Interventional Physiatrist

The Hershel 'Woody' Williams VA Medical Center seeks a Physician (Pain Management) to provide comprehensive care within the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Service in Huntington, WV. In this role, you will offer services through in-person visits and virtual appointments in both outpatient and inpatient settings. You will collaborate within an interprofessional specialty care team utilizing the Biopsychosocial Model of Pain Care and the VA Stepped Care Model of Pain Management.

Practice Info

• Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Service at the Hershel 'Woody' Williams VA Medical Center in Huntington, WV
• Services offered through a combination of in-person visits and virtual/telehealth appointments
• Outpatient and inpatient setting
• Interprofessional specialty care team utilizing the Biopsychosocial Model of Pain Care and the VA Stepped Care Model of Pain Management

Shift & Schedule

• FT, Monday - Friday, 8am to 4:30pm

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 and develop individualized, integrated treatment plans that emphasize functional restoration and self-management.
• Perform interventional pain care, including fluoroscopy and ultrasound-guided invasive procedures.
• 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.
• Orders, performs, reviews, and analyzes appropriate laboratory tests, imaging, and other diagnostic studies necessary to optimize the pain care plan, following up with Veterans regarding results per VHA standards.
• 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 and ensure compliance with national and local performance measures.
• Participate in program development activities, multidisciplinary team meetings, pain committees, and intra- and interdepartmental committees, task forces, and projects.
• Provide didactics/lectures to medical staff within the area of pain management, specifically pain-focused interventions.

Compensation

• Competitive salary
• Annual performance bonus
• Regular salary increases
• Recruitment / Relocation Incentive (Sign-on Bonus) authorized
• Performance pay: Up to $15K annually
• Salary From: $320,000
• Salary To: $400,000

Benefits

• 50-55 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year and possible 5 day paid absence for CME)
• Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
• Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care
• Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement for CME
• Free liability protection with tail coverage provided

Qualifications

• 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory