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Elkins, West Virginia

Pain Medicine Physician

Pain Medicine 8.8 Work-LifeNo callNo weekendsContract

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Job Description

  • Job Id: Y-MD-3498966
  • Profession: Physician
  • Specialty: Pain Medicine
  • Job Type: Locum Tenens
  • Location: Elkins, WV
  • Service Setting: Clinic/Private Practice, Hospital
  • Coverage Type: Clinical Only
  • Coverage Period: Dec 07, 2026 – Mar 08, 2027
  • Clinical Shift Schedule: Mon – Fri, 8:00a – 4:30p

Patient Information

  • Patient Demographics: Adults (30-80 years)
  • Patient Volume/Census: 15+ per day

Facility Information

  • EMR System: Next Gen
  • Support Staff Available: RNs: 2
  • Reason for Coverage: Supplemental Coverage

Privileges & Compliance

  • Hospital Privileges Required: Yes
  • Credentialing Timeline: 60+ days

Required Procedures

  • Fluoroscopically guided spinal injections
  • Cervical, thoracic, and lumbar epidural steroid injections
  • Medial branch blocks
  • Radiofrequency ablations (RFA) of lumbar/cervical medial branches
  • Joint injections
  • SI joint injections
  • Facet injections
  • Trigger-point injections
  • Peripheral nerve blocks
  • Ultrasound guided injections/procedures
  • Experience with intrathecal pumps (preferred)

Job Requirements

  • Licenses: WV License, IMLC or providers that qualify for the temp WV
  • Board: Board Certified in Pain Medicine (or eligible)
  • DEA: Required
  • Certifications: Pain Fellowship (accredited)
  • Experience: 5 years minimum in Pain Medicine

Duties & Responsibilities

  • Provide comprehensive pain management services in outpatient clinic and hospital setting.
  • Perform fluoroscopically guided spinal injections including cervical, thoracic, and lumbar epidural steroid injections.
  • Perform medial branch blocks, radiofrequency ablations, and facet joint injections.
  • Conduct ultrasound-guided injections and procedures.
  • Manage patient caseload of approximately 15 patients per day, including follow-up and treatment planning.

Key Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive pain management services in both outpatient clinic and hospital settings. Perform a variety of fluoroscopic and ultrasound-guided injections and procedures while managing a daily caseload of 15+ patients.

Requirements

Requires a valid West Virginia medical license and board certification in Pain Medicine. Candidates must have a minimum of 5 years of experience in Pain Medicine and an accredited Pain Fellowship.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

Clinical documentationPatient treatment planning

Pain Medicine — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 76% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for West Virginia is 89.5 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 62.5% of West Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Pain Medicine Physician at Adelphi Staffing a 8.8 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 5% in Pain Medicine — ranked against 126 active Pain Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

Top contract/1099 Pain Medicine Jobs

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Salary Distribution21 jobs · 17 employers

8
<$445k
5
$445k-510k
2
$550k
4
$575k-640k
2
$640k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks20 jobs · 17 employers

401k / retirement match
70%
Sign-on bonus
60%
CME allowance
45%
Loan repayment
25%
Relocation assistance
25%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$450k-$800k
#2

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#3

Physician - Anesthesiology - Kelsey Sey bold Clinic at Springwoods Village

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#4

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.2this job 8.8
Among the best 10% of Pain Medicine listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 126 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
  • No weekends

Living in Elkins

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$183k
Median resident rent
$903/mo
Residents’ average commute
12 min
State income tax
Up to 6.5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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