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Physician Assistants - Pain Management
Job Summary:
Evaluate pain and treats a wide range of pain problems. The pain management PA provides patient care for people with chronic health issues or injuries that cause them pain. In this role, your duties include examining patients, reviewing their medical history, and consulting with other care providers before deciding on a therapy or treatment program to help them manage their pain.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for the care of patients with chronic or acute pain.
- Work closely with doctors and other nurses to create a treatment plan
- Administer medications and provide pain relief through other therapeutic methods/
- Teach patients and their families how to alleviate pain and make patients more comfortable.
- Serve as a liaison between the patient and the doctor to determine a medication’s effect and to make changes to improve the patient’s comfort level.
- Work closely with patients to manage their depression and anxiety beginning with initial diagnosis to med-initiation and follow-up care.
- Work hardening rehabilitation in an outpatient clinic setting
- Identify and screen patients for appropriate eligibility for protocol study participation
Qualifications
- A medical degree -Valid PA license with NYS
- In-depth knowledge of pain disorders
- Ability to evaluate patients with difficult pain disorders
- Appropriate prescribing of medications for pain problems
- An ability to use different diagnostic tests to pinpoint the cause of pain
- Skill with procedures (nerve blocks, spinal injections, pain pumps)
- Treatment that is in line with a patient’s wishes and belief system
- Bilingual a plus - Spanish
- Knowledge of EMR Systems preferred
Joining our team offers the opportunity to work in a collaborative environment, providing high-quality care to our diverse patient population.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $130,000.00 - $160,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Healthcare setting:
Medical specialties:
- Addiction Medicine
- Pain Medicine
Schedule:
- 10 hour shift
- 12 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
Application Question(s):
- Are you able to commute to the Bronx?
License/Certification:
- New York Physician Assistant License (Required)
Work Location: In person