Physician (Pain Management)

Summary

Education and length of practice are considered through a formal pay-setting process to determine the final compensable salary (Base Pay + Market Pay)

Duties

• The Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System (CAVHCS) in Montgomery is one of the largest and most historic VA medical facilities in the Southeast, with a rich legacy and a wide range of services.
• It's one of the VA's leading training sites, affiliated with 24 academic and professional institutions such as Morehouse School of Medicine, Alabama State University, Auburn University, and Tuskegee University.
• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package.
• VHA Physician Total Rewards.
• The pain physician provides evaluation and medical and treatment recommendation of chronic pain conditions on an outpatient basis. a.
• Development and implementation of a treatment plan to include opioid and non-opioid pain management, appropriate testing, and non-invasive pain modalities. b.
• Demonstrates expertise in diagnosing and treating complex chronic pain problems and Opioid Use Disorder (OUD), including management of buprenorphine. c.
• Performs suicide and opioid risk screenings and assessments. d.
• Initiates, modifies, or discontinues medication/opioid therapy and serve as a consultant for intensive medication therapy management services. e.
• Provides patient care via multiple modalities, including in person, video, and telephone visits on an individual or group basis, as well as electronic consults for referred patients for comprehensive pain management. 2.
• The provider should be comfortable with Primary care and may serve as a temporary backup for primary care for the GEC&R service line. 3.
• The pain physician may perform procedural diagnostic and therapeutic testing and intervention which may include electromyography, spasticity management, joint injection/aspiration, NCV, trigger point injections, botulinum toxin injections, interventional procedures, and spinal manipulation, and local anesthesia as outlined in the provider-specific clinical privileges. 4.
• Provides consultations and/or referrals for provision of appropriate orthotics, prosthetics, wheelchair, ambulatory devices, special beds, and other assistive devices as appropriate. 5.
• The Pain Physician provides administrative support through the following: a.
• Participates in and/or facilitates events such as weekly Tele-Pain/Scan-echo conferences, and other educational/training events, as requested and/or required. b.
• The pain physician is a member of the CAVHCS Pain Management Committee and the Opioid Safety Committee. c.
• Coordinates with the Service Line Leader to ensure that equipment and supplies that are necessary for the efficient operation of the Pain Section are acquired and maintained per CAVHCS standards and protocols.

Requirements

U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.

Conditions of employment include:

• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
• Subject to background/security investigation.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
• Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/I-9-central/form-I-9-acceptable-documents).
• Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
• You may be required to serve a probationary period. Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.

Education

Degree of Doctor of Medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in allopathic medicine or osteopathic medicine. The degree must have been obtained from an institution whose accreditation was in place for the year in which the course of study was completed. Approved schools are: Schools of medicine accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) for the year in which the degree was granted. Schools of osteopathic medicine approved by the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) for the year in which the degree was granted.

For foreign medical graduates not covered in (1) or (2) above, confirmation must be made that the medical school meets (or met) Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) eligibility requirement for year graduated. NOTE: The Under Secretary of Health or designee in the VHA Central Office may approve the appointment under authority of 38 U.S.C. 7405 of a physician graduate of a school of medicine not covered above if the candidate is to be assigned to a research, academic, or administrative position with no patient care responsibilities. The appointment will be made only in exceptional circumstances where the candidate’s credentials clearly demonstrate high professional attainment or expertise in the specialty area.

Required Documents

Prepare the documents below before applying. Always confirm the exact requirements on the official announcement, since they vary by position:

• Special Note for Applications: To complete your application, please use the following link https://vacareers.va.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/Resume.docx to download the standard Clinical Resume Document.
• This one-page document does not need to be modified and must be uploaded into the two-page restricted 'Resume' document upload field.
• Your full resume/CV may be uploaded without page limitation into the 'Other' document upload field.