Pain Management Physician Assistant

Pain Management Physician Assistant

People living with pain need more than a prescription. They need a clinician who can sort complex stories, restore function, and keep treatment safe. In this role, you will be the physician's partner in a busy pain practice-seeing patients, guiding multimodal plans, and measuring whether people can move, work, and sleep better.
Performance Objectives

• Complete focused evaluations for new and returning patients and present a clear working diagnosis and plan the same day.
• Build and adjust multimodal plans-medication, procedures, therapy, and behavioral support-tied to functional goals, not pain scores alone.
• Perform in-scope procedures and assist in the procedure suite with consistent technique, consent, and complication checks.
• Apply opioid and controlled-substance standards: risk screening, agreements, monitoring, and timely taper or alternative plans when benefit fades.
• Close the loop after visits: accurate notes, orders, referrals, and patient instructions that the care team can act on without rework.
• Track outcomes-function, medication burden, procedure response, and unplanned visits-and use that data to refine care with the supervising physician.
• Educate patients so they leave knowing the plan, the risks, and the next milestone.

Environment & Resources

You will practice in a physician-led pain team with nursing, medical assistants, and scheduling support, plus ready access to physical therapy, behavioral health, and imaging partners. Tools include a shared EHR, procedure rooms, and standard monitoring and sterile supplies. You report to the supervising pain physician, with defined delegation and regular case review. Clinical protocols, controlled-substance policy, and protected documentation time are part of the role-not extras you invent alone.
Essential Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited PA program and current NCCPA certification.
• Active state license and ability to obtain DEA registration for the practice setting.
• Hands-on experience in pain, orthopedics, PM&R, neurology, or a closely related procedural clinic.
• Demonstrated skill writing and defending multimodal plans, including safe controlled-substance management.
• Procedure competence appropriate to PA scope, or a clear record of rapid, supervised skill acquisition.
• Clear charting and patient communication under a full clinic schedule.

Role Selling Points

• Real ownership of patient panels, not perpetual shadowing.
• A mix of clinic and procedures, so the week is not all notes or all needles.
• Physician partnership with case review that sharpens judgment, not just signs charts.
• Practice standards that support opioid stewardship instead of leaving you to guess.
• Success measured by function and safety, not visit volume alone.

Call to Action

If you want to help people reclaim daily life-and you can show how you have done it-apply with a short note on a patient outcome you are proud of and the role you played.