[Hiring] Physician Virtual Medicine/Telehealth Department - Family Medicine or Internal Medicine PRN @Colorado Permanente Medical Group

Role Description

CPMG is seeking board certified or board eligible Family Medicine or Internal Medicine physician to provide services for the medical group in the Telehealth department. Experience in telehealth preferred. This is a PRN position. This position requires Colorado residency.

• Family Medicine Hourly Rate: $155.72
• Internal Medicine Hourly Rate: $160.44
• Malpractice coverage that includes tail coverage
• Telehealth physicians will cover Video, Phone and Chat on-demand encounters with a doctor.
• Shift work includes encounters in two telehealth channels, Get Care Now and Chat.
• Current hours of work:
  • Chat: 9am to 5pm, 7 days a week
  • Get Care Now: 7am to 10pm, 7 days a week
• 25% of shifts will be evenings and weekends.
• Telehealth physicians must have access to HealthConnect, WDE, Global Protect, Korbyt, Dexcare and all necessary telehealth platforms.
• Physicians are allowed to work remotely, provided the remote internet connection is secure, and bandwidth is sufficient.
• When home connection is not reliably available, physicians will work from a KP facility.
• Telehealth physicians manage member concerns and offer home advice and treatment or refer to the appropriate higher level of care.
• Develop expertise in Colorado’s care venues and their respective capabilities.

Qualifications

• Board certified or board eligible in Family Medicine or Internal Medicine.
• Experience in telehealth preferred.
• Colorado residency required.

Requirements

• Provide members with high quality virtual care options.
• Serve as extension of primary care to include covering care gaps and chronic conditions.
• Manage a wide array of patient concerns, including episodic care and chronic care management.
• Develop expertise in venue management for members throughout the region.
• Communicate effectively and efficiently with patients through video, phone, and chat encounters.
• Manage multiple simultaneous chat encounters.
• Develop expertise in efficient use of WDE, Korbyt, Epic HealthConnect, Dexcare and other platforms.
• Contribute to efforts at system improvement, including telehealth QA and development of training materials.
• Develop good ‘webside manner’ and maintain responsiveness to member ratings.
• Maintain flexibility in staffing telehealth venues as directed by Associate Medical Director.
• Participate in department meetings as necessary.
• Plan vacation and other PTO in coordination with other telehealth physicians.
• Cover a proportional segment of adverse hours including weekend, evening, and national holiday shifts.
• Maintain appropriate work from home environment including professional background and quiet space.
• Maintain appropriate efficiency and disposition of patients to align with the department’s KPI’s.

Benefits

• Malpractice coverage that includes tail coverage.