Duke University Health System
Duke Health Orthopaedics - Pediatric Physiatrist
Provide comprehensive outpatient pediatric rehabilitation care for children with congenital and acquired neurologic, musculoskeletal, and developmental conditions. The role also involves collaboration with multidisciplinary care teams, mentorship and education of trainees, and contribution to division leadership, clinical program growth, and strategic initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
- • Provide comprehensive outpatient pediatric rehabilitation care for children with congenital and acquired neurologic, musculoskeletal, and developmental conditions.
- • Manage patients with conditions including cerebral palsy, spina bifida, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, neuromuscular disorders, and other pediatric functional impairments.
- • Collaborate closely with pediatric neurosurgery, orthopedic surgery, neurology, therapy services, and multidisciplinary care teams to optimize patient outcomes.
- • Mentor and educate residents, fellows, and medical students, fostering a culture of clinical excellence and continuous learning.
- • Contribute to PM&R Division leadership, clinical program growth, and strategic initiatives aligned with the development of the future NC Children’s Hospital.
Required
- • A mid-career physician with leadership potential.
- • Experience in pediatric rehabilitation medicine.
- • Great clinical acumen.
- • A commitment to advancing patient care through innovation, teaching, and program development.
Preferred
- • Board-certified or board-eligible in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation.
- • Board-certified or board-eligible in Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine.
- • 5–10 years of experience preferred, demonstrating excellence in pediatric rehabilitation care and multidisciplinary collaboration.
- • Proven experience in teaching, mentorship, or clinical program development within an academic medical center or children’s hospital setting.
- • Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively in a collaborative, team-oriented environment.
Benefits & Perks
- • A robust compensation plan that rewards clinical productivity.
- • Generous retirement contributions.
- • Health insurance.
- • CME.
- • Relocation.
- • College tuition assistance for dependent children.
Join Duke Division of Pediatrics!
Duke Health is seeking a talented Pediatric Physiatrist to join our faculty in Durham, North Carolina. As national leaders in research, patient care, and education, Duke Health is experiencing tremendous growth and is currently seeking a candidate with great clinical acumen to provide patients and families with high-quality, compassionate care.
The ideal candidate will be a mid-career physician with leadership potential and experience in pediatric rehabilitation medicine, demonstrating clinical excellence and a commitment to advancing patient care through innovation, teaching, and program development. This individual will play an important role in supporting the future NC Children’s Hospital and helping expand pediatric rehabilitation services across Duke Health.
Key Responsibilities
Provide comprehensive outpatient pediatric rehabilitation care for children with congenital and acquired neurologic, musculoskeletal, and developmental conditions.
Duke Health offers a robust compensation plan that rewards clinical productivity. Faculty members enjoy Duke benefits, including generous retirement contributions, health insurance, CME, relocation, and college tuition assistance for dependent children.
The Triangle area of Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill is a growing region where two million residents experience diverse opportunities to grow their careers and enjoy life. From urban to suburban and rural family settings, the Triangle area has options for every lifestyle. Learn more about the Triangle
Duke is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, (including pregnancy and pregnancy related conditions), sexual orientation, or military status.
Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas—an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.
PLEASE NOTE: To be considered for this position, please attach your CV, select SUBMIT APPLICATION, and complete the application questions.
Duke Health is seeking a talented Pediatric Physiatrist to join our faculty in Durham, North Carolina. As national leaders in research, patient care, and education, Duke Health is experiencing tremendous growth and is currently seeking a candidate with great clinical acumen to provide patients and families with high-quality, compassionate care.
The ideal candidate will be a mid-career physician with leadership potential and experience in pediatric rehabilitation medicine, demonstrating clinical excellence and a commitment to advancing patient care through innovation, teaching, and program development. This individual will play an important role in supporting the future NC Children’s Hospital and helping expand pediatric rehabilitation services across Duke Health.
Key Responsibilities
Provide comprehensive outpatient pediatric rehabilitation care for children with congenital and acquired neurologic, musculoskeletal, and developmental conditions.
- Manage patients with conditions including cerebral palsy, spina bifida, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, neuromuscular disorders, and other pediatric functional impairments.
- Collaborate closely with pediatric neurosurgery, orthopedic surgery, neurology, therapy services, and multidisciplinary care teams to optimize patient outcomes.
- Mentor and educate residents, fellows, and medical students, fostering a culture of clinical excellence and continuous learning.
- Contribute to PM&R Division leadership, clinical program growth, and strategic initiatives aligned with the development of the future NC Children’s Hospital.
- Board-certified or board-eligible in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation.
- Board-certified or board-eligible in Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine.
- 5–10 years of experience preferred, demonstrating excellence in pediatric rehabilitation care and multidisciplinary collaboration.
- Proven experience in teaching, mentorship, or clinical program development within an academic medical center or children’s hospital setting.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively in a collaborative, team-oriented environment.
Duke Health offers a robust compensation plan that rewards clinical productivity. Faculty members enjoy Duke benefits, including generous retirement contributions, health insurance, CME, relocation, and college tuition assistance for dependent children.
The Triangle area of Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill is a growing region where two million residents experience diverse opportunities to grow their careers and enjoy life. From urban to suburban and rural family settings, the Triangle area has options for every lifestyle. Learn more about the Triangle
Duke is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, (including pregnancy and pregnancy related conditions), sexual orientation, or military status.
Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas—an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.
PLEASE NOTE: To be considered for this position, please attach your CV, select SUBMIT APPLICATION, and complete the application questions.
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