Advanced Practice Provider (APP)
About The Position
VIP Pain, part of PRC Acute and Sub-Acute Pain Management Division, is seeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join its team in Florida. The role provides care in post-acute healthcare settings, including nursing homes, long-term acute care facilities, inpatient rehabilitation facilities, hospitals, and rehabilitation centers. Patients may be recovering from surgery, orthopedic injuries, fractures, trauma, spine procedures, joint replacement, hospitalization, and other acute or sub-acute conditions. The position combines structured training, physician mentorship and support, and increasing clinical autonomy as competency is demonstrated. New providers receive approximately two to three months of onboarding, shadowing, and mentorship. Training may include pain medication management, spine and neurological assessment, post-operative and post-procedural management, and exposure to trigger point injections, joint injections, nerve blocks, and other office-based pain interventions. Procedural responsibilities vary by assignment, experience, and demonstrated competency. This is a full-time position with no nights and no call. The posting describes uncapped bonus potential and an opportunity for advancement. The listed salary range is $110,000–$140,000.
Requirements
- Valid Florida licensure as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant; eligibility to practice in Florida is also stated.
- Strong clinical assessment and treatment-planning skills.
- Medication management and prescribing experience.
- Ability to manage medically complex patients.
- Strong communication and multidisciplinary collaboration skills.
- EMR proficiency and knowledge of electronic health record systems and documentation standards.
- Strong clinical assessment and procedural skills.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
- Commitment to compassionate, patient-centered care.
Nice To Haves
- Certification in relevant specialties, such as pain management or neurology.
- Experience in pain management, neurology, or spine care.
- Experience in urgent care, emergency medicine, ICU or critical care, orthopedics, spine, PM&R or rehabilitation, hospital medicine, post-acute or skilled nursing, surgical or post-operative care, or medication management.
- Direct pain-management experience; it is highly valued but not required.
Responsibilities
- Perform comprehensive histories and physical examinations.
- Evaluate and manage acute and sub-acute pain.
- Assess post-surgical, orthopedic, spine, neurological, and rehabilitation patients.
- Develop individualized pain-management treatment plans.
- Prescribe, manage, and adjust medications within scope of practice.
- Prepare longer-duration pain prescriptions for physician review and signature when required.
- Order and interpret appropriate laboratory and diagnostic studies.
- Monitor treatment response, medication effectiveness, and patient recovery.
- Recognize changes in condition and adjust treatment plans appropriately.
- Educate patients and families about pain management, medications, recovery, and rehabilitation.
- Collaborate with physicians, hospitalists, nursing teams, rehabilitation professionals, and facility staff.
- Develop pain-management expertise through structured onboarding, shadowing, physician mentorship, and procedural training as appropriate.
Benefits
- Uncapped bonus potential
- Clear opportunity for advancement
- Structured training, physician mentorship, and shadowing
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
