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Medical Director for Pain Services
Dallas, Texas, United States

Job Summary

Occupation Physician
Specialty Radiology
Degree Required MD/DO
Position Type Permanent/Full-Time Locums/Travel Part-Time/Contract
Work Environment Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) Academic/Training Program Hospital Clinic/Private Practice
Location Wisconsin, United States
Visa Sponsorship No

Job Description

Last Update: 9/01/14
Highly Ranked University Hospital | Academic Leadership Merritt Hawkins, the nation’s leading academic physician recruitment firm, invites you to consider this leadership opportunity located in one of the most sought after communities in the country. Be an integral faculty member for a world-class university, a thriving medical center and one the country’s leaders in Pain Care. The University of Wisconsin-Madison is recognized as one of the premier institutions in the country, both for its educational programs and for its cutting-edge research and the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics is frequently cited in publications listing the nation’s best healthcare providers. The Medical Director for Pain Services will serve in a leadership role, directing a comprehensive, interdisciplinary and coordinated Pain Services Program for the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics in Madison: a 566-bed facility that ranks among the finest academic medical centers in the country. With more than 1,200 UW Health physicians and 85 outpatient clinics, UWHC also offers 6 Intensive Care Units (trauma and life support, pediatric, cardiac, cardiothoracic, burn, neurosurgery) with 83 total beds. UWHC is one of only 2 organizations in Wisconsin with designated Level I adult and pediatric trauma centers Ranked in the top 50 U.S. hospitals in seven medical specialties, U.S. News & World Report, “America’s Best Hospitals 2012.” Ranked as “high-performing” in five additional specialty areas and as the top hospital in Wisconsin UW Health Pain Management—a nationally recognized organization for its top-quality clinical care and comprehensive services for Pain Management, provides acute and chronic-pain management for hospital inpatients, Pain and Headache Clinics, interventional pain care, cancer pain and palliative care, Rehabilitation and Health Psychology Preferred candidate will have Board certification in their respective specialty, as well as board certification/eligibility by an accredited Board of Pain Management Prior pain leadership experience in an academic medical center is preferred Lean Six Sigma certification Experience in a teaching/training center Madison, both a state capital and a college town, provides a high quality of life, with excellent schools, a wide variety of arts and entertainment and ready access to nature and recreation. Laid out on an isthmus surrounded by two sparkling lakes, Madison is known for its natural beauty, low crime rates and easy-to-find, budget-friendly healthy foods. With more than 120 distinct neighborhood associations working together to protect each other, safety is prevalent wherever you go. Madisonians move freely outdoors, riding the city’s plentiful bike paths (plowed all winter), cross-country skiing under the lights at the city’s largest trail or paddling kayaks.