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The VA Fargo Healthcare System is recruiting for (1) Physician - Pain Management Director. The Director of Pain Management will oversee daily program needs and operate under the direction of the Associate Chief of Staff (ACOS) for Primary Care (PC), as the position will fall under the Primary Care ICC. The VA Midwest Health Care Network advocates for a Whole Health System of care in each of the Medical Centers. This is an approach to healthcare that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their lives to the fullest. As an employee operating in a Whole Health System of care, you will operate in a model with three core elements, seeking to create a personalized health plan for each Veteran. This is done in the context of healing relationships and healing environments and a connection back to the Veteran's community. This aligns with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Mission Statement to Honor America's Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being. The Director of Pain Management works closely with leadership across various ICC's, to coordinate pain related services and improve consistency across the system. The director will provide support, guidance, and coordination of all pain services, including those not directly under the Director's purview. Duties include, but are not limited to: * Provides leadership for the Level 2 Pain Management Team (PMT), which is mandated by the CARA Act to improve pain care across each VA Healthcare System. This multidisciplinary team must consist of a pain provider, pain psychologist, pain physical therapist and an addiction medicine specialist, at a minimum, evaluating complex Veterans in pain, ensures that comprehensive multimodal pain care is delivered and that Opioid Use Disorder is appropriately managed when present. Leadership is provided for the PMT, including Facility PMOP Coordinator, Pain Pharmacists, and Pain SW as well as future expansion of Level 2 PMT. This oversight includes hiring and onboarding new staff, current clinical operations, staff educational needs, process improvement, and future clinic growth and development. * Leads an Interdisciplinary Pain Team (IPT) Clinic that combines expertise from various disciplines, with the goal of providing pain care to the most complex veterans utilizing a Biopsychosocial Model. * Provides oversite for e-consult clinics for Level 2 PMT to support providers across the facility in providing optimal pain management at Level 1. * Leads implementation of educational offerings and group classes for veterans centered on the Biopsychosocial Model for pain management, Pain Neuroscience Education, pain coping skills development, and the Whole Health Circle of Health. The Director will play a pivotal role in the ongoing development and delivery of these and other innovative pain management approaches. * Actively supports and coordinates education and resources for pain care at Level 1 in Primary Care to improve the overall pain management system of care with an aim to fully implement the Stepped Care Model for Pain Management and appropriate utilization of local and V23 TelePain resources. They facilitate ongoing education for Fargo staff to foster a comprehensive understanding of the biopsychosocial underpinnings of chronic pain and the ability to provide comprehensive pain care. The Director of Pain Management serves as a subject matter expert and is consulted by staff across the system for their expertise related to pain management, veteran education, clinic utilization, patient access, etc. * Collaborates with pain specialists across various disciplines to improve access to pain care and decrease utilization of less efficacious unimodal pain care both inside and outside the VA HCS. * Collaborate with local/TelePain Referral Care Initiative (RCI) teams to improve Veteran pain care and ensure implementation of process improvement strategies VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards. Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases Paid Time Off: 50-55 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year and possible 5 day paid absence for CME) Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory CME: Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification) Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm. Shifts may vary.