Anesthesiologist - Pain Management

Spectrum Healthcare Resources, Inc.; Huntington (WV); Hybrid; USD 240,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Spectrum Healthcare Resources, Inc. seeks a Pain Management Physician for the Hershel "Woody" Williams VA Medical Center in Huntington, WV. The role combines on-site care with telehealth, within an interprofessional pain care team deploying the VA Stepped Care Model.

Responsibilities include medication management, opioid risk stratification, and coordination with NPs, PAs, and specialists to optimize Veterans’ pain outcomes. Board certification/eligibility and ABA credentials are required.

Qualifications

• Board Certification or Board Eligibility in Pain Medicine (ABA)
• Active BLS and ACLS through the American Heart Association
• Current medical license in any state

Responsibilities

• Provide medication management for chronic pain and optimize analgesic plans.
• Manage opioid medications with tapering when indicated and per guidelines.
• Order and review labs, imaging, and tests to refine the pain care plan.
• Collaborate with nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and the interprofessional team.
• Perform interventional pain procedures using fluoroscopy/ultrasound guidance (e.g., epidural injections, nerve blocks).

Skills

Pain medicine

Opioid prescribing

Interdisciplinary collaboration

BLS/ACLS

Education

Board Certified / Board Eligible in Pain Medicine

ABA certification

Tools

Fluoroscopy

Ultrasound guidance

Job description

Job Description

Spectrum Healthcare Resources has a potentialopportunity for a civilianPain Management Physician at the Hershel "Woody" Williams VA Medical Center in Huntington West Virginia.

Services shall be provided on site, at the Hershel “Woody” Williams VAMC, 1540Spring Valley Drive, Huntington, WV 25704, and Charleston VA Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) 700Technology Drive, South Charleston, WV 25309.

Job Description

• Full Time
• Services will be offered through a combination of in-person visits and virtual / telehealth appointments, in the outpatient and inpatient setting, within an interprofessional specialty care team that utilizes the Biopsychosocial Model of Pain Care and the VA Stepped Care Model of Pain Management.

Clinical Duties

• 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.

• 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

Job Requirements

• 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)
• Any state License is accepted
• Active BLS and ACLS thru the American Heart Association

Company Overview

At Spectrum, we utilize over thirty-five years of experience providing optimal solutions for federal agencies that are both innovative and cost-effective. We hold ourselves to the highest standard to ensure successful outcomes for the facilities and healthcare professionals we serve. As a Joint Commission Certified Healthcare Resource, dependability and service are the driving forces of our mission.

EOE/Disabled/Veterans

Location : Location

US-WV-Huntington