Pain Management Physician

Terrestris Global Solutions•Huntington, WV

3d•Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a Pain Management Physician to support the Veteran community in the Huntington, WV area. This position is open to all candidates, including Locum or Traveling professionals. The role involves performing interventional pain care, comprehensive medical and functional evaluations, medication management, and providing inpatient consultative services. The physician will collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to develop individualized treatment plans, manage chronic pain conditions, and ensure compliance with VA/DOD guidelines and electronic health record documentation standards.

Requirements

Authorization to work in the U.S. permanently, without sponsorship.
Graduate of an accredited medical school with an MD or DO degree.
Current, full, and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia.
Board Certified /Board Eligible in Pain Medicine or have demonstrable experience in pain management and opioid prescribing, have experience in providing scope of care as described herein and be currently certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA).
Graduate of an accredited medical school with an MD or DO degree.
Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS).
If selected, candidates will need to complete credentialing and onboarding requirements consistent with VA medical staff processes.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience with the VA is a plus.

Responsibilities

Perform interventional pain care, including fluoroscopy and ultrasound-guided invasive procedures (e.g., epidural steroid injections, medial branch blocks, radiofrequency ablations, joint injections, spinal cord stimulator trials, intrathecal baclofen trials, intrathecal pump refills).
Perform comprehensive medical and functional evaluations for Veterans referred to the Pain Clinic, including history, physical examination, and review of diagnostic studies.
Establish accurate diagnoses and comorbidities (e.g., substance use disorders, mental health issues) and, in collaboration with interdisciplinary team, develop individualized, integrated treatment plans that emphasize functional restoration and self-management.
Provide inpatient Chronic Pain consultative services for Veterans admitted to the hospital.
Provide medication management for chronic pain conditions, focusing on polypharmacy reduction, opioid risk stratification, and utilizing non-opioid analgesics and adjuvant medications.
Manage opioid medications and perform opioid medication adjustments including tapers as indicated and in compliance with current VA/DOD Long-term Opioid Therapy Clinical Practice Guidelines, and local VA policies.
Orders, performs, reviews, and analyzes appropriate laboratory tests, imaging, and other diagnostic studies necessary to optimize the pain care plan.
Follows up with Veterans regarding results per VHA standards to discuss care plans, changes to therapy, and additional monitoring or testing requirements.
Provide clinical collaboration with nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other members of the interdisciplinary team.
Complete all required electronic health record documentation in accordance with VHA standards, including timely, accurate entries for pain management activities, therapeutic changes, recommendations, procedures, and patient check-out (such as diagnostic and procedure codes).
Ensures compliance with national and local performance measures, including prompt health screenings and completion of clinical reminders for patients.
Perform other clinical duties as indicated and assigned.

Benefits

Health insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
401(k) match
Paid sick leave
Paid vacation
11 federal paid holidays
Paid leave
Professional development
Tuition assistance
Work-life programs
Award programs acknowledge employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our service standards.