Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician

Pain Management Physician Opportunity

Direct Orthopedic Care (DOC) is seeking a Pain Management Physician to join our growing multidisciplinary practice focused on interventional pain management, physical therapy, orthopedic care, and function-based recovery.

This opportunity is located in Austin, Texas, and is available due to a physician retirement, creating a rare opportunity to step into a well-established, turnkey practice with an existing guest base, referral network, and operational infrastructure already in place.

Our mission is to help guests reduce pain, restore function, and improve quality of life through coordinated, evidence-based care with a strong emphasis on non-opioid treatment strategies.

This role combines direct guest care with clinical leadership, including oversight and development of Advanced Practice Providers (APPs). The physician will work in a highly integrated environment with access to in-house imaging, physical therapy, and orthopedic specialists.

Practice Environment

• Established turnkey practice in the Austin market
• Immediate access to an existing guest population and referral stream
• Multidisciplinary orthopedic and pain management setting
• In-house X-ray and ultrasound
• Integrated physical therapy services
• Access to orthopedic specialists
• EMR-driven, data-focused care model

Physician Responsibilities

Clinical Care

• Evaluate guests in-office and via telemedicine
• Obtain histories and perform physical exams when guests are seen in person
• Develop individualized treatment plans
• Interpret and document in-house X-ray findings
• Order appropriate imaging, labs, and specialty referrals
• Perform and prescribe interventional pain procedures
• Prescribe non-opioid medications when clinically indicated
• Maintain timely, accurate, and complete documentation in DOC's EMR
• Learn and maintain EMR templates to support efficient, standardized documentation

Call & Availability

• Be available for after-hours and weekend emergencies, which are extremely rare

APP Oversight & Leadership

The Pain Management Physician will provide clinical oversight and leadership for APPs within the DOC Pain Management Department, including:

Service Line & Operational Leadership

The physician will meet routinely with DOC's Vice President of Clinical Operations to:

• Review service-line reports
• Analyze Key Performance Indicators
• Develop strategies to improve service-line performance, access, guest outcomes, and operational efficiency

Ideal Candidate

• Board-certified or board-eligible in Pain Medicine, or board-certified in a related specialty with interventional pain training
• Physicians with backgrounds in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R), Anesthesiology, or related specialties are encouraged to apply
• Strong interest in non-opioid, function-focused pain care
• Comfortable supervising and developing APPs
• Collaborative, data-driven, and interested in operational improvement
• Strong communication and documentation skills
• Committed to timely, guest-centered care in a multidisciplinary environment