Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant - Pain Clinic, Salem Hospital

Overview

About Us

North Shore Physicians Group (NSPG), the largest multi-specialty physicians group north of Boston, is a leader in innovative practices. We are explorers at heart! Here, ideas come from everyone—to the benefit of everyone we serve.

We continually seek the best ways to streamline care for both patients and providers. Our medical team of more than 400 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other care professionals is consistently working together to discover new ways to improve and enhance our practices to benefit the health of our patients and the careers of our providers. Through our team-based approach, the goal is to make our practice of medicine smarter and more efficient.

With NSPG as your employer, you’ll experience clinical excellence, supportive practice environments, and opportunities for career advancement!

The Opportunity

We are seeking a full-time, 40-hour Pain Clinic Nurse Practitioner/ Physician Assistant.

Location

Salem Hospital

Schedule

Days, 8:00am to 4:30pm

Our Team

The Center for Pain Management at Salem Hospital is committed to improving the quality of life for individuals who suffer from chronic pain, through interventional pain procedures and clinical collaborations. We create individual multimodal and multidisciplinary treatment plans for our patients to reduce their pain and improve their functionality.

We provide state of the art interventional pain management services through our hospital-based outpatient facility. Our multidisciplinary team of physicians and medical assistants/LPNs specialize in treating patients suffering from spine, joint, and muscular pains including lumbar/cervical radiculopathy, stenosis, joint and spine arthritis, post laminectomy syndrome, and myofascial pain. .

• General Responsibilities
  • Comprehensive pain evaluation with detailed history gathering and physical examination
  • Develop comprehensive pain management plans including diagnostic testing, injection therapy, non-opioid medications, physical/occupational therapy, and appropriate referrals
  • Provide non opioid pain medication recommendations and management. We do not prescribe or take over opioid medications but will provide safe and appropriate prescribing or weaning practices
  • Follow up care of chronic pain patient care plans
  • Coordination of care with specialists and primary care physicians
  • Timely response to patient messages, medication refill requests, peer-to-peer reviews
  • Thorough and timely documentation including billing on all appropriate services
  • Respond appropriately in an emergency situation
  • Adhere to established standards of care and evidence-based care practice models
  • Attends, participates and contributes in group/practice meetings and development of policies and procedures as necessary
  • Show compassion and respect for all