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Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians

$223.41K Median Salary 0 Job Openings (Annual Projection)

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About This Career

Diagnose and treat disorders requiring physiotherapy to provide physical, mental, and occupational rehabilitation.

Reported Job Titles

MD (Medical Doctor), Medical Director Acute Rehabilitation Unit Physiatrist, Pain Management Physician, Pediatric Physiatrist, Physiatrist, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physician (PM and R Physician), Physician, Rehabilitation Physician

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Abilities

Deductive Reasoning

Inductive Reasoning

Oral Expression

Problem Sensitivity

Oral Comprehension

Written Comprehension

Information Ordering

Written Expression

Category Flexibility

Near Vision

Speech Clarity

Speech Recognition

Fluency of Ideas

Originality

Flexibility of Closure

Visualization

Perceptual Speed

Selective Attention

Speed of Closure

Knowledge

Medicine and Dentistry

Psychology

Biology

Therapy and Counseling

Education and Training

Customer and Personal Service

English Language

Administration and Management

Personnel and Human Resources

Sociology and Anthropology

Chemistry

Law and Government

Computers and Electronics

Mathematics

Skills

Critical Thinking

Active Listening

Reading Comprehension

Social Perceptiveness

Speaking

Judgment and Decision Making

Complex Problem Solving

Coordination

Monitoring

Writing

Active Learning

Instructing

Service Orientation

Time Management

Persuasion

Science

Systems Evaluation

Learning Strategies

Management of Personnel Resources

Systems Analysis

Technology Skills

Medical software

Electronic mail software

Word processing software

Tools

Pedal exercisers for rehabilitation or therapy

Electrotherapy combination units

Therapeutic heating or cooling pads or compresses or packs

Therapeutic balls

Mobile medical services automated external defibrillators AED or hard paddles

Balance beams or boards or bolsters or rockers for rehabilitation or therapy

Pulse oximeter units

Full body immersion hydrotherapy baths or tanks

Climbing devices for rehabilitation or therapy

Medical ultrasound or doppler or pulse echocardiograph or echocardiograph units for general diagnostic use

Medical acoustic stethoscopes

Notebook computers

Mercury blood pressure units

Knee therapeutic brace or support

Exercise trampolines

Treadmill exercisers for rehabilitation or therapy

Ultrasonic therapy apparatus or supplies

Neuromuscular stimulators or kits

Anesthesia nerve block kit or tray

Orthotics or foot care products

Medical radiology and fluoroscopy RF units

Diathermy units

Orthopedic splint systems

Pulleys for rehabilitation or therapy

Transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation units

Medical dynamometers

Implantable intrathecal infusion pumps

Electroencephalograph EEGs

Resistive exercise bands or putty or tubing for rehabilitation or therapy

Wrist exercisers for rehabilitation or therapy

Desktop computers

Tablet computers

Abilities

Deductive Reasoning: The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
Inductive Reasoning: The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
Oral Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
Problem Sensitivity: The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
Oral Comprehension: The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
Written Comprehension: The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
Information Ordering: The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
Written Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
Category Flexibility: The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
Near Vision: The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
Speech Clarity: The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
Speech Recognition: The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
Fluency of Ideas: The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).
Originality: The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.
Flexibility of Closure: The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material.
Visualization: The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.
Perceptual Speed: The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object.
Selective Attention: The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
Speed of Closure: The ability to quickly make sense of, combine, and organize information into meaningful patterns.

Knowledge

Medicine and Dentistry: Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.
Psychology: Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
Biology: Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.
Therapy and Counseling: Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance.
Education and Training: Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
Customer and Personal Service: Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
English Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
Administration and Management: Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
Personnel and Human Resources: Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.
Sociology and Anthropology: Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures, and their history and origins.
Chemistry: Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods.
Law and Government: Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
Computers and Electronics: Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
Mathematics: Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.

Skills

Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
Social Perceptiveness: Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Complex Problem Solving: Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
Coordination: Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Writing: Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
Active Learning: Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
Instructing: Teaching others how to do something.
Service Orientation: Actively looking for ways to help people.
Time Management: Managing one's own time and the time of others.
Persuasion: Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
Science: Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.
Systems Evaluation: Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
Learning Strategies: Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
Management of Personnel Resources: Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
Systems Analysis: Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.

Technology Skills

Medical software: Henry Schein Dentrix; Medical condition coding software; Medical procedure coding software; MEDITECH software
Electronic mail software: IBM Notes; Microsoft Exchange; Microsoft Outlook
Word processing software: 3M Post-it App; Evernote; Google Docs; Microsoft Word

Tools

Pedal exercisers for rehabilitation or therapy: Elliptical trainers; Stationary bicycles
Electrotherapy combination units: Electrical stimulation equipment; Interferential electrical stimulation machines
Therapeutic heating or cooling pads or compresses or packs: Cold packs; Therapeutic hot packs
Therapeutic balls:
Mobile medical services automated external defibrillators AED or hard paddles: Automated external defibrillators AED
Balance beams or boards or bolsters or rockers for rehabilitation or therapy: Balance boards
Pulse oximeter units: Pulse oximeters
Full body immersion hydrotherapy baths or tanks: Hydrotherapy equipment
Climbing devices for rehabilitation or therapy: Stair climbers
Medical ultrasound or doppler or pulse echocardiograph or echocardiograph units for general diagnostic use: Ultrasound imaging scanners
Medical acoustic stethoscopes: Mechanical stethoscopes
Notebook computers: Laptop computers
Mercury blood pressure units: Manual blood pressure cuffs
Knee therapeutic brace or support: Knee braces
Exercise trampolines: Fitness trampolines
Treadmill exercisers for rehabilitation or therapy: Therapeutic treadmill exercisers
Ultrasonic therapy apparatus or supplies: Therapeutic ultrasound equipment
Neuromuscular stimulators or kits: Electrode input panels
Anesthesia nerve block kit or tray: Epidural catheters
Orthotics or foot care products: Orthotic devices
Medical radiology and fluoroscopy RF units: Fluoroscopic imaging systems
Diathermy units: Short wave diathermy devices
Orthopedic splint systems: Orthopedic splints
Pulleys for rehabilitation or therapy: Pulleys
Transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation units: Transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation TENS equipment
Medical dynamometers: Hand dynamometers
Implantable intrathecal infusion pumps: Intrathecal pumps
Electroencephalograph EEGs: Electroencephalograph EEG equipment; Electromyographs EMG
Resistive exercise bands or putty or tubing for rehabilitation or therapy: Resistive exercise bands
Wrist exercisers for rehabilitation or therapy: Hand grips
Desktop computers:
Tablet computers:

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