Chief of Pain Medicine
Company: Department of Veterans Affairs
Location: Harlingen
Posted on: October 19, 2024
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Job Description:
Chief of Pain MedicineOversees all staff specialists in
treatment for (Pain Specialist Non-Interventional) provides
comprehensive care for patients who have illnesses within the scope
of acute and chronic pain. The scope of these activities covers all
phases of ambulatory care. Other responsibilities may include
education of medical students and residents and/or supervision of
other providers. The majority of the Pain specialist's time is
devoted to patient care and education, with the remaining time set
aside for performance improvement activities, creative research to
improve patient care, activities sufficient to maintain proficiency
in state-of-the-art pain care.The Chief of Pain Medicine should
have experience in managing patients within the full spectrum of
pain disorders and other organ systems as they contribute to pain.
Further, the Pain specialist should demonstrate knowledge of
preventive medicine and primary care as related to Pain (e.g.
complications of disorders & treatments, side effects of
medications used), the role of non-physician health care
professionals and health care evaluation.VA offers a comprehensive
total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards.Recruitment
Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): AuthorizedEducation Debt Reduction
Program (Student Loan Repayment): Authorized, see details in
"Education Section"Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance
bonus, regular salary increasesPaid 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 VAInsurance:
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 territoryCME:
Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with
board certification)Malpractice: Free liability protection with
tail coverage providedContract: No Physician Employment Contract
and no significant restriction on moonlightingCompensation
Information:$270000.00 / Annually - $315000.00 / AnnuallyAdditional
Compensation:30000.00
Keywords: Department of Veterans Affairs, Edinburg , Chief of Pain Medicine, Healthcare , Harlingen, Texas
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