Pain Specialist Physician - Colonial Healthcare - Sumter, SC

$25,000 Sign on Bonus

Opportunities with Colonial Healthcare, part of the Optum family of businesses. Join our team and advance your career within a leading primary care and specialty medical practice that prides itself on family-focused, patient-centric care. With over 25 years of experience, offices across Sumter, Columbia, Camden, and Manning, SC, and a commitment to reducing wait times and integrating cutting-edge medical advancements, we offer a supportive environment where you can grow professionally. Our dedication to improving the quality of life for our patients through coordinated care and advanced diagnostic services is unwavering. Be part of a network that values Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

We are currently looking for a Full-Time Pain Specialist Physician to join our growing team in our Sumter, South Carolina practice! Seeking a physician to diagnose, treat and provide medical management of all types of acute, chronic and cancer pain. The physician will also implement and expand the Comprehensive Chronic Pain Management Program for the division. We are seeking an enthusiastic physician who possesses solid leadership traits and is resourceful to engage his/her colleagues in a large multi-specialty network to manage patients with complex chronic pain.

We offer the following:

• Full- Time; work-life balance
• Autonomy to practice at the peak of your license

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

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