Physician - Pain Management

About the role

The Pain Medicine Service (PMS) Pain Medicine physician independently provides patient care to veterans of the VA Southern Nevada Health Care System inpatient venues, inpatient hospital consultations, in the Pain Medicine Service the outpatient clinical care area and special procedures settings. The Pain Medicine physician is responsible for being an attending of record for outpatients in the VASNHS Pain Medicine Outpatient clinic.

Responsibilities

• Primary responsibility for outpatient attending duties in the outpatient clinic.
• Provides an H&P, assessment, diagnosis & referral, outpatient consultations, office based injections, supervision of physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and rotating medical trainees.
• Evaluates referrals for outpatient clinical care or consultation, providing evidence-based interdisciplinary pain management in collaboration with the interprofessional pain care team.
• Participates in and directs activities pertaining to quality improvement, strategic planning, and The Joint Commission accreditation process.
• Completes all CPRS documentation including consults and encounters.
• Exhibits leadership in initiating changes in patient care programs based on current concepts and research study findings. Keeps up to date on Pain Medicine, acute and chronic pain treatment developments in the management and treatment of painful disorders, neuromuscular and joint disorders, chronic illness and symptom control and major symptomatic complications through both, informal and formal continuing education.
• Performs other duties as assigned that are within the scope of practice.

Requirements

All qualified candidates encouraged to apply. Open to U.S. Citizens but non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens. NOTE: The 2-page Resume requirement does not apply to this position. For more information, refer to Required Documents below.

This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open until 08/31/2026. The initial cut-off date for referral of eligible applications will be 7/6/2026. Subsequent cut-off dates every 2 weeks. Eligible applications received after that date will be accepted on an ongoing basis and qualified candidates will be considered as vacancies become available.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• Completed, 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.
• 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.
• Experience with pain management consultations and treatments.
• Proficiency in Osteopathic Manipulative Therapy (OMT) history-taking, physical exam skills, and OMT techniques.
• Proficient in office-based injections.

Pay, Benefits, and Schedule

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: To be determined by your supervisor.