Telemedicine Staff Physician

About the role

Alpha Telemedicine, P.C., is seeking a remote Staff Physician with a passion for patient advocacy and improving the way people access healthcare today.

Under the supervision of the Chief Medical Officer (CMO), the Staff Physician will be responsible for providing direct patient care. The Staff Physician must demonstrate a commitment to and understanding of Hello Alpha's mission, and commitment to service excellence standards in the performance of all duties and responsibilities.

Alpha Telemedicine, P.C., is an asynchronous-first, telemedicine platform with business hours of 9am - 8pm EST. This is a part-time position primarily working weekends (Saturday and Sunday). This position is anticipated to complete 40-50 new patient consults per day.

Responsibilities

• Providing direct, patient-centered care to patients with an emphasis on shared decision-making remotely and asynchronously
• Putting patients first by meeting a 4 hour turn-around time on visits and messages and a 2 hour turn-around time on urgent care visits and messages during business hours (9am - 8pm EST)
• Assessing and managing acute and chronic medical conditions
• Providing in the moment case review and consultation to NP and PA colleagues during your scheduled shifts (this is general advice outside of collaborative practice agreement responsibilities and reviews)
• Completing and maintaining patient records in accordance with procedures utilizing our internal electronic health record system and AthenaHealth EMR
• P Practicing within appropriate evidence-based clinical guidelines in general medicine, women's health, weight management, and other specialty care within the scope of telemedicine practice and in accordance with Alpha treatment guidelines
• Adhering to Alpha's privacy policies, contractual obligations, state and federal rules and regulations and ensuring patient privacy at all times
• A one team, one dream work ethic
• A valid and unrestricted Medical License in the United States
• Preference given to multi-state licensed telemedicine providers
• Must be licensed in South Carolina, Mississippi, Tennessee, Georgia, or Alabama
• Graduated from an accredited allopathic US Medical School
• Board-certified in Internal or Family Medicine with practice foundations in Women's Reproductive Health and Obesity Medicine
• A current DEA registration (all schedules)
• Competency in providing patient evaluation and treatment
• Understanding of current medical, educational, and psychosocial intervention procedures
• Ability to perform clinical duties within established guidelines in an organized, efficient manner
• Ability to relate and communicate well to all cultural and ethnic groups in the community including fluency in written and spoken English
• Mission-driven
• Proficient with Google Workspace (Docs, sheets, etc.) and electronic health record management systems
• Demonstrates a high level of professionalism
• P preference given to physicians with telemedicine experience

Qualifications

• Onboarding: Meet with key partners (MDs, APPs, Clinical Leadership Team)
• Onboarding: Create a recurring bi-weekly touchbase with CMO
• Onboarding: Complete and become signed off on patient training (this will require some weekday shifts initially)
• Onboarding: Have a clear understanding of our platforms CDB & Athena and how each team uses them
• Clinical Training: Become familiar with Alpha's treatable conditions on our platform
• Clinical Training: Hold bi-weekly 1:1s with MD mentor
• Licensing: Meet with Licensing Team to work on additional licensing submissions, if applicable
• Providing Care: Be confident seeing the patients and responding to messages
• Providing Care: Be comfortable helping the team review and resolve medical cases
• Management: Work with the CMO to provide knowledge based consultations to APPs, as needed
• Providing Care: Be a fully functioning team member providing excellent patient care, always adhering to clinical guidelines and telemedicine regulations
• Admin: Be familiar with Alpha's leadership structure and clinical operations
• Licensing: Follow up on any incomplete requirements for licensure in states, as needed