Board Certified /Board Eligible Pain Medicine Physician

Posterity Group LLC•Huntington, WV

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

Posterity Group LLC is seeking a Board Certified/Board Eligible Pain Medicine Physician to staff the Hershel "Woody" Williams VAMC and related CBOCs. The physician will provide services through a combination of in-person and virtual/telehealth appointments in both outpatient and inpatient settings, working within an interprofessional specialty care team. The role emphasizes the Biopsychosocial Model of Pain Care and the VA Stepped Care Model of Pain Management.

Requirements

Current license to practice medicine in any State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States or the District of Columbia - full and unrestricted license.
Board Certified / Board Eligible in Pain Medicine or have demonstrable experience in pain management and opioid prescribing.
Experience in providing the described scope of care.
Currently certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA).
Currently certified in Basic Life Support (BLS) Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) or equivalency.
Technically proficient in the skills necessary to fulfill the government’s requirements.
Ability to speak, understand, read and write English fluently.
Provide documents upon request of the CO/COR to verify current and ongoing competency, skills, certification and/or licensure related to the provision of care, treatment and/or services performed.

Responsibilities

Perform comprehensive medical and functional evaluations for Veterans referred to the Pain Clinic, including history, physical examination, and review of diagnostic studies.
Establish accurate pain diagnoses and comorbidities (e.g., substance use disorders, mental health issues) and, in collaboration with the 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.
Order, perform, review, and analyze appropriate laboratory tests, imaging, and other diagnostic studies necessary to optimize the pain care plan.
Follow 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).
Ensure 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.
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).