Founding Medical Director, Telehealth & Clinical Services

SWGA Homecare; Albany (GA); Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Part time

Job summary

SWGA Homecare in Georgia seeks a licensed physician to lead the clinical development of its telehealth services. This fractional opportunity focuses on governance, provider standards, patient safety protocols, and launch readiness as the program is developed.

The role emphasizes planning and implementation with collaboration across operational, technology, and clinical teams to ensure safe virtual care for rural Georgia populations and older adults.

Qualifications

• MD or DO with an active, unrestricted Georgia medical license.
• Board certification in family medicine, internal medicine, or related specialty.
• Experience delivering outpatient care and telehealth services.
• Experience in clinical leadership, medical direction, quality improvement, or program development.
• Ability to establish clear clinical protocols and collaborate with operations and technology teams.
• Availability for a defined part-time or fractional engagement.
• Experience collaborating with nurse practitioners or physician assistants preferred.

Responsibilities

• Define the initial telehealth services, patient populations, eligibility criteria, and limits of virtual care.
• Develop protocols for patient evaluation, consent, documentation, prescribing, follow-up, and emergency escalation.
• Establish provider credentialing, competency assessment, peer review, and quality improvement standards.
• Define responsibilities across treating clinicians, nursing staff, care coordinators, and personnel assisting virtual visits.
• Help select clinical documentation systems and establish patient record responsibilities.
• Develop appropriate physician delegation or supervision arrangements for participating advanced practice clinicians.
• Collaborate with healthcare counsel and billing specialists on regulatory readiness, clinical entity structure, malpractice coverage, and payer requirements.
• Establish clinical launch criteria and advise leadership on readiness to begin patient care.
• Build relationships with healthcare professionals and organizations serving rural Georgia.

Skills

Telemedicine leadership

Outpatient care

Clinical governance

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

MD or DO with GA license

Tools

Electronic health records

Job description

Lead the clinical development of South West Georgia Homecare’s proposed telehealth services. This founding, fractional opportunity is for a Georgia-licensed physician to establish clinical governance, provider standards, patient safety protocols, and launch readiness. The program is in development; initial responsibilities focus on planning and implementation.

Responsibilities

• Define the initial telehealth services, patient populations, eligibility criteria, and limits of virtual care.
• Develop protocols for patient evaluation, consent, documentation, prescribing, follow-up, and emergency escalation.
• Establish provider credentialing, competency assessment, peer review, and quality improvement standards.
• Define responsibilities across treating clinicians, nursing staff, care coordinators, and personnel assisting virtual visits.
• Help select clinical documentation systems and establish patient record responsibilities.
• Develop appropriate physician delegation or supervision arrangements for participating advanced practice clinicians.
• Collaborate with healthcare counsel and billing specialists on regulatory readiness, clinical entity structure, malpractice coverage, and payer requirements.
• Establish clinical launch criteria and advise leadership on readiness to begin patient care.
• Build relationships with healthcare professionals and organizations serving rural Georgia.

Requirements

• MD or DO with an active, unrestricted Georgia medical license.
• Board certification in family medicine, internal medicine, or another specialty appropriate to the proposed services.
• Experience delivering outpatient care and telehealth services.
• Experience in clinical leadership, medical direction, quality improvement, or clinical program development.
• Strong judgment regarding when virtual care is appropriate and when in-person evaluation is necessary.
• Ability to establish clear clinical protocols and work collaboratively with operational and technology teams.
• Interest in improving healthcare access for rural communities, older adults, and families.
• Availability for a defined part-time or fractional engagement.
• Experience collaborating with nurse practitioners or physician assistants preferred.
• Direct patient care, on-call coverage, and delegation responsibilities will be separately scoped and agreed before assignment.