Summary

The VA Saint Louis Health Care system is seeking highly qualified applicants to fill a critical role as a Pain Management Physician, serving veteran's within the VHA network.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, you must meet the basic requirements as well as any additional requirements (if applicable) listed in the job announcement. Applicants pending the completion of training or license requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Currently employed physician(s) in VA who met the requirements for appointment under the previous qualification standard at the time of their initial appointment are deemed to have met the basic requirements of the occupation.

Basic Requirements:

• United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy
• Degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in medicine or osteopathic medicine
• The degree must have been obtained from one of the schools approved by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the year in which the course of study was completed
• Current, full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia
• Residency Training: Physicians must have completed residency training, approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification
• (NOTE: VA physicians involved in academic training programs may be required to be board certified for faculty status.) Approved residencies are: (1) Those approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), b) OR [(2) Those approved by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA),OR (3) Other residencies (non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of five years of verified practice in the United States), which the local Medical Staff Executive Committee deems to have provided the applicant with appropriate professional training and believes has exposed the physician to an appropriate range of patient care experiences
• Residents currently enrolled in ACGME/AOA accredited residency training programs and who would otherwise meet the basic requirements for appointment are eligible to be appointed as "Physician Resident Providers"
• (PRPs)
• PRPs must be fully licensed physicians (i.e., not a training license) and may only be appointed on an intermittent or fee-basis
• PRPs are not considered independent practitioners and will not be privileged
• rather, they are to have a "scope of practice"
• that allows them to perform certain restricted duties under supervision
• Additionally, surgery residents in gap years may also be appointed as PRPs
• Proficiency in spoken and written English
• Preferred Experience: Board certified/eligible in Pain medicine, Family, Internal, Neurology, or PM&R
• Completion of 3-year residency
• 2+ years of experience, Pain Medicine/Management
• Active DEA/State Substance License
• Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
• Physical Requirements: Moderate lifting, 15-44 pounds
• Light carrying, under 15 pounds
• Use of fingers
• Walking, 2 hours
• Standing, 2 hours
• Work closely with others
• and work alone.

Duties

• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
• VHA Physician Total Rewards
• This physician will work in the pain clinic alongside a multidisciplinary team of pain management staff within the Pain Clinic Section
• Duties include but are not limited to: Developing and implementing treatment recommendations for a wide range of pain syndrome diagnoses through interventional procedures, behavioral health and bio psycho-social aspects of chronic pain management
• Review/Perform outpatient pain management consults and follow-ups
• Provide patient education, evaluations, and treatment services in the Interdisciplinary Pain Rehabilitation Program
• Perform core and specialized interventional pain management procedures under fluoroscopic guidance
• Confers with and serves as a consultant to other clinicians
• Restore maximum function lost through injury, illness or disabling conditions
• Provide various levels of care such as evaluating medical histories, completing physical exams, orders, analyzing appropriate tests and laboratory exams
• Prescribe rehabilitation and whole health services
• Provide at times care via multiple modalities, including VA Video Connect (VVC) along with Clinical Video Telehealth (CVT) besides face-to-face services to patients as needed to deliver pain management services across the entire healthcare system
• Provide e-consultation to medical center providers related to questions about pain management
• Provide counseling to patients and families
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, coordinating care with other medical and mental health care providers
• Work with the multidisciplinary team which includes, but is not limited to Interventional Pain Management Physicians, NP, Pain clinic Providers, Pain Psychologists, Pharmacists, Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Recreation Therapist and Registered Nurses
• Provide oversight of training residents/students rotating in Pain clinic with participation in the education program
• Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases Paid Time Off: 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) Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory CME: Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification) Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm