Post-Acute Pain Management Nurse in Baltimore, Maryland at TOLLER ENTERPRISES LLC
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Job Description
Position Summary
The Post-Acute Pain Management Nurse Practitioner provides specialized consultative evaluations, diagnostic workups, and multimodal pain management strategies for short-stay rehabilitation and long-term care residents. Working autonomously yet collaboratively with facility attending physicians, Directors of Nursing, and interdisciplinary rehabilitation teams, the NP focuses on functional restoration, safe medication management, non-opioid multimodal therapies, and responsible opioid titration and tapering protocols.
Key Responsibilities
Clinical Assessment & Patient Care
- Conduct comprehensive initial pain consultations and follow-up physical medicine evaluations for residents referred for acute, subacute, and chronic pain syndromes, post-surgical rehabilitation, spasticity, and musculoskeletal dysfunction.
- Formulate evidence-based, patient-centered pain treatment plans emphasizing non-opioid pharmacotherapy, functional rehabilitation goals, physical/occupational therapy coordination, and topical/interventional modalities.
- Perform detailed neuro-musculoskeletal examinations, functional mobility staging, and cognitive-behavioral pain screenings.
- Autonomously perform bedside minor interventional procedures where clinically indicated and credentialed (e.g., trigger point injections, peripheral nerve blocks, joint injections).
Medication Stewardship & Regulatory Compliance
- Oversee structured, compassionate opioid tapering and dose optimization in alignment with CDC clinical practice guidelines and facility pharmacy/therapeutics standards.
- Routinely query and document the Maryland Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP / CRISP) prior to initiating or adjusting controlled substance regimens.
- Maintain rigorous clinical documentation adhering to CMS Part B Evaluation and Management (E/M) guidelines for nursing facility services (CPT codes 99304–99310, prolonged services, and advanced care planning).
- Review diagnostic imaging, electrodiagnostic studies, and laboratory data; order relevant diagnostic workups to uncover underlying pain etiologies.
Interdisciplinary Collaboration & Operations
- Collaborate closely with facility Medical Directors, primary attending physicians, therapy directors (PT/OT/ST), and Minimum Data Set (MDS) coordinators to align pain reduction with resident mobility and quality-of-life benchmarks.
- Participate in facility care planning meetings and conduct educational in-services for facility nursing staff on non-pharmacologic pain interventions and side-effect monitoring.
- Facilitate smooth care transitions between acute inpatient settings, subacute rehabilitation, and community discharge.
Qualifications & Requirements
Education & Licensure
- Education: Master’s or Doctoral degree in Nursing (MSN or DNP) from an accredited program.
- Certification: National board certification as an Adult-Gerontology Primary Care NP (AGPCNP), Family NP (FNP), Adult-Gerontology Acute Care NP (AGACNP), or Psychiatric-Mental Health NP (PMHNP) with clinical experience in physical medicine/chronic pain.
- Specialty Pain Certification
- Licensure:
- Current, unencumbered license as a Registered Nurse (RN) and Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner (CRNP) in the State of Maryland.
- Active Maryland Controlled Dangerous Substances (CDS) registration.
- Active, unrestricted federal DEA registration (Schedules II–V).
- Enrolled (or eligible for immediate enrollment) in Maryland Medicaid (ePREP) and Medicare (PECOS).
Experience & Skills
- Minimum of 1–2 years of clinical experience as a Nurse Practitioner in pain management, PM&R, orthopedics, neurology, palliative care, or post-acute/geriatric medicine.
- Proficiency with post-acute Electronic Health Record platforms (PointClickCare) and charge-capture workflows.
- Demonstrated expertise in multimodal analgesic pharmacology, addiction risk stratification, and geriatric prescribing safety.
- Strong independent decision-making, clinical autonomy, and professional communication skills.
Working Conditions & Physical Demands
- Travel between assigned regional skilled nursing and post-acute rehabilitation facilities.
- Direct resident contact in post-acute care settings; ability to navigate clinical units, position patients for physical assessments, and transport portable clinical supplies as required.
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