Remote Texas Delegating Physician — Geriatrics

Total Life, Inc.; Texas; Remote; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Part time

Job summary

Total Life is a telehealth company focused on preventative, whole-person care for adults 65 and over. We seek a Texas-licensed physician to serve as delegating physician for our Texas nurse practitioners under Prescriptive Authority Agreements in a remote, part-time contract role.

The physician will hold monthly QA meetings with each NP, register them with the Texas Medical Board, provide clinical consultation during NP hours, and help define the practice plan with each NP.

Qualifications

• MD or DO with an active, unrestricted Texas medical licence.
• Board certified in internal medicine, family medicine or geriatrics.
• No history of disciplinary action
• Capacity to delegate to additional NPs within Texas limits
• Comfortable supporting telehealth practice with an older adult population
• Current malpractice coverage that includes delegation or supervision

Responsibilities

• Enter into Prescriptive Authority Agreements with Total Life nurse practitioners and register them with the Texas Medical Board
• Hold a documented quality assurance meeting with each NP at least monthly, by video or phone
• Review an agreed sample of each NP's charts
• Be available by phone or video for clinical consultation during NP practice hours, and arrange alternate physician coverage when unavailable
• Agree the practice plan with each NP, including consultation, referral and emergency protocols
• Support NPs caring for patients via telehealth and at partner senior living communities

Skills

Telehealth support

Clinical consultation

Quality assurance meetings

Education

MD or DO degree

Job description

Total Life is a telehealth company focused on preventative, whole-person care for adults 65 and over. We seek a Texas-licensed physician to serve as delegating physician for our Texas nurse practitioners under Prescriptive Authority Agreements in a remote, part-time contract role.

The physician will hold monthly QA meetings with each NP, register them with the Texas Medical Board, provide clinical consultation during NP hours, and help define the practice plan with each NP.