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.