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Savas Management Center
Rancho Mirage, California

Interventional Pain Physician

Pain MedicineIncludes callIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$280K - $310K

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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Posted 4mo ago

Job Description

Lifekind Health is seeking a highly skilled and procedure-focused Interventional Pain Physician to join our growing fee-for-service pain management division. This role is designed for a physician who is passionate about interventional spine and pain procedures, enjoys a high procedural volume, and thrives in both clinic and Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) settings.

This is a traditional fee-for-service interventional pain position with a strong emphasis on procedural care and ASC utilization. While this physician will not practice within the Unitized Transdisciplinary Care (UTC) model directly, they will work collaboratively with UTC teams by referring appropriate patients who may benefit from comprehensive multidisciplinary support services.

The ideal candidate is efficient, technically skilled, patient-focused, and motivated to build a strong interventional practice with substantial procedural autonomy and surgical center access.

Our mission is to bring care that’s whole, human, and healing. Blending medical, behavioral, and lifestyle support into a single plan because restoring life takes more than a prescription.

At Lifekind Health we strive every day to live up to that definition by providing the best care possible for our complex patient population.

Our team of medical doctors, psychologists, chiropractors, acupuncturists, and dietitians work together within a revolutionary transdisciplinary model that addresses the quadruple aim of healthcare: enhancing patient experience, improving patient health, reducing healthcare costs, and increasing employee satisfaction. Learn more about us at lifekindhealth.com.

Schedule: Monday – Friday, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm with rotating weekends; on-call weekends

Location: Rancho Mirage, San Jacinto, or Victorville, CA - must be open to float to any of our 8 clinics

Clinical & Procedural Responsibilities

  • Evaluate, diagnose, and treat patients with acute and chronic pain conditions
  • Develop individualized treatment plans focused on interventional pain management
  • Perform high-volume interventional pain procedures including:
  • Epidural steroid injections
  • Facetinjections
  • Medial branch blocks
  • Radiofrequency ablations
  • SI joint injections
  • Peripheral nerve blocks
  • Spinal cord stimulator trials and implants
  • Minimally invasive lumbar decompression procedures (if trained)
  • Vertiflex, kyphoplasty, basivertebralnerve ablation, and other advanced procedures (if trained)
  • Utilize fluoroscopic and/or ultrasound guidance for procedures
  • Maintain a strong procedural schedule within the ASC setting
  • Participate in ASC block scheduling and procedural optimization
  • Review and interpret imaging studies relevant to pain diagnosis and treatment
  • MaintaintimelyandaccurateEMR documentation
  • Supervision of APPs
  • Collaborate with APPs, referring providers, and surgical center staff to ensure continuity of care

Referral & Collaborative Care Expectations

  • Identifypatients who maybenefitfrom UTC or multidisciplinary services andfacilitateappropriate referrals
  • Maintain collaborative relationships with internal medical teams and external referral partners
  • Support ethical, evidence-based treatment planning and responsible prescribing practices

Operational & Professional Expectations

  • Maintainhigh standardsof patient satisfaction and professionalism
  • Contribute to clinic growth and procedural volume development
  • Participate in quality improvement initiatives and compliance programs
  • Adhere to all federal, state, payer, and ASC regulatory requirements

Our Ideal Candidate Will Have the Following Qualifications

  • Graduate of an accredited School of Medicineand an accredited pain fellowship program, fellowship training in Interventional Pain Management
  • Active, unrestricted medical license in the state of California; Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) required
  • Board Certified or Board Eligible in Pain Medicine
  • Active DEA registration
  • Strong fluoroscopic-guided procedural experience
  • Excellent communication and patient relationship skills
  • Experience in a high-volume interventional pain or ASC environment
  • Experience with advanced neuromodulation and minimally invasive spine procedures preferred
  • Anesthesia, PM&R, Neurology, or Internal Medicine background with pain fellowship preferred
  • Existing referral relationships or market presence preferred but not required

At Lifekind, we believe our employees deserve the best. Here’s what you can look forward to when you join us:

  • Comprehensive Benefits: medical, dental, vision insurance options for you and your family
  • Medical – Choice between three Cigna PPO plans (company pays 90% for employees and 50% for dependents!)
  • Dental offered through Principal Life Insurance Company
  • Vision offered through Principal and VSP Vision Care
  • Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (DCSA)
  • Company paid life insurance, short-term and long-term disability with medical enrollment
  • Employee Life, Spouse Life and Dependent Life
  • 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
  • Generous PTO (6 weeks of vacation including our 2 week shutdown at end of year)

Lifekind Health and Savas Software are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value a diverse workforce and inclusive workplace. People of color, people with disabilities, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people are encouraged to apply.

We consider all applicants without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, socio-economic status, marital or veteran status, pregnancy status or sexual orientation.

Key Responsibilities

The physician will evaluate and treat patients with acute and chronic pain through high-volume interventional procedures in clinic and ASC settings. They are also responsible for supervising APPs and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to ensure comprehensive patient care.

Requirements

Candidates must be an MD or DO with a fellowship in Interventional Pain Management and an active California medical license. Board certification or eligibility in Pain Medicine and active DEA registration are required.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

Fluoroscopic GuidanceSpinal Cord Stimulator ImplantsPatient DiagnosisEMR DocumentationClinical SupervisionMultidisciplinary Collaboration

Pain Medicine — Physician Career Context

Savas Management Center holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 73/100, 25 active listings.

Of the 45 active Pain Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 76% have no call, 67% require no weekends.

Pain Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is down 12.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$295k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $266k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks21 jobs · 17 employers

401k / retirement match
71% this job
Sign-on bonus
62%
Loan repayment
29%
CME allowance
29%
Relocation assistance
24%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 5.4
Better work-life than 40% of Pain Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 129 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site
  • Includes call
  • Includes weekends

Living in Rancho Mirage

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$826k≈ 3.0× annual pay
Typical market rent
$4,223/mo≈ 18% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
106.4
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Savas Management Center

Desktop Computing Software Products
Palm Springs, California
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, dental, vision insurance
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
Company paid life insurance
Short-term and long-term disability
401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
6 weeks PTO including 2-week shutdown