**PAIN MANAGEMENT ANESTHESIOLOGIST** **SITE OF SERVICE:** Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) 8901 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20889 **HOURS:** 80 hours per two-week period; schedule may include nights, weekends, and holidays. The MTF operates 24 hrs/day, 7 days/week, 365 days/year. **POSITION OVERVIEW:** The Pain Management Anesthesiologist serves as a staff physician in the pain management clinic at WRNMMC, responsible for diagnosing and treating chronic pain conditions through medical management and diagnostic/therapeutic interventional therapies. The provider brings subspecialty Pain Medicine board certification and extensive experience treating severely injured trauma patients, including those with traumatic brain injury and co-morbid substance abuse disorders. **POSITION QUALIFICATION/REQUIREMENTS:** **Education:** Successfully completed an Undergraduate Program, Medical School (M.D. or D.O.), Internship, Residency Program, and an ACGME-accredited Pain Medicine Fellowship (minimum 12 months). Must have passed the Pain Medicine Subspecialty Boards within two years of completing fellowship. **Licensure:** Current license to practice as an Anesthesiologist in any U.S. state or the District of Columbia, including authority to use diagnostic and therapeutic pharmaceutical agents (DPAs/TPAs). **Board Certification:** Board certified in Anesthesiology by the American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA) with subspecialty certification in Pain Medicine by the ABA. Must be a Diplomat of the ABA and an active participant in the MOCA program. **Certifications:** Current Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advance Life Support (PALS) certification by the American Heart Association. **Additional Certification/License:** - Maintain documentation of current Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) number. - Must obtain/maintain a 10-digit National Provider Identifier (NPI). **Experience:** Minimum 5 years post-graduate experience in interventional pain management. Recent experience treating severely injured trauma patients with co-existing TBI and co-morbid substance abuse disorders. Experience teaching pain management best practices to primary care providers. Research experience in chronic pain management preferred. **DUTIES:** · Prepare and review case histories and obtain data through interviews of patients. · Provide routine and emergent anesthesia care for neonatal through geriatric patients (ASA classifications I-VI). · Administer appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic nerve blocks in the treatment of acute and chronic pain. · Provide resuscitative care during a cardiopulmonary arrest, and sedation or general anesthetic care at remote locations. · Assist in the activities of the recovery room and administer appropriate drug and respiratory therapy. · Implement the proper use of mechanical ventilators in the recovery room and intensive care units. · Interpret test results and evaluate findings. · Work under the general professional direction of the Chief of Anesthesiology Services. · Provide consultation and teaching services to MTF staff members and ambulatory clinics. · Maintain accurate clinical records, receiving consultations and laboratory work for specific patients. · Perform Personal and Medical Direction duties: preanesthetic evaluation, anesthesia plan development and implementation, induction, post-anesthesia care, and remaining physically available for the immediate diagnosis and treatment of emergencies. · Prepare patients and, if necessary, equipment for procedures; perform invasive procedures. · Maintain professional competency through participation in professional organizations, self-directed journal readings, and attendance at in-service and continuing education programs. · Complete all forms and reports accurately and promptly. · Provide patient education on therapy, medications, and procedures. · Participate in clinic quality assurance, utilization review, risk management, and peer review activities. · Attend medical staff meetings as required. · Give two grand-round lectures via PowerPoint annually; participate in chapter reviews and case conferences. · Perform other duties and tasks as assigned. · Serve as authoritative source in anesthesia and pain care for clinic staff; refer patients and instruct physician assistants. · Diagnose and treat chronic pain conditions through medical management and interventional therapies. · Provide clinical recommendations to Anesthesia residents, interns, medical students, and SRNAs. · Facilitate complex cases involving invasive monitoring and vasoactive infusions. · Interact collegially with colleagues, trainees, and ancillary personnel. · Maintain research experience in chronic pain management. · Perform invasive procedures; prepare patients and equipment. · Provide patient education on therapy, medications, and procedures. **SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS/SKILLS:**