[Hiring] Delegating Physician @Total Life, Inc.

Role Description

We are looking for a Texas-licensed physician to serve as delegating physician for our Texas nurse practitioners under Prescriptive Authority Agreements. This is a remote, part-time contract role requiring a few hours per month for each NP. No travel or on-site presence is required.

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

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

Nice to have

• Experience delegating to NPs in a telehealth setting
• Experience in geriatrics, senior living or long-term care