Guthrie Medical Group seeks a qualified BC Physician to become the Service Line Chief of Pain Management

Highlights of the Position

• MD/DO along with Board Certification, five years or more experience preferred.
• Position reports to the President of Guthrie Medical Group
• Northern Region role overseeing the development of a multidisciplinary pain program.
• Proven track record of academic accomplishments and professional service necessary to ensure the continuation and enhancement of Pain Management service at Guthrie.
• Must be willing to recruit, build, develop, and mentor staff.
• 0.4 FTE administration/0.6 FTE clinical (interventional pain preferred)
• Administrative responsibilities will require travel throughout the service area.
• Minimal calls, primarily telephone calls when needed.
• Established practice in the region with the ability to grow the program substantially.
• Opportunity to collaborate with well-established Orthopedics, Neurosurgery, Physical Therapy, and Physiatry providers.
• Expansion due to volume and opportunity to establish a multi-disciplinary comprehensive pain program for the Guthrie system.
• $443,000-$596,000 annual compensation.

Practice Description

• Procedures will be done at Guthrie Cortland Medical Center.
• Interventional aspects of pain management include fluoroscopic guided epidural steroid injections, facet injections, medial branch nerve blocks, and radiofrequency ablations.
• Intrathecal infusion pump and spinal cord stimulator implantation experience are preferred.

Position Specifics

• A typical day will include seeing patients in the office, procedures in the surgical suite, or administrative time for the development of a multi-disciplinary comprehensive pain program for the Guthrie system.
• Support Staff: In the Pain Mgmt. Clinic: LPNs, Medical Office Assistants, and Point-of-Service staff
• Collaborate with Advanced Practice Providers

For procedures suites: Conscious sedation qualified RNs and a Rad. Tech

• Special Equipment:

1. Fluoroscopy C arm in the procedure suite
2. Access to ultrasonic guides for peripheral nerve blocks
3. Radiofrequency ablation machine and cryo-ablation machine
4. Access to the Operating Room for spinal cord and infusion implants

• Clinical Trials/Research: Opportunities available for clinical trials or clinical research.
• SRNAs (Student Registered Nurse Anesthetists) may sometimes rotate through the Pain Clinic procedure rooms. Family Medicine residents may also rotate briefly to observe and learn.

Candidate Description

• Board certified (ACGME/AOA) in anesthesiology, neurology, PM&R, or psychiatry, with fellowship training in interventional pain management, interventional spine and musculoskeletal medicine, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of experience with a track record of leadership and clinical excellence.
• ABIPP and ABPM are optional but cannot be substituted for an ABMS-recognized Board.