Staff Physician

Summary

Join Vida, a virtual health clinic, as a Physician and provide direct patient care through our user-friendly app. You will create and monitor treatment plans, prescribe medications, order and interpret lab tests, and educate patients. This role also involves mentoring other clinical staff, contributing to hiring processes, and ensuring compliance with protocols. The position requires an active, unrestricted medical license in multiple states, board certification (or the commitment to obtain it), and experience in supervising clinical teams. A competitive salary is offered, and the position includes remote work opportunities.

Requirements

• Physician (MD or DO) with active, unrestricted license in 15-20+ states including PA, CA, NY, TX, FL, MD, VA
• Availability to cover at least three critical outreach shifts/week. Critical outreach shifts take place on weekends, early mornings(7am) or in the evenings(7pm)
• Experience supervising and mentoring clinical staff
• Meticulous organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to perform independently, under minimal supervision with accountability for specific goals/objectives
• Demonstrates problem solving, leadership, conflict management and team building skills in order to ensure a productive work environment and achievement of goals
• Demonstrates strong aptitude to work in a rapidly changing, start-up environment
• Proficiency with EMR (electronic medical record) systems

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care- support by prescribing, creating, monitoring and supporting treatment plans in accordance with statutes, regulations and protocols. (80%)
• Issue medication prescriptions in accordance with treatment guidelines
• Order laboratory tests, interpret and explain the test results to patients
• Provide patient education regarding medications, risks, benefits and reasonable outcome expectations
• Communicate with patients and engage in follow-up as necessary
• Refer higher acuity patients to specialized care based off of a stringent screening guideline to ensure quality of care and the best outcome for patients
• Maintain medical records and high quality of clinical documentation
• Provide medical care, patient education and medication prescribing and management in an empathetic and judgment-free manner
• Cover critical outreach shifts to support remote monitoring up to three days per week (including 2 shift hours on weekends) and some one hour shifts that could be at 7am or 7pm
• Reach out to members identified by remote monitoring protocols and, if needed prescribe rescue medications or direct to community medicine/emergency services
• Provide training, clinical oversight and mentorship to NPs, PAs and/or MAs. (20%)
• Support interviewing and hiring of new clinical staff
• Create and deliver training materials
• Shadow front line staff delivering patient care and provide clinical feedback
• Conduct clinical audits and meet with staff in accordance to regulatory guidance
• Be available for real-time mentorship and questions during working hours from clinical staff
• Ensure compliance with Vida and client protocols and programs

Preferred Qualifications

• Board certification in internal medicine or family medicine- other specialties can be considered with preference for those who have completed a full internal medicine residency
• Has or will obtain board certification in obesity management from the American Board of Obesity Medicine as soon as practicable at the company’s expense
• Experience treating CHF, COPD, Diabetes and/or Obesity
• Experience working with patients, clients and other clinical providers in an integrated setting
• Previous experience with quality assurance and improvement practices
• Experience with digital technology

Benefits

$200,000 - $225,000 a year