Medical Staff

Job description Blue Ridge Pain Specialists | Hickory # Valdese, North Carolina Build a meaningful practice helping patients reduce pain, restore function, and improve quality of life. Blue Ridge Pain Specialists is seeking a physician to join our established outpatient pain management practice across two locations in Hickory and Valdese.

This opportunity replaces a retiring physician and offers a collaborative environment, experienced support staff, and an established patient population. New graduates are welcome. Opportunity Highlights No call and no inpatient responsibilities. Focus on outpatient evaluations, ongoing care, and interventional pain management.

Established team: A fully staffed practice includes two physicians and two advanced practice providers, supported by experienced clinical and administrative staff. Office hours: Monday#Thursday, 8:00 AM#5:00 PM; Friday, 8:00 AM#12:00 PM. Comprehensive procedural practice: Office-based interventions and access to operating room resources for applicable cases.

Collaborative culture: Supportive leadership, open communication, and opportunities to contribute to improvements in patient care and practice operations.

Job Responsibilities

Clinical Responsibilities # Provide comprehensive evaluations, follow-up care, and medication management for a diverse outpatient pain management population. # Develop individualized, evidence-based treatment plans focused on reducing pain, improving function, and enhancing quality of life. # Perform interventional pain procedures, including epidural steroid injections, medial branch blocks, radiofrequency ablations, and spinal cord stimulator (SCS) trials and implants.

Perform SCS trials in the office and permanent SCS implants in the operating room. Operating room time and procedural volume vary according to patient needs and case volume. # Use fluoroscopy and ultrasound guidance equipment for interventional procedures, with access to operating room resources for applicable cases.

Educate patients about their treatment plans and collaborate with clinical staff to coordinate compassionate, timely care. # Participate in teamwork and continuous improvement to support safe, effective care and efficient patient flow.