Pain Management Physician

Pain Management Physician - Inpatient Rehabilitation

We are seeking a Pain Management Physician (MD or DO) who wants a collaborative inpatient role focused on helping patients control pain, improve function, and participate more fully in rehabilitation.

• Setting:
  Acute rehabilitation hospitals
• Schedule:
  
  Monday-Friday hospital rounding; weekend coverage as needed
• Compensation: $300,000-$400,000 annually
• Contract:
  
  1099 independent contractor
• Focus:
  Inpatient acute and chronic pain management, multimodal treatment, rehabilitation support, and continuity of care

• Work Environment:
  Inpatient acute rehabilitation
• Coverage Model:
  Hospital rounding in collaboration with internal medicine, rehabilitation teams, nursing, and other specialists
• Call Expectations:
  Weekend coverage as needed
• Start Timeline:
  We are hiring for the right long-term fit and can be flexible on timing. We welcome physicians available immediately as well as those considering a planned transition over the next 12-24 months.

In this role, you will manage acute and chronic pain for patients receiving inpatient rehabilitation. You will evaluate each patient's medical history, medications, diagnostic findings, functional goals, and rehabilitation progress to develop an individualized pain management plan.

Treatment may include medication management, non-pharmacologic therapies, and strategies coordinated with the patient's rehabilitation plan. You will monitor treatment effectiveness and medication safety while helping patients achieve realistic pain and functional goals.

You’ll work closely with internal medicine physicians, rehabilitation clinicians, nursing, and other specialists. When appropriate, you will identify patients who may benefit from interventional pain evaluation, outpatient palliative care, or additional specialty services following discharge.

The role also includes patient and family education, goals-of-care discussions when clinically appropriate, and coordination of safe transitions from the hospital to outpatient care.

• $300,000-$400,000 annual compensation under a 1099 structure
• Monday-Friday rounding schedule with weekend coverage as needed
• Focused inpatient pain management within an acute rehabilitation setting
• Multidisciplinary collaboration with rehabilitation, internal medicine, nursing, and specialty teams
• Opportunity to combine medication management with multimodal pain and rehabilitation strategies
• Meaningful involvement in care continuity and discharge planning

• Perform comprehensive pain assessments, including medical history, examination findings, diagnostic studies, medications, and functional goals.
• Develop individualized multimodal pain management and rehabilitation-focused treatment plans.
• Prescribe and monitor pain medications, including controlled substances when clinically appropriate.
• Evaluate treatment effectiveness, adverse effects, drug interactions, and the need for medication adjustment, tapering, or discontinuation.
• Collaborate with internal medicine and other specialists on conditions affecting pain control, medication safety, and rehabilitation.
• Identify appropriate candidates for interventional pain evaluation, including epidural steroid injections, radio frequency ablation, spinal cord stimulation, and joint injections.
• Coordinate appropriate outpatient referrals based on clinical need and patient preference.
• Identify patients who may benefit from outpatient palliative care and support continuity following discharge.
• Initiate goals-of-care and advance care planning discussions when appropriate.
• Educate patients and families about treatment options, realistic pain goals,…