Join Our Team as a PM&R Physician in Columbia, MO – Enhance Lives with Expert Rehabilitation Care!
Updated 11/03/25
$240,000
– $340,000
yearly
800 Hospital Drive, Columbia, Missouri, 65201, United States
Physician
Physiatry/Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
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Job at a glance
Degree Required
MD/DO
Position Type
Full-Time
Work Environment
Hospital
Outpatient
Visa Sponsorship
No
Job description
Job description
ABOUT HARRY S. Truman VA Medical Center, Columbia, MO:
ABOUT OUR GREAT CITY:
Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus):
Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Learn more.
EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact [Register to View] the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance
Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases
Paid Time Off: 50-55 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year and possible 5 day paid absence for CME)
Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory
CME: Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification)
Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided
Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting
- For the third consecutive year, Truman VA is ranked #1 nationally by employees as "Best Place to Work" among 142 VA Medical Centers, based on results from the All Employee Survey.
- We have 1,800 staff, provide care for 40,000 Veterans, and the VHA hospital complexity level is 1c.
- Truman VA offers training in nursing, psychology, audiology, social work, dietetics, pharmacy, chaplaincy, health care administration, and optometry, as well as residency training in all major medical and surgical subspecialties. Truman VA is a referral center for heart care services including open heart surgery.
- Truman VA partnered with the National Center for Patient Safety to complete an intensive 3-year journey as a Highly Reliable Organization, engaging every Clinical Service in Clinical Team Training and Just Culture. We are sustaining this work to engage all employees in safe patient care with effective communication, tools, simulation, and clinical improvement initiatives.
ABOUT OUR GREAT CITY:
- Columbia, Missouri ranks #30 on the 2020 Top 100 Best Places to Live by Livability.com.
- Columbia has 91 parks and 8 trails totaling 26 miles for walking, running, and biking, with a 30-mile loop addition in the works. Columbia's trail system connects to the 237-mile Katy trail crossing the state.
- Columbia offers world-class healthcare, with highly ranked hospitals, including the University of Missouri Hospital, Boone Hospital Center, the Ellis Fischel Cancer Center, and Rusk Rehabilitation Center.
- Columbia is the site of internationally renowned "Roots N Blues N BBQ" annual music festival, the "True False" documentary film festival, and also hosts numerous arts, theater, and music events throughout the year.
- Top collegiate sporting events average 25 per month, with easy access to professional sports in nearby St Louis and Kansas City.
- Centralized location offers quick access to St. Louis and Kansas City, as well as the State Capitol, Jefferson City, and the beautiful vacation getaway, Lake of the Ozarks.
- Columbia is also ranked by [Register to View] as #25 best city to live in America, #28 best city to buy a house, and #24 best city to raise a family.
- Columbia is also minutes away from a host of historic towns and state parks featuring boating, fishing, hiking, biking and more. [Register to View]
Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus):
Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Learn more.
EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact [Register to View] the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance
Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases
Paid Time Off: 50-55 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year and possible 5 day paid absence for CME)
Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory
CME: Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification)
Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided
Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting
Job Responsibilities
Participating in the continued development and modification of the Pain Management Program, including the provision of interventional procedures requiring informed consent and pre-screening, as well as procedural aftercare.
Provisioning of anesthetic care for patients and consultation for preoperative evaluations.
Performing interventional procedures, including, but not limited to:
Epidurals
Joint injections
Sympathetic blocks
Working with multiple divisions/services throughout the facility to improve outcomes and efficiencies.
Supervising PM&R residents, to include education, teaching, and all administrative tasks involved with supervision of said residents.
Assist with medication management for chronic pain, including expertise in opioid management and prescribing techniques.
Collaborating with nursing and other clinical staff to meet common facility goals.
Performing the administrative components of patient care management, such as documentation of evaluations, progress notes, reports, summaries, signatures, and consultation referrals for both in/outpatients following facility and service guidelines.
Participating in inter-service rounds, interdisciplinary meetings, conferences, Grand Rounds, TJC/CARF activities, and any other relevant activity to assist the program, service, and facility.
Qualifications
Basic Requirements:
United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
Degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in medicine or osteopathic medicine. The degree must have been obtained from one of the schools approved by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the year in which the course of study was completed.
Current, full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia.
Residency Training: Physicians must have completed residency training, approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification. (NOTE: VA physicians involved in academic training programs may be required to be board certified for faculty status.) Approved residencies are: (1) Those approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), b) OR
[(2) Those approved by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA),OR
(3) Other residencies (non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of five years of verified practice in the United States), which the local Medical Staff Executive Committee deems to have provided the applicant with appropriate professional training and believes has exposed the physician to an appropriate range of patient care experiences.
Residents currently enrolled in ACGME/AOA accredited residency training programs and who would otherwise meet the basic requirements for appointment are eligible to be appointed as "Physician Resident Providers" (PRPs). PRPs must be fully licensed physicians (i.e., not a training license) and may only be appointed on an intermittent or fee-basis. PRPs are not considered independent practitioners and will not be privileged; rather, they are to have a "scope of practice" that allows them to perform certain restricted duties under supervision. Additionally, surgery residents in gap years may also be appointed as PRPs.
Proficiency in spoken and written English.
Preferred Experience: Board Certification desired, Board eligible accepted
Working Hours
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