[Hiring] Supervising Physician - Urgent Care @NextCare

Role Description

NextCare Urgent Care is seeking a licensed Physician (MD or DO) to serve exclusively as a Supervising Physician. This is a non-clinical, administrative oversight role. You will not be responsible for seeing patients in-person or performing clinical shifts. Your primary focus is to provide regulatory-compliant supervision and clinical mentorship to our Physician Assistants across our Arizona locations.

• Supervision Agreements: Establish and maintain written delegation/supervision agreements with PAs (specifically those with <8,000 hours of clinical practice) as required by A.R.S. § 32-2533.
• Clinical Oversight: Review and ensure that health care tasks performed by APPs are within their scope of training and experience.
• Quality Assurance & Chart Review: Conduct regular, structured chart reviews and provide feedback to ensure adherence to NextCare’s clinical protocols and evidence-based standards.
• Availability for Consultation: Be available via telecommunication (phone, email, or video) during clinic operating hours to provide guidance on complex cases or diagnostic impressions.
• Prescriptive Oversight: Maintain a system for recording and reviewing instances where PAs prescribe Schedule II or Schedule III controlled substances.
• Compliance: Ensure the "physician-physician assistant team" maintains identified scopes of practice and established performance evaluation processes.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited MD or DO program.
• Current, unrestricted license to practice medicine in the State of Arizona.
• Board Certification in Family Medicine, Emergency Medicine, or Internal Medicine is preferred.
• Active DEA registration.
• Minimