Medical Staff in Hickory, North Carolina at UNC Health Blue Ridge

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.