Physiatrist or Neurologist Brain Injury Medicine Fellowship Trained | Sacramento, California

Job DescriptionPhysiatrist or NeurologistBrain Injury Medicine Fellowship Trained

Location: Sacramento, California, with regular travel across California and Nevada
Employment: Full-Time Exempt
Practice Setting: 100% Outpatient
Travel: Approximately 25–40%, including periodic overnight stays
Compensation:$300,000–$400,000 base salary, depending on experience, plus performance incentives
Target Start Date:Summer 2027 preferred, with flexibility for the right physician

Build the Future of Outpatient Brain Injury Medicine

Rincon Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation is seeking a fellowship-trained Physiatrist or Neurologist specializing in Brain Injury Medicine to join its growing multidisciplinary organization.

This is a rare opportunity to build a meaningful career focused entirely on traumatic brain injury, post-concussive conditions, and complex neurological rehabilitation—without hospital call or the traditional prior-authorization burdens found in many clinical environments.

The incoming physician will be based in Sacramento and travel regularly to established clinic locations throughout California and Nevada. Additional travel may be required as Rincon enters new markets. Administrative support will be provided for obtaining and maintaining additional state medical licenses.

This role offers more than an outpatient clinical practice. The physician will help shape a growing brain injury program, collaborate with specialists across multiple disciplines, and develop valuable expertise at the intersection of medicine and law.

About Rincon Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Rincon is one of the nation’s most comprehensive and technologically advanced specialty practices focused on traumatic brain injury and complex neurological rehabilitation.

Founded by Christopher Stephenson, MD, a board-certified physician in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Brain Injury Medicine, Rincon combines innovative diagnostics, multidisciplinary collaboration, and individualized treatment to help patients recover from life-altering injuries.

Rincon currently operates in California and Nevada and is actively preparing for continued expansion throughout the western United States.

The organization’s multidisciplinary model brings together:

• Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

• Neurology.

• Neuropsychology.

• Psychiatry.

• Speech therapy.

• Additional rehabilitation and behavioral-health specialists.

The result is a coordinated environment where physicians can focus on meaningful clinical care while working closely with professionals who understand the complexities of brain injury recovery.

The Opportunity

The incoming physician will evaluate and manage patients with traumatic brain injuries, post-concussive syndromes, cognitive impairments, and related neurological conditions.

The position is:

• 100% outpatient.

• No hospital call.

• Focused on brain injury and complex neurological rehabilitation.

• Supported by a collaborative, multidisciplinary clinical team.

• Based in Sacramento with regular multi-clinic travel.

• Designed for a physician interested in clinical excellence, organizational growth, and long-term leadership potential.

Because Rincon serves a significant population of patients involved in personal-injury matters, this position also includes an important medicolegal component.

Prior expert-witness or deposition experience is not required. Rincon will provide mentorship and hands-on training to help the incoming physician develop competency in medical-legal documentation, deposition preparation, expert testimony, and communicating complex clinical findings to attorneys, judges, and juries.

Clinical Responsibilities

• Evaluate, diagnose, and manage patients with traumatic brain injury, post-concussive syndrome, and related cognitive, behavioral, and neurological conditions.

• Deliver outpatient care focused on functional improvement and helping patients return to work, family responsibilities, and daily life.

• Develop individualized treatment plans based on clinical findings, diagnostic results, patient goals, and functional needs.

• Coordinate care with physiatrists, neurologists, neuropsychologists, psychiatrists, speech therapists, and other specialists.

• Monitor patient progress and modify treatment plans when clinically appropriate.

• Maintain accurate, timely, and detailed documentation that meets medical and legal standards.

• Clearly explain diagnoses, prognosis, treatment recommendations, and functional limitations to patients, families, and professional stakeholders.

• Contribute to the continued development of clinical protocols and brain injury treatment programs.

Multidisciplinary Collaboration

• Function as a fully integrated member of Rincon’s multispecialty care team.

• Participate in interdisciplinary case conferences and collaborative treatment planning.

• Coordinate care across multiple clinic locations.

• Support a culture of accountability, professional respect, clinical quality, and patient-centered service.

• Serve as a clinical resource and mentor as Rincon’s brain injury program expands.

• Help ensure consistency in clinical care and documentation across current and future markets.

