Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant-Pain Medicine NP​/PA

Nurse Practitioner (NP) - Department Of Pain Medicine

The Broadlawns Medical Center campus includes an acute care hospital, primary and specialty care clinics, urgent care and emergency services, lab, radiology, dentistry, inpatient and outpatient mental health, crisis team, and community-based behavioral support services. Broadlawns accepts all forms of insurance and its approach to healthcare and quality outcomes earned a Level 3 rating from the National Committee for Quality Assurance, the highest achievable status for a medical delivery model.

Broadlawns Medical Center is seeking a compassionate, collaborative, and highly motivated Nurse Practitioner (NP) to join our growing Department of Pain Medicine. This provider will serve as a primary clinician for medication management, caring for a diverse patient population with complex chronic pain conditions and multifaceted medical histories. The ideal candidate will practice evidence-based pain management, prioritize patient safety, and work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team to deliver comprehensive, patient-centered care.

The ideal candidate will embody Broadlawns Medical Center's REACH values–Respect, Excellence, Access, Compassion and Healing.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Serve as the primary provider for medication management of patients with acute and chronic pain conditions.
• Evaluate new patients and develop individualized, evidence-based treatment plans in collaboration with the interdisciplinary pain management team.
• Manage opioid and non-opioid analgesic therapies while adhering to federal, state, and institutional prescribing guidelines.
• Maintain and update annual controlled substance/pain management agreements.
• Perform routine monthly monitoring of the Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP/PDMP) in accordance with clinic policies.
• Provide ongoing opioid risk assessment and risk stratification utilizing validated screening tools and clinical judgment.
• Order, interpret, and maintain appropriate urine drug testing and other monitoring measures to promote safe prescribing practices.
• Monitor patients for medication effectiveness, adverse effects, compliance, and opportunities to optimize therapy.
• Perform low-risk office-based procedures, including but not limited to trigger point injections and bursa injections, as credentialed.
• Provide follow-up care for patients undergoing interventional pain procedures performed by interventional pain medicine physicians.
• Educate patients and families regarding pain conditions, treatment options, medication safety, and realistic treatment expectations.
• Document patient encounters accurately and thoroughly within the electronic medical record.
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives and support the continued growth and development of the Pain Medicine program.
• Attend and actively participate in monthly provider meetings, multidisciplinary case conferences, and morbidity and mortality discussions.
• Support departmental goals and organizational initiatives established by Broadlawns Medical Center.
• Foster a positive, respectful, and collaborative work environment through effective communication with physicians, advanced practice providers, nursing staff, medical assistants, and ancillary departments.
• Demonstrates flexibility to adapt to changes in workload, schedule, department function and procedures.
• Participates actively in creating a positive and harmonious work environment.

Qualifications:

• Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program.
• Current licensure as an Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP) in the State of Iowa or eligibility for Iowa licensure.
• National board certification as a Nurse Practitioner.
• Current DEA registration and authority to prescribe controlled substances.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Strong clinical assessment, diagnostic, and patient education skills.
• Preferred experience in pain management, family medicine, internal medicine, physical medicine and rehabilitation, palliative care, anesthesia, or related specialty.
• Experience preferred in managing controlled substances and chronic opioid therapy.
• Experience performing office-based injections, including…