APP (Advanced Practice Provider) Clinic for Specialty Pain Services

Meadville Medical Center • Meadville, PA

32d • Onsite

About The Position

APP position available to work at the Clinic for Specialty Pain Services at
Meadville Medical Center with Dr. Anthony Colantonio, board certified
anesthesiologist and fellowship trained pain management physician in his
23rd year of practice at the clinic.

Patient population is comprised mostly of patients with chronic musculoskeletal
pain, the majority of which involves spinal pathology. Other conditions treated
include chronic neuropathic pain.

Treatment modalities are focused primarily upon non-surgical management of pain
including:

Fluoroscopic and ultrasound guided injections by Dr. Colantonio

Non-opioid medications

Controlled medications (Management of controlled medications will be for
established patients in the practice as the practice is closed
to new patients requiring opioid prescriptions)

The scope of the practice is expanding to offer regenerative treatments
including prolotherapy and platelet rich plasma.

The practice is an outpatient clinic with appointments scheduled Monday – Friday
with no weekend hours required in the clinic. Clinic is conveniently located
within a Meadville Medical Center hospital campus allowing quick access to OR
and patient floors.

Responsibilities

• Conduct new and follow up office visits consisting of detailed musculoskeletal and neuro exam
• Order diagnostic imaging
• Make referrals when necessary
• Triage and return phone calls from patients
• Submit electronic prescriptions and review the prescription drug monitoring program when applicable
• Call is once a week and one weekend per month (calls for referrals taken with patient seen while admitted within 24 hours of the consult)
• Opportunity for APP to accompany Dr. Colantonio to the operating room for spinal cord stimulator implant surgeries.

Benefits

• Competitive salary based on MGMA standards
• Sign on bonus
• Administration and Management local to the area - allowing prompt decisions
• Robust Medical Staff of specialists and primary care
• Student loan support
• Generous allowance for CME’s and professional license fees, dues and journals
• Benefits include: health, dental, vision, life, long and short-term disability, AD&D

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees