What are the responsibilities and job description for the APP (Advanced Practice Provider) Clinic for Specialty Pain Services position at MMC #1?
Job Description
APP position available to work at the Clinic for Specialty Pain Services at Meadville Medical Center with Dr. Anthony Colantonio, board certified anesthesiologist and fellowship trained pain management physician in his 23rd year of practice at the clinic.
Patient population is comprised mostly of patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain, the majority of which involves spinal pathology. Other conditions treated include chronic neuropathic pain.
Treatment modalities are focused primarily upon non-surgical management of pain including:
- Fluoroscopic and ultrasound guided injections by Dr. Colantonio
- Non-opioid medications
- Controlled medications (Management of controlled medications will be for established patients in the practice as the practice is closed to new patients requiring opioid prescriptions)
- The scope of the practice is expanding to offer regenerative treatments including prolotherapy and platelet rich plasma.
The APP is expected to:
- Conduct new and follow up office visits consisting of detailed musculoskeletal and neuro exam
- Order diagnostic imaging
- Make referrals when necessary
- Triage and return phone calls from patients
- Submit electronic prescriptions and review the prescription drug monitoring program when applicable
The practice is an outpatient clinic with appointments scheduled Monday – Friday with no weekend hours required in the clinic. Clinic is conveniently located within a Meadville Medical Center hospital campus allowing quick access to OR and patient floors.
Call is once a week and one weekend per month (calls for referrals taken with patient seen while admitted within 24 hours of the consult)
Opportunity for APP to accompany Dr. Colantonio to the operating room for spinal cord stimulator implant surgeries.
Meadville Medical Center offers
- Strong primary care referral base, both within primary and secondary service areas
- •24/7 Hospitalist coverage within the hospitals for admitted patients
- •On-Site labs and several pathologists at main campus
- •Competitive salary based on MGMA standards
- •Sign on bonus
- •Administration and Management local to the area - allowing prompt decisions
- •Robust Medical Staff of specialists and primary care
- •Student loan support
- •Generous allowance for CME’s and professional license fees, dues and journals
- •Benefits include: health, dental, vision, life, long and short-term disability, AD&D
Meadville Medical Center is a 235-bed DNV accredited independent community hospital. Nearly 140 active physicians are on the medical staff comprised of both primary care and specialists. Meadville Medical Center along with Titusville Area Hospital has extensive outreach programs consisting of physician-staffed health clinics including very active Community Care Network, home care, and hospice programs.