Nurse Practitioner or PA-C

Riverside Pain Physicians is looking for an NP or PA-C to join our interventional pain management team in Jacksonville.

Prior pain management experience is a plus, but it is not required. We are open to an clinician who is new to pain management and interested in developing within the specialty.

You’ll work closely with our pain management physicians caring for patients with acute and chronic pain. This is a hands-on outpatient role that includes evaluating patients, developing treatment plans, managing medications, ordering appropriate testing and procedures, and providing ongoing follow-up care.

• →Evaluate new and established patients
• →Perform medical histories, physical exams, and functional assessments
• →Develop and manage treatment plans in collaboration with our physicians
• →Order and review diagnostic imaging, laboratory testing, and other appropriate studies
• →Order procedures when clinically appropriate
• →Prescribe and manage medications within your scope of practice
• →Provide pre- and post-procedure evaluations and patient education
• →Perform appropriate in-office injections based on training and scope of practice
• →Monitor patient progress and response to treatment
• →Educate patients on diagnoses, treatment options, procedures, and medications
• →Maintain accurate and timely documentation in the electronic medical record
• →Work closely with physicians, medical assistants, and the rest of the clinical team
• →Follow established clinical, compliance, infection-control, and patient-safety standards

First and foremost, we’re looking for a strong clinician and the right fit for our team.

You should be someone who:

• Has strong clinical assessment and critical-thinking skills
• Communicates well with patients
• Is comfortable asking questions when you don’t know something
• Is receptive to feedback and able to apply it
• Works well with physicians and clinical staff
• Is dependable, organized, and comfortable in a busy outpatient practice
• Takes documentation, follow-through, and patient safety seriously
• Wants to continue developing clinically

• Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program
• Current national certification as an NP or PA-C
• Current Florida APRN or Physician Assistant license, or eligibility to obtain Florida licensure before employment
• BLS/CPR certification
• Comfortable working with electronic medical records and clinical documentation systems

Interventional pain management is a broad specialty. Depending on your previous experience, you’ll continue building your knowledge of spine and musculoskeletal conditions, diagnostic imaging, medication management, interventional procedures, conservative treatment options, pump management, and pre- and post-procedure care.

You don’t need to come in knowing everything about pain management. You do need to be clinically thoughtful, dependable, willing to ask questions, and open to learning.

If you’re an experienced NP or PA-C looking for an opportunity to grow in interventional pain management and become part of an established clinical team, we’d like to meet you.