Pain Medicine Physician

Quick Facts

• Role: Pain Medicine Physician (full-time)

Description

The Pain Medicine Physician provides comprehensive pain services as part of the Pain Medicine Section within the Neurology Service, delivering care for Veterans in a pain clinic and across the inpatient setting. The role includes clinical evaluations, interventional procedures guided by fluoroscopy/ultrasound, medication management for chronic pain and opioid therapy (including risk stratification and tapers), and integrated treatment planning with an interdisciplinary team. Additional responsibilities include EHR documentation aligned with VHA standards, supervision of trainees/fellows, and education/lectures for staff.

Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive pain and functional evaluations (history, physical exam, diagnostic study review)

• Diagnose pain conditions and comorbidities; develop individualized integrated treatment plans

• Provide interventional pain care: fluoroscopy/ultrasound-guided procedures (e.g., epidural steroid injections, medial branch blocks, radiofrequency ablations, joint injections)

• Provide inpatient consultative services for acute pain, acute-on-chronic pain, or uncontrolled chronic pain

• Manage chronic pain medications with an emphasis on polypharmacy reduction and appropriate use of non-opioid analgesics/adjuvants

• Manage opioid therapy, including opioid adjustments/tapers per VA/DOD guidelines and local policies

• Evaluate and treat opioid dependence/opioid use disorder with chronic pain, including initiation/management of buprenorphine

• Order, perform, review, and analyze relevant labs/imaging/diagnostics; follow up results per VHA standards

• Assist and collaborate with nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and the interdisciplinary team

• Supervise and train physician pain medicine fellows

• Complete timely, accurate electronic health record documentation and meet performance measures

• Participate in program development, multidisciplinary meetings, committees/task forces, and projects as assigned

• Provide supervision, education, and didactics for medical center trainees and pain-focused interventions

Benefits

• Competitive salary with annual performance bonus and regular salary increases

• Paid time off: 50–55 days per year (annual leave, sick leave, federal holidays, and possible CME-related paid absence)

• Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401(k) with up to 5% employer contributions

• Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care benefits

• License support for obtaining 1 full and unrestricted license from any U.S. state/territory

• CME reimbursement possible ($1,000/year) for full-time board-certified physicians

• Free malpractice liability protection with tail coverage

• No physician employment contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting

• Monday–Friday work schedule: 8:00am–4:30pm EST