Pain Management Physician Assistant

MedNOW Clinics; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 105,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) match

Paid time off and sick leave

Professional growth opportunities

Job summary

MedNOW Clinics in Colorado Springs seeks an experienced Physician Assistant to provide outpatient pain-management services at our Colorado Springs location. This PA will evaluate complex pain conditions, develop individualized treatment plans, manage medications, and coordinate care with physicians and clinical teams.

Required experience in pain-management, current Colorado PA license or eligibility, NCCPA certification, and DEA registration.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant program.
• Current NCCPA certification.
• Current, unrestricted Colorado Physician Assistant license, or eligibility to obtain before starting.
• Ability to enter into and maintain a Colorado-compliant collaborative agreement with MedNOW Clinics’ designated physician or physician group.
• Active DEA registration appropriate for the position’s prescribing responsibilities.
• Prior professional pain-management experience.
• Experience with controlled-substance prescribing, monitoring, risk assessment, and toxicology screening.
• Current NPI and ability to complete credentialing requirements.
• Current BLS/CPR certification.
• Strong assessment, diagnostic, treatment-planning, documentation, and patient follow-up skills.
• Understanding of medical necessity, coding, patient privacy, and professional standards.
• Ability to work onsite at the Colorado Springs location for the approved full-time schedule.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate patients with acute, chronic, and complex pain conditions.
• Obtain complete medical histories and perform physical examinations.
• Develop differential diagnoses and individualized, evidence-based treatment plans.
• Use multimodal pain-management strategies, including medications and non-pharmacologic treatment.
• Prescribe and manage medications within your license and policies.
• Adhere to controlled-substance safeguards and monitoring.
• Recognize and address medication misuse or safety concerns.
• Order and interpret laboratory tests and imaging.
• Coordinate care with physicians, specialists, and therapy teams.
• Provide patient education on treatment expectations and safety.
• Perform pain-management procedures only when trained and privileged.
• Maintain accurate documentation and coding.
• Maintain updated medication, allergy, and problem lists.
• Review messages and prior authorizations; manage clinical queues.
• Identify conditions needing higher care and participate in quality initiatives.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Patient follow-up

Documentation

Medication management

Education

Accredited Physician Assistant program

NCCPA certification

Colorado PA license (or eligibility)

BLS/CPR certification

Tools

Athenahealth

Job description

MedNOW Clinics is seeking an experienced Physician Assistant to provide outpatient pain-management services at our Colorado Springs location.

This position is designed for a PA with direct pain-management experience who is comfortable evaluating complex pain conditions, developing individualized treatment plans, managing medications responsibly, and coordinating care with physicians, specialists, and clinical support teams.

Prior professional pain-management experience is required.

What You Will Do

• Evaluate patients with acute, chronic, and complex pain conditions.

• Obtain complete medical histories and perform appropriate physical examinations.

• Develop differential diagnoses and individualized, evidence-based treatment plans.

• Use multimodal pain-management strategies, including medication management, nonpharmacologic treatment, patient education, referrals, and care coordination.

• Prescribe and manage medications within your license, prescribing authority, approved privileges, collaborative agreement, and MedNOW Clinics policies.

• Follow applicable controlled-substance safeguards, including Prescription Drug Monitoring Program review, risk assessment, treatment agreements, toxicology screening, medication reconciliation, and appropriate follow-up.

• Recognize possible medication misuse, diversion, substance-use disorders, or unsafe treatment situations and take appropriate clinical action.

• Order, review, interpret, and follow up on laboratory testing, imaging, and other diagnostic studies.

• Coordinate care with physicians, specialists, physical therapy, behavioral health, pharmacies, and other healthcare professionals.

• Provide clear patient education regarding treatment expectations, medication safety, risks, benefits, alternatives, return precautions, and follow-up requirements.

• Perform pain-management procedures only when appropriately trained, privileged, and assigned.

• Complete accurate, timely, and compliant documentation, diagnoses, orders, and coding.

• Maintain current medication, allergy, and problem lists.

• Review assigned messages, refill requests, prior authorizations, results, referrals, and clinical work queues.

• Recognize conditions requiring consultation, emergency evaluation, or a higher level of care.

• Participate in quality improvement, peer review, team meetings, training, and continuing professional development.

• Maintain all required licenses, certifications, credentialing, payer enrollment, and professional records.

Required Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant program.

• Current NCCPA certification.

• Current, unrestricted Colorado Physician Assistant license, or documented eligibility to obtain the required license before starting.

• Ability to enter into and maintain a Colorado-compliant collaborative agreement with MedNOW Clinics’ designated physician or physician group.

• Active DEA registration appropriate for the position’s prescribing responsibilities.

• Prior professional pain-management experience.

• Experience with controlled-substance prescribing, medication monitoring, risk assessment, Prescription Drug Monitoring Program review, and toxicology screening.

• Current NPI and ability to complete MedNOW Clinics and payer credentialing requirements.

• Current BLS/CPR certification.

• Strong assessment, diagnostic, treatment-planning, documentation, and patient follow-up skills.

• Understanding of medical necessity, coding, patient privacy, and professional standards.

• Ability to work onsite at the Colorado Springs location for the approved full-time schedule.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing chronic and complex pain conditions in an outpatient setting.

• Experience with multimodal and non-opioid pain-management strategies.

• Experience identifying and responding to medication misuse, diversion, or substance-use concerns.

• Experience with Athenahealth or another electronic health record.

• Experience completing prior authorizations and coordinating specialty referrals.

• Experience with outpatient coding, documentation, quality measures, and clinical work queues.

Why Join MedNOW Clinics?

• Provide specialized care within a collaborative outpatient team.

• Work with patients who benefit from consistent assessment, education, and follow-up.

• Practice in an environment that values clinical judgment, patient safety, and responsible medication management.

• Receive support for MedNOW workflows, documentation, credentialing, and quality programs.

• Access opportunities for continued learning and professional growth.

• Eligible employees may receive medical, dental, and vision coverage; paid time off and sick leave; a 401(k) match; voluntary insurance options; employee discounts; and training and professional-growth opportunities. Eligibility is based on employment status and applicable plan requirements.