Pain Specialist Physician

3 months ago

Sumter, United States Optum Full time

Colonial Healthcare, part of the Optum family of businesses, is seeking a Pain Specialist Physician to join our team in Sumter, SC. Optum is a clinician-led care organization that is changing the way clinicians work and live.

As a member of the Optum Care Delivery team, you'll be an integral part of our vision to make healthcare better for everyone.

At Optum, you'll have the clinical resources, data and support of a global organization behind you so you can help your patients live healthier lives. Here, you'll work alongside talented peers in a collaborative environment that is guided by diversity and inclusion while driving towards the Quadruple Aim. We believe you deserve an exceptional career, and will empower you to live your best life at work and at home. Experience the fulfillment of advancing the health of your community with the excitement of contributing new practice ideas and initiatives that could help improve care for millions of patients across the country. Because together, we have the power to make health care better for everyone. Join us and discover how rewarding medicine can be while Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

We offer the following:

  • Full- Time; work-life balance
  • Autonomy to practice at the peak of your license
  • Supported to grow your practice and patient panel
  • Usage of electronic medical record system; eClinicalWorks
  • Dedicated physician colleagues, advanced practice providers and ancillary support staff

Compensation and Benefits Highlights

  • Excellent compensation
  • Sign on bonus
  • Performance bonus eligibility
  • Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
  • Excellent PTO package
  • Company paid malpractice insurance
  • Licensure and CME reimbursement
  • Relocation assistance

Primary Responsibilities:

  • An interdisciplinary, outpatient-based pain management program offering a broad spectrum of treatments and procedures
  • Diagnose and treat pain related to nerves, muscles, and bones including carpal tunnel, neck and back pain, sports and work injuries, herniated discs, arthritis, pinched nerves, and concussions without the use of surgery
  • Development of pain rehabilitation team coordinating with interventional pain physicians, pharmacists, case managers, addiction specialists, acupuncture/alternative medicine, pain psychology, occupational therapy, physical therapy, interventional radiology, etc
  • Works collaboratively with the interdisciplinary pain team to deliver comprehensive pain assessments and treatments, provide consultations to primary care providers and specialists regarding pain management, and provide medical assessment and treatment for patients with chronic cancer pain
  • Perform basic musculoskeletal assessments and provide recommendations for opioid or non-opioid pharmacologic therapy for patients with chronic pain
  • C-arms can also be used for pain management and diagnostic imaging procedures, providing real-time visualization of a patient's anatomy during the procedure. We have a technician in the office who assists the physician
  • Use evidence-based strategies to help manage and/or taper patients on high dose opiate therapy and to prevent member misuse and abuse of controlled substances

You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

  • Board eligible or certified in Physical Medicine or Anesthesiology
  • Active and unrestricted DEA License or ability to obtain prior to start
  • 1+ years of experience in interdisciplinary management of chronic pain
  • Proven ability to provide a variety of procedures to include regular joint injections along with facets and epidurals
  • Proven ability to safely and properly control regular opiate prescriptions

Preferred Qualification:

  • Fellowship training in Chronic Pain, Occupational Medicine, and/or Addiction Medicine

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income-deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.

Colonial Healthcare, joined Optum in 2024, is a primary care medical practice with additional specialties and ancillary diagnostic services that focuses on families. Colonial Healthcare aims to enhance the overall quality of life for their patients. To achieve this objective, they adopted a patient-centric approach that focuses on providing continuous, high-quality care across the entire lifespan, ranging from childhood to adulthood. The organization emphasizes on incorporating cutting-edge medical advancements while maintaining strong ties to family values and nurturing relationships with their patients. Together, we're making health care work better for everyone.

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: OptumCare is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employers and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

OptumCare is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.

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