National Tele-Pain & Addiction Physician (Remote)

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Culver City (CA); À distance; USD 315 000 - 385 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Salary range: $350,000–$350,000 per yr

PTO 50-55 days/yr

Tail malpractice protection with tail

Comprehensive benefits: medical,Dental

Pension and 401(k) with 5% match

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

Résumé du poste

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) invites applications for a Tele-Pain/Addiction Consult physician to serve Veterans nationwide.

This on-site telehealth role within PMOS-COE at the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center emphasizes collaboration, education, and research in pain management and opioid safety. Applicants should have Addiction Medicine or Pain Medicine expertise with strong chronic pain experience.

Qualifications

• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• MD or DO with full medical license.
• Completion of residency in an accredited core specialty.
• Fellowship trained or post-residency in Pain and/or Addiction Medicine.
• Board Certified in Addiction Medicine, Pain Medicine, or related subspecialty.

Responsabilités

• Provide specialized national telehealth consultations for veterans with complex chronic pain and co-occurring substance-use disorders.
• Evaluate/manage musculoskeletal, neuropathic, headache, cancer-related, post-surgical, and other chronic pain conditions.
• Conduct comprehensive diagnostic assessments, risk stratification, and individualized biopsychosocial treatment planning.
• Develop integrated treatment strategies incorporating pharmacologic therapies, rehabilitation, behavioral health interventions, and interventional pain procedures when appropriate.
• Initiate and manage opioid and non-opioid analgesics, adjuvant medications, and multimodal pain therapies.
• Initiate and manage medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) in collaboration with referring VA clinicians.
• Provide same-day access, treatment initiation, short-term follow-up, and care coordination through a telehealth bridge-clinic model.
• Deliver specialized consultation and clinical gap coverage to VA facilities without on-site pain specialists

Connaissances

U.S. citizen requirement

Medical license

Residency completed

Board certification: Addiction/Pain

Formation

MD or DO degree

Residency in core specialty

Fellowship in Pain Medicine or Addiction Medicine

Description du poste

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) invites applications for a Tele-Pain/Addiction Consult physician to serve Veterans nationwide.

This on-site telehealth role within PMOS-COE at the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center emphasizes collaboration, education, and research in pain management and opioid safety. Applicants should have Addiction Medicine or Pain Medicine expertise with strong chronic pain experience.