Pain Management/Anesthesiologist
Company: Department of Veterans Affairs
Location: Altoona
Posted on: April 2, 2026
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Job Description:
Duties Seeking a Physician, Pain Management Anesthesiologist to
join a practice working in Pain Management & Rehabilitation
Services. To be considered a strong partner, the ideal candidate
will possess excellent evaluation and management skills as well as
training in advanced interventional procedures. Effectively
evaluates patients with chronic pain by developing and implementing
goal-oriented treatment plans for complex patients in need of pain
management. Provides peripheral joint injections and other
intramuscular injections, performs advanced spine procedures
including cervical, thoracic and lumbar epidurals, facet
procedures/RFA, SCS. Utilizes all risk mitigation strategies when
prescribing scheduled pain medications and adjuvant medications.
Effectively provides diagnostic evaluation, examination, and
interdisciplinary treatment planning to meet the pain care needs of
Veterans. Confidently and professionally collaborates with
multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary teams of therapists,
psychologists, social workers, pharmacists, APRNs, other
physicians, nurses, etc. to meet a patient‘s complex rehabilitative
needs. Collects data, analyzes data, implements changes based on
analysis results in their specialty area. Participate in facility,
regional, and national activities as subject-matter expert as
needed to support the overall VA mission to provide outstanding
comprehensive healthcare. Other duties as assigned. Work Schedule:
Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:00pm Qualifications Basic Requirements:
United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when
it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with
VA Policy. Degree of Doctor of Medicine or an equivalent degree
resulting from a course of education in medicine or osteopathic
medicine. The degree must have been obtained from one of the
schools approved by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the year
in which the course of study was completed. Current, full and
unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State,
Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District
of Columbia. Residency Training: Physicians must have completed
residency training, approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
in an accredited core specialty training program leading to
eligibility for board certification. (NOTE: VA physicians involved
in academic training programs may be required to be board certified
for faculty status.) Approved residencies are: (1) Those approved
by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
(ACGME), b) OR ((2) Those approved by the American Osteopathic
Association (AOA), OR (3) Other residencies (non-US residency
training programs followed by a minimum of five years of verified
practice in the United States), which the local Medical Staff
Executive Committee deems to have provided the applicant with
appropriate professional training and believes has exposed the
physician to an appropriate range of patient care experiences.
Residents currently enrolled in ACGME/AOA accredited residency
training programs and who would otherwise meet the basic
requirements for appointment are eligible to be appointed as
‘Physician Resident Providers‘ (PRPs). PRPs must be fully licensed
physicians (i.e., not a training license) and may only be appointed
on an intermittent or fee-basis. PRPs are not considered
independent practitioners and will not be privileged; rather, they
are to have a ‘scope of practice‘ that allows them to perform
certain restricted duties under supervision. Additionally, surgery
residents in gap years may also be appointed as PRPs. Proficiency
in spoken and written English. Preferred Experience: Board
Eligible/Board Certified in Physical Medicine and Rehab, or
Anesthesiology.
Keywords: Department of Veterans Affairs, Harrisburg , Pain Management/Anesthesiologist, Healthcare , Altoona, Pennsylvania
