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Pain Management Physician

The VA Midwest Health Care Network advocates for a Whole Health System of care in each of the Medical Centers. This is an approach to healthcare that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their lives to the fullest. As an employee operating in a Whole Health System of care, you will operate in a model with three core elements, seeking to create a personalized health plan for each Veteran. This is done in the context of healing relationships and healing environments and a connection back to the Veteran's community. This aligns with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Mission Statement to Honor America's Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being. The Nebraska Western Iowa-Omaha VA Health Care System is currently recruiting for one full-time Pain Management Physician. This position will be located in the Extended Care and Rehabilitation Service Line. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards.

Recruitment/Relocation Incentive: Authorized amount to be determined.

Education Debt Reduction Program: Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) Authorized: This position is eligible for EDRP, a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of your start date.

Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases.

Paid Time Off: 50-55 days of annual paid time offer 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.

Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided.

Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting.

Duties include but are not limited to the following:

• Will be recognized as an expert in the safe prescribing of opioid medication and will manage complex chronic pain patients on opioids and taper opioid and benzodiazepine medications as appropriate.
• Expertise in diagnosing and treating chronic pain patients with Opioid Use Disorder and will be a clinical champion for medication assisted therapy with Suboxone.
• Provide training to other staff within the health care system and VA region on integrative pain management and safe opioid prescribing.
• Provide pain care that that empowers and equips Veterans to take charge of their health and well-being and to live their life to the fullest. In addition to integrative pain management, will be expected to provide interventional pain care in the procedural clinic.
• Work closely with a comprehensive team of specialists to provide care focused on activation and rehabilitation. Our team will include the following team members: interventional pain physicians, addiction medicine specialist, physician assistant, pharmacist, pain psychologist, clinical social worker and pain physical therapist.
• Work closely with pharmacist, addiction medicine specialist, psychologist and physical therapist on the Pain Management Team (PMT) to provide safe and effective, multidisciplinary pain management and mitigate the risk for patients receiving chronic opioid therapy.
• Provide patient-centric tapering of opioids and benzodiazepines and treatment of Opioid Use Disorder with Suboxone.
• Collaborate with other team members to develop an integrated pain management approach that maximizes the utilization of complementary and alternative therapies and active pain management strategies to improve the overall health and functioning of patients.
• Team with PMT members to perform proactive medical record reviews of patients at risk of opioid related side effects and provide recommendations to primary care providers to enhance the effectiveness and safety of pain care.
• Work with interventional pain physicians and advance practice practitioner to improve efficiency, continuity, and effectiveness of interventional pain care.
• Provide regular risk reviews of high risk opioid patients as part of the Data Based Opioid Risk Review Team. May also assist in monitoring VA Pain Management quality assurance metrics, including the Opioid Safety Initiative, program outcome data, and other local data source measurements as needed to ensure strong clinical performance.

Work Schedule: The tour of duty for this position is typically Monday- Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm.

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