Medicolegal Development

The physician will receive mentorship and training in the medicolegal aspects of brain injury care, including:

• Lien-based medical care and billing models.

• Litigation-related medical documentation.

• Preparing clear and well-supported medical opinions.

• Deposition preparation and testimony.

• Expert-witness communication.

• Explaining clinical findings to attorneys, judges, juries, and other non-medical audiences.

• Ensuring that clinical opinions and documentation can withstand legal scrutiny.

The ideal physician does not need to arrive as a medicolegal expert but must have a genuine interest in learning this area and becoming a credible, thoughtful medical resource.

Growth and Multi-State Expansion

• Travel approximately 25–40% to Rincon clinic locations across California and Nevada.

• Complete periodic overnight travel as required.

• Obtain and maintain medical licenses in additional states as the organization expands.

• Receive administrative support for additional licensing and credentialing.

• Help establish consistent clinical standards across multiple locations.

• Support new-market growth and future program development.

• Represent Rincon professionally with patients, colleagues, community partners, and legal stakeholders.

Required Qualifications

• Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine.

• Board Certified or Board Eligible in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation or Neurology.

• Completed Brain Injury Medicine fellowship training.

• Active, unrestricted California medical license or the ability to obtain one promptly.

• Willingness to obtain licensure in additional states with Rincon’s support.

• Ability and willingness to travel regularly between clinic locations.

• Genuine interest in developing deposition, expert-witness, and other medicolegal skills.

• Strong clinical documentation and communication abilities.

• Ability to translate complex clinical findings for patients and non-medical audiences.

• Demonstrated commitment to collaborative, multidisciplinary patient care.

• Professional, compassionate, adaptable, and team-oriented approach.

Compensation

Rincon offers a highly competitive physician compensation package:

• Base salary of $300,000–$400,000, depending on experience.

• Performance-based incentive opportunity.

• Compensation consideration based on fellowship training, clinical experience, board status, licensure, leadership background, and overall alignment with the position.

Benefits

• Medical insurance.

• Dental insurance.

• Vision insurance.

• 401(k) with company contribution.

• Paid holidays.

• Paid time off.

• Performance-based bonus.

• CME allowance.

• Medical license and DEA fees covered.

• Administrative support for additional state licensure.

• Professional mentorship in medicolegal documentation, depositions, and expert-witness work.

Anticipated Start Date

The preferred start date is Summer 2027, although Rincon has flexibility for the right physician based on fellowship completion, licensing, relocation, credentialing, and availability.

Candidates completing Brain Injury Medicine fellowship training in 2027 are encouraged to explore the opportunity.

What Success Looks Like

During the first 12 months, the physician will:

• Build strong clinical relationships with patients and colleagues.

• Become a trusted member of Rincon’s multidisciplinary team.

• Establish a reliable travel rhythm across assigned clinic locations.

• Obtain applicable additional state licenses.

• Deliver consistent, high-quality outpatient brain injury care.

• Maintain timely documentation that meets clinical and legal standards.

• Develop foundational competency in deposition preparation and expert-witness testimony.

• Contribute to the growth and consistency of Rincon’s expanding brain injury program.

• Demonstrate the collaborative, team-first approach that defines Rincon’s culture.

Why Join Rincon

Rincon is building an innovative, physician-led model for outpatient brain injury and complex neurological rehabilitation.

This opportunity provides:

• A practice focused entirely on outpatient care.

• No hospital call.

• A highly specialized and meaningful patient population.

• Close collaboration with multiple in-house specialties.

• Exposure to advanced brain injury diagnostics and treatment.

• Mentorship in the valuable and specialized field of medicolegal medicine.

• The opportunity to influence a growing multi-state clinical program.

• Competitive compensation with performance incentives.

• A preferred Summer 2027 start timeline that can accommodate the right fellowship-trained physician.

This is an opportunity to do more than join an established clinic. The incoming physician will help shape the future of a growing brain injury program while developing a rare combination of clinical, leadership, multispecialty, and medicolegal expertise.

Equal Opportunity and Accommodations

Rincon Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation is committed to creating a welcoming, inclusive, and diverse workplace.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, family status, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, neurodiversity, disability, age, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Reasonable accommodations are available to qualified individuals with disabilities throughout the employment application process. Applicants requiring accommodation may contact [email protected] before their interview.