[Hiring] Staff Physician @Vida

Role Description

This role involves providing direct patient care and supporting treatment plans, as well as mentoring clinical staff.

• Provide direct patient care 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 on stringent screening guidelines
• 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 with 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

Qualifications

• Physician (MD or DO) with active, unrestricted license in Massachusetts
• Board certification strongly preferred 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 at the company’s expense
• Availability to cover at least three critical outreach shifts/week
• Experience supervising and mentoring clinical staff
• Experience treating CHF, COPD, Diabetes, and/or Obesity preferred
• Experience working with patients, clients, and other clinical providers in an integrated setting
• Meticulous organizational skills and attention to detail
• Previous experience with quality assurance and improvement practices preferred
• Experience with digital technology
• Ability to perform independently, under minimal supervision with accountability for specific goals/objectives
• Demonstrates problem solving, leadership, conflict management, and team building skills
• Demonstrates strong aptitude to work in a rapidly changing, start-up environment
• Proficiency with EMR (electronic medical record) systems

Company Description

Vida is a virtual, personalized obesity care provider that uses evidence-based treatment to help patients manage obesity and related conditions.

• Combines advanced technology with top-notch healthcare providers
• Trusted by Fortune 100 companies, major national payers, and large providers