Pain Management Physician

Pain MedicineFull-Time

Listed compensation

$325k-$350k

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Job Description

Essen Health Care is the largest privately held, multispecialty medical group in New York, providing high-quality, compassionate care to some of the state’s most vulnerable and underserved residents.

Founded in 1999, we’ve grown from a single primary care office into a network of 50+ locations offering urgent care, primary care and specialty services, from women’s health to endocrinology and psychiatry. We also provide nursing home support, care management, and in-home care through our Essen House Calls program.

Guided by a Population Health model, our team of 500+ providers deliver care in-person, at home, or via telehealth, ensuring patients get the support they need when and where they need it.

We’re looking for talented, motivated individuals to join our growing team. Whether you’re a medical provider, administrator, or operations professional, there’s a career here for you. Join us in making a real difference in the health of our community.

Job Summary

Position Title: Pain Management Physician (Interventional)

Job Summary

Essen is looking for a Pain Management Specialist who evaluates pain and treats a wide range of pain problems. The pain management Doctor treats chronic and sudden pain ailments such as long-lasting, chronic, pain such as low back pain and neck pain.

Assess and treat patients in accordance with best practice standards and all applicable regulatory standards and provide evidence-informed medical and/or interventional pain management to patients based on appropriate clinical indication and meet high standards of care.

Responsibilities

  • Assess and treat patients in accordance with best practice standards and all applicable regulatory standards.
  • Provide evidence-informed medical and/or interventional pain management to patients based on appropriate clinical indication and meet high standards of care.
  • Utilize fluoroscopy or ultrasound to perform most interventions.

Evaluate patients' hisotry and determine what procedures are beneficaial using comrehensive pain modalities including physical therapy and medications

Identify the source of a patient’s pain, and conduct specialized tests, prescribe medication, and may perform surgery or a procedure for a patient

Participate in team meetings, educational events and clinic social events

Qualifications

  • MD
  • In-depth knowledge of pain disorders
  • Ability to evaluate patients with difficult pain disorders
  • Appropriate prescribing of medications for pain problems
  • An ability to use different diagnostic tests to pinpoint the cause of pain
  • Skill with procedures (nerve blocks, fluoroscopic-guided spinal injections, RFA, Ultrasound guided injections,
  • Treatment that is in line with a patient’s wishes and belief system

Equal Opportunity Employer

Essen Health care is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we seek candidates who desire to work in and serve an ethnically diverse population.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Radiofrequency AblationChronic Pain AssessmentMedication ManagementPhysical Therapy CoordinationDiagnostic TestingPatient EvaluationClinical DocumentationEvidence-based Medicine

Pain Medicine — Physician Career Context

Of the 48 active Pain Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 71% have no call, 71% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$338k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $313k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Essen Medical Associates holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 73/100, 77 active listings.

Pain Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is down 13.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Top Pain Medicine Jobs

21 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution21 jobs · 16 employers

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

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks20 jobs · 16 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

#1

Physician - Pain / Vascular Medicine - Procedural Training Provided

CHS Recruiting · Bethesda, Maryland

$450k-$800k
#2

ST. MARY'S MEDICAL CENTER - ANES - STAFF PHYSICIAN

Team Health · West Palm Beach, Florida

$661,667
#3

Physician - Anesthesiology - Kelsey Sey bold Clinic at Springwoods Village

$402k-$630k
#4

Chief Anesthesiologist - Brooks Memorial Medical Center - Full Time

$630K
+ 19 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 6.2this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Pain Medicine listings

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

Living in New York

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$876k≈ 2.7× annual pay
Typical market rent
$4,154/mo≈ 15% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
40 min
State income tax
Up to 10.9%
Sources & methodology

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

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