Physician Telehealth Virtualist – On Demand Urgent Care

Philadelphia, PA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Details

Telehealth / Virtualist Physician to join Jeffersons growing On Demand Urgent Care team delivering high quality patient centered virtual care. This role is ideal for a motivated clinician dedicated to efficient evidence based management of acute concerns in a fully remote care environment.
Physicians must reside in PA NJ or DE and must obtain and maintain active licensure in all three states. An active Pennsylvania DEA is required upon start.

Job Description

Assessment & Management

Conduct comprehensive telehealthappropriate medical evaluations including focused histories and virtual examinations.
Order and interpret diagnostics aligned with virtual urgent care capabilities.
Manage a broad range of acute nonlifethreatening conditions commonly treated in urgent care settings.
Assess for clinical red flags and determine need for escalation or inperson evaluation.

Diagnosis

Develop and prioritize differential diagnoses for acute and episodic conditions.
Collaborate with APCs and multidisciplinary team members to ensure continuity and quality of care.
Recognize complications requiring escalation and coordinate referrals to inperson care.

Formulation of Care Plan

Create and implement evidencebased care plans appropriate to the virtual environment.
Prescribe medications and diagnostics within state scope and telehealth guidelines.
Modify treatment plans based on evolving symptoms or followup.

Documentation

Document all telehealth encounters in the EMR (EPIC) including assessment plan orders and followup instructions.
Maintain documentation standards that support telehealth acuity capture compliance and quality.

Communication & Collaboration

Communicate clearly with patients and families regarding virtual visit expectations treatment plans and followup.
Partner with APC colleagues clinical leaders and support staff across the Jefferson network to maintain seamless continuity of care.

Professional Practice

Participate in telehealth-specific and organization training education and quality improvement initiatives.
Maintain board certification CME and required licensure.
Uphold Jefferson values and contribute to innovation in virtual care.
Provide cosigning for APC (NP/PA) documentation orders and prescriptions as required by state regulations and Jefferson policy.
Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Required:

MD or DO
Board Certified / Board Eligible in Emergency Medicine Family Medicine or Internal Medicine
Active licensure (or ability to obtain) in PA NJ and DE.
Active Pennsylvania DEA.
Experience in Emergency Medicine Urgent Care or Acute Care settings.
Comfortable seeing patients of ALL ages.

Preferred:

Prior telehealth experience.
Experience in highacuity triage virtual workflows and remote clinical decisionmaking.

Why Jefferson Health

Part of a nationally recognized academic health system with extensive urgent care and virtual medicine infrastructure.
Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package including CME and malpractice coverage.
Opportunities for professional growth innovation and participation in quality and education initiatives.
Commitment to diversity inclusion and equitable care delivery.

Work Shift

Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Employee Entity

Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals Inc.

Primary Location Address

1020 Locust Street Philadelphia Pennsylvania United States of America

Nationally ranked Jefferson which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65000 people strong dedicated to providing the highest-quality compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrows professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College Jefferson College of Nursing and the Kanbar College of Design Engineering and Commerce dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200 undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8300 students. Jefferson Health nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age race color religion creed sexual orientation gender gender identity marital status pregnancy national origin ancestry citizenship military status veteran status handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.

Benefits

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues including medical (including prescription) supplemental insurance dental vision life and AD&D insurance short- and long-term disability flexible spending accounts retirement plans tuition assistance as well as voluntary benefits which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues including those who work less than part-time(including per diemcolleagues adjunct faculty and Jeff Temps) have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

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