Remote Telehealth Pain and Addiction Medicine Physician

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Montebello (CA); Remote; USD 315,000 - 385,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary range: $350,000

PTO 50-55 days annually

Malpractice protection with tail tail

Comprehensive benefits package

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

Job summary

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking Pain Management Physicians with Addiction Expertise or Addiction Medicine Physicians with strong Chronic Pain experience to join the PMOS-COE team at the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (West Los Angeles VAMC).

This role focuses on tele-pain addiction consultations, advancing care, education, and research for Veterans nationwide. You will provide specialized telehealth consultations for Veterans with complex chronic pain and

Qualifications

• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• MD or DO degree required with licensure to practice medicine.
• Current, full, and unrestricted medical license.
• Residency completed in an accredited core specialty.
• Fellowship training or post-residency experience in Pain and/or Addiction Medicine.
• Board certification in Addiction Medicine, Pain Medicine, or related subspecialty.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialized national telehealth consultations for veterans with complex chronic pain and co-occurring substance-use disorders.
• Evaluate and manage musculoskeletal, neuropathic, headache, cancer-related, post-surgical and other complex chronic pain conditions.
• Perform diagnostic assessments, risk stratification and biopsychosocial treatment planning.
• Develop integrated treatment strategies including pharmacologic therapies, rehabilitation and behavioral health interventions.
• Initiate and manage MOUD in collaboration with VA clinicians.
• Offer same-day access, short-term follow-up and care coordination via telehealth bridge-clinic model.
• Deliver consultation and coverage to VA facilities without on-site pain specialists.

Education

Doctor of Medicine or equivalent degree in allopathic or osteopathic medicine

Residency in an accredited core specialty

Fellowship trained or post-residency clinical experience in Pain and/or Addiction Medicine

Board Certification in Addiction Medicine, Pain Medicine, or related subspecialty

Job description

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking Pain Management Physicians with Addiction Expertise or Addiction Medicine Physicians with strong Chronic Pain experience to join the PMOS-COE team at the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (West Los Angeles VAMC).

This role focuses on tele-pain addiction consultations, advancing care, education, and research for Veterans nationwide. You will provide specialized telehealth consultations for Veterans with complex chronic pain and