
Skills
Core Skills
Examining patients, Prescribing treatments, Monitoring patient progress, Monitoring activities, Testing nervous system function, Assessing patient physical conditions, Diagnosing medical conditions, Developing non-medical treatment plans, Recording medical histories
Working With People
Treating injuries
Education
Professional Degree (JD, MD, DDS) Your university, Year
Certifications & Licenses
State license for this work Your state board, Year
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Documented examination results and treatment plansExamined patients to assess mobility and strengthAssessed pain characteristics using clinical measuresProvided medical management of neuromuscular disordersMonitored effectiveness of pain management interventionsDeveloped comprehensive rehabilitation plans for patients
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Documented examination results and treatment plans for patients with various conditions
Assessed pain characteristics using clinical measures to inform treatment decisions
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Documented several examination results and treatment plans each week for patients with various conditions
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Several each weekA few every dayMost patients I saw
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Assessed pain characteristics using clinical measures to inform treatment decisions
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Patients reported less painTreatment plans became more effectivePatient recovery times improved
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Examining patients
Prescribing treatments
Monitoring patient progress
Monitoring activities
Testing nervous system function
Assessing patient physical conditions
Diagnosing medical conditions
Developing non-medical treatment plans
Recording medical histories
Treating injuries
Treating chronic diseases
Training medical providers
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What a Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physician does
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Diagnose and treat disorders requiring physiotherapy to provide physical, mental, and occupational rehabilitation.
What it pays
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Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$102,930
Median
$265,930
75th percentile
$378,770
About 342,720 people do this work in the United States.
What it pays in each state
State
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
AK
$239,720
$355,100
$426,050
AL
$139,280
$272,610
$357,010
AR
$64,330
$136,880
$319,180
AZ
$172,540
$312,490
$432,340
CA
$98,870
$281,590
$340,730
CO
$229,920
$298,320
$357,470
CT
$98,840
$214,990
$373,210
DC
$77,430
$77,430
$253,380
DE
$89,130
$297,470
$326,400
FL
$168,060
$262,180
$364,750
GA
$142,420
$266,880
$392,740
HI
$248,960
$339,290
$427,560
IA
$160,440
$295,190
$350,480
ID
$114,030
$299,340
$387,810
IL
$81,360
$132,540
$372,880
IN
$213,350
$366,190
$428,230
KS
$70,520
$221,540
$382,360
KY
$218,540
$327,390
$452,650
LA
$209,810
$350,920
$419,840
MA
$85,550
$236,580
$384,490
MD
$144,890
$212,080
$317,140
ME
$312,930
$419,410
$442,790
MI
$66,870
$155,480
$318,630
MN
$214,230
$367,320
$392,360
MO
$83,340
$227,980
$361,400
MS
$61,960
$228,130
$359,250
MT
$326,580
$438,850
$438,850
NC
$77,810
$260,330
$361,250
ND
$287,540
$454,550
$564,000
NE
$224,030
$290,470
$379,790
NH
$236,820
$361,300
$362,850
NJ
$115,930
$285,010
$361,100
NM
$228,720
$327,670
$397,140
NV
$141,800
$252,120
$327,770
NY
$122,260
$242,500
$352,190
OH
$104,800
$297,440
$432,890
OK
$65,200
$259,220
$351,780
OR
$273,940
$347,180
$381,480
PA
$78,710
$217,310
$370,140
PR
$60,420
$172,230
$284,960
RI
$169,860
$228,590
$320,690
SC
$163,900
$274,480
$427,760
TN
$181,200
$301,290
$426,850
TX
$108,990
$269,800
$370,990
UT
$82,330
$228,060
$362,440
VA
$183,190
$278,530
$350,550
VT
$247,520
$343,050
$400,490
WA
$215,640
$307,170
$363,470
WI
$280,990
$391,740
$448,470
WV
$63,950
$258,020
$326,230
WY
$256,180
$342,800
$377,870
Other names
Other names for this job
do physician, doctor of osteopathic medicine physician, hospitalist physician, interventional pain physician, medicine physician, pain management physician, pain medicine physician, physical medicine physician, physician, pm and r physician, rehabilitation physician, interventional physiatrist.
More names for this work
medical director acute rehabilitation unit physiatrist, medical doctor, MD, pediatric physiatrist, physiatrist, physiatrist consultant, physical medicine and rehabilitation specialist, physical medicine rehabilitation physiatrist, pm and r specialist, rehabilitation engineer, rehabilitation specialist.
If you served
Military jobs this work counts as
From the crosswalk the US Department of Labor publishes itself. If one of these was your job, this page is about the civilian work it maps to.
45P1 Physical Medicine Physician
60D Occupational Medicine Officer
44U1 Occupational Medicine Physician
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