Pain Management Physician Assistant
10 days ago
Newark
Job Description Pain Management Physician Assistant Location: Newark, NJ Position: Full-Time Salary: $160,000 – $180,000 per year Schedule: Monday–Friday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Job Summary: We are seeking a Pain Management Physician Assistant to support patients living with acute and chronic pain in an outpatient setting. In this role, you’ll work alongside a supervising physician to evaluate patients, develop care plans, monitor treatment progress, and help improve their function and quality of life through safe and effective pain management strategies. Responsibilities: • Perform patient assessments, including histories, physical exams, and review of diagnostic results, • Participate in developing and adjusting individualized pain management treatment plans, • Conduct follow-up visits to monitor response to medications, injections, and other therapies, • Educate patients and families on pain conditions, medications, and non-pharmacologic options, • Coordinate care with physicians, therapists, and other members of the care team, • Document all patient encounters, plans, and recommendations in the EMR in a timely manner, • Assist with prior authorizations, referrals, and communication with outside providers as needed, • Licensed Physician Assistant in New Jersey, in good standing, • Completion of an accredited PA program and NCCPA certification, • Experience in pain management, spine, orthopedics, anesthesiology, or similar specialty is a plus, • DEA registration (or eligibility), • Comfortable working with interventional pain procedures and post-procedure care, • 2 weeks paid time off (PTO), • Health insurance