Pain Management Physician

Serve Veterans nationwide as a key on-site, telehealth physician on the Pain Management and Opioid Safety Center of Excellence (PMOS-COE) team at the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System's West Los Angeles VAMC location. This role provides innovative, evidence-based, interdisciplinary care to Veterans nationwide who experience complex chronic pain and co-occurring substance use disorders, including opioid use disorder. You will advance care, education, and research in a collaborative environment while enjoying flexibility and comprehensive federal benefits.

Practice Info

• Pain Management and Opioid Safety Center of Excellence (PMOS-COE) team at the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System's West Los Angeles VAMC location
• Collaborative, multidisciplinary environment with Clinical Pharmacist Practitioners, behavioral health specialists, rehabilitation professionals, and referring VA providers
• Tele-Pain Addiction Consult Service (TPAC)
• Telehealth bridge-clinic model providing same-day access, treatment initiation, short-term follow-up, and care coordination

Shift & Schedule

• Full-time / On-site (some flexibility)

Responsibilities

• 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 complex 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, complementary and integrative approaches, 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
• Work with Clinical Pharmacist Practitioners, behavioral health specialists, rehabilitation professionals, and referring VA providers
• Apply evidence-based approaches, including screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment, and motivational interviewing
• Support safe prescribing, opioid risk mitigation, and coordinated longitudinal care
• Participate in clinical teaching, mentorship, and professional development of trainees and healthcare professionals
• Contribute to national educational initiatives, including continuing medical education (CME), grand rounds, and webinars
• Support clinical protocol development, quality improvement, and innovative models of integrated pain and addiction care
• Engage in research and program development aligned with national VA pain management and opioid safety priorities
• Participate in administrative and programmatic activities supporting TPAC operations

Compensation

• Salary Range: $350,000—$400,000

Benefits

• 50–55 days of PTO annually (26/13 days of annual/sick leave, 11 holidays)
• Free liability protection with tail coverage provided
• Dental, Medical, Life Insurance, Pension, TSP (401K) with 5% match, Survivor Benefits
• Up to $1,000 or more annually and up to 5 days paid absence for CME
• No employment contracts or restrictive covenants
• Opportunity for UCLA Geffen School of Medicine Faculty appointment
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program

Qualifications

• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Doctor of Medicine or equivalent degree in allopathic or osteopathic medicine
• Current, full, and unrestricted license
• Completion of residency in an accredited core specialty
• Fellowship trained or post-residency clinical experience in Pain and/or Addiction Medicine
• Board Certified in Addiction Medicine, Pain Medicine, or related subspecialty
• Fellowship training or post-residency clinical experience in Pain Medicine, Addiction Medicine, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Anesthesiology (pain), Neurology, Rheumatology, Palliative Care, or a related field with significant focus on pain management, addiction medicine, or both (preferred)
• No visa sponsorship available