Pain Management Physician (Non-Interventional)

Quick Facts

• Role: Pain Management Physician (Non-Interventional)

• Focus: Evaluate and treat acute and chronic pain using medication-based treatments and procedures

Description

A Pain Management Specialist position focused on evaluating and treating a wide range of pain problems, from headaches and other sudden pain to long-lasting chronic low back pain. The role combines medication-based therapies with procedures intended to stop pain at its source, while providing follow-up care. You will also support rehabilitation and clinical protocol activities as part of comprehensive pain management.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with patients to manage depression and anxiety starting from initial diagnosis through medication initiation and follow-up care

• Evaluate and support prosthetic rehabilitation for amputee patients; participate in post-prosthetic rehabilitation workshops

• Operate and document in the EMR (electronic medical record)

• Promote and support use of OFIRMEV in surgery centers for peri-operative analgesic protocols

• Provide work hardening rehabilitation in an outpatient clinic setting

• Participate in workshops on spinal cord injuries and orthotic rehabilitation

• Identify and screen patients for eligibility for protocol study participation

• Observe pre-surgical evaluations for bariatric surgery and spinal cord stimulator implantation and pre-employment psychological evaluations for law enforcement

• Order, collect, and perform appropriate laboratory and diagnostic procedures; obtain and manage tissue specimens when needed

• Perform/observe diagnostic and medical procedures including electrocardiogram and compartment pressure measurements

Requirements

• MD

• In-depth knowledge of pain disorders

• Ability to evaluate patients with difficult pain disorders

• Appropriate prescribing of medications for pain problems

• Ability to use different diagnostic tests to pinpoint the cause of pain

• Skill with procedures (nerve blocks, spinal injections, pain pumps)

• Treatment aligned with a patient’s wishes and belief system

Benefits

• Full or part time working hours