Physician Assistant (Chronic Pain)

Quick Facts

• Role: Physician Assistant (Chronic Pain)

• Setting: Pain Service Clinic for adult and geriatric patients

• Schedule: Full-time, Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–4:30 PM

• Telework: Not available

Description

Provide and coordinate comprehensive, effective, and safe pain management for adult and geriatric patients in the pain clinic. Assist with review and triage of incoming pain consults and coordinate care for chronic pain veterans, including those receiving community care. Deliver pre- and post-procedure education, order and follow up on appropriate labs and studies, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams using a patient-centered approach.

Responsibilities

• Ensure smooth functioning of the Pain Service Clinic

• Assist with review and triage of pain consults

• Coordinate care for chronic pain veterans, including community care

• Provide pre- and post-procedure education

• Perform comprehensive assessments of chronic pain patients

• Order appropriate labs and studies and follow up on results

• Support risk-mitigating data collection (e.g., UDS, OSI) with PACT and multidisciplinary teams

• Build collaborations across service lines to support safe pain practices

• Collaborate with PACT and multidisciplinary teams to ensure care transitions

• Educate staff, veterans, and families in a multidisciplinary Whole Health approach

• Administer medication per established policies and guidelines

• Participate in Interdisciplinary Pain Team meetings

• Use a patient-centered approach to care

Requirements

• Master’s degree (any discipline) or bachelor’s degree (any discipline) plus one year of Physician Assistant experience

• Successfully passed PANCE (or currently in the process to take the exam)

• Full and unrestricted PA license in a U.S. State, Territory, Commonwealth, or District of Columbia

• Proficient in written and spoken English

• Subject to background/security investigation

• Pass pre-employment physical evaluation/examination

• Urinalysis screening for illegal drug use if tentatively selected

• Selective Service Registration required for eligible males

• Complete VA online onboarding and provide acceptable identification

• Seasonal influenza vaccination required

Benefits

• Competitive salary with regular salary increases and potential performance awards

• Paid Time Off: 50 days/year (26 annual leave, 13 sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays)

• Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401(k) with up to 5% contributions by VA

• Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care options (many carry into retirement)