Now Hiring: Pain Management Physicians with Addiction Medicine Expertise at West Los Angeles VAMC
Updated 10/30/26
$350,000
– $400,000
yearly
11301 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, California, 90073, United States
Physician
Pain Management
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Job at a glance
Degree Required
MD/DO
Position Type
Full-Time
Work Environment
Academic/Training Program
Hospital
Outpatient
Visa Sponsorship
No
Job description
Job description
Serve Veterans nationwide as a key on-site, telehealth physician on the Pain Management and Opioid Safety Center of Excellence (PMOS-COE) team at the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System's West Los Angeles VAMC location, advancing care, education, and research in a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment. We are seeking Pain Management Physicians with Addiction Expertise or Addiction Medicine Physicians with Strong Chronic Pain Experience – Tele-Pain Addiction Consult Service. This is an opportunity to provide innovative, evidence-based, interdisciplinary care to Veterans nationwide who experience complex chronic pain and co-occurring substance use disorders (SUD), including opioid use disorder (OUD).
Key Responsibilities:
Clinical Care and Consultation
Qualifications:
Key Responsibilities:
Clinical Care and Consultation
- Provide specialized national telehealth consultations for veterans with complex chronic pain and co-occurring substance-use disorders.
- Evaluate/manage musculoskeletal, neuropathic, headache, cancer-related, post-surgical, and other complex chronic pain conditions.
- Conduct comprehensive diagnostic assessments, risk stratification, and individualized biopsychosocial treatment planning.
- Develop integrated treatment strategies incorporating pharmacologic therapies, rehabilitation, behavioral health interventions, complementary and integrative approaches, and interventional pain procedures when appropriate.
- Initiate and manage opioid and non-opioid analgesics, adjuvant medications, and multimodal pain therapies.
- Initiate and manage medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) in collaboration with referring VA clinicians.
- Provide same-day access, treatment initiation, short-term follow-up, and care coordination through a telehealth bridge-clinic model.
- Deliver specialized consultation and clinical gap coverage to VA facilities without on-site pain specialists
- Work with Clinical Pharmacist Practitioners, behavioral health specialists, rehabilitation professionals, and referring VA providers.
- Apply evidence-based approaches, including screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment, and motivational interviewing.
- Support safe prescribing, opioid risk mitigation, and coordinated longitudinal care.
- Participate in clinical teaching, mentorship, and professional development of trainees and healthcare professionals.
- Contribute to national educational initiatives, including continuing medical education (CME), grand rounds, and webinars.
- Support clinical protocol development, quality improvement, and innovative models of integrated pain and addiction care.
- Engage in research and program development aligned with national VA pain management and opioid safety priorities.
- Participate in administrative and programmatic activities supporting TPAC operations.
- Nationwide Impact: Provide expert care to Veterans across the country through innovative telehealth platforms, improving access for underserved populations.
- Collaborative Culture: Work within a multidisciplinary team of dedicated pain and addiction specialists, pharmacists, educators, and researchers.
- Professional Development: Access ongoing teaching, research, and quality improvement opportunities, with mentorship and support for early-career faculty.
- Work-Life Balance: Enjoy the flexibility of a predominantly remote position, with federal holidays, comprehensive benefits, and stable employment.
- Mission-Driven Environment: Contribute to a nationally recognized center of excellence focused on advancing pain management, opioid safety, and compassionate Veteran care.
Qualifications:
- Must be a U.S. Citizen
- Doctor of Medicine or equivalent degree in allopathic or osteopathic medicine
- Current, full, and unrestricted license
- Completion of residency in an accredited core specialty
- Fellowship trained or post-residency clinical experience in Pain and/or Addiction Medicine
- Board Certified in Addiction Medicine, Pain Medicine, or related subspecialty
- Fellowship training or post-residency clinical experience in Pain Medicine, Addiction Medicine, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Anesthesiology (pain), Neurology, Rheumatology, Palliative Care, or a related field with significant focus on pain management, addiction medicine, or both.
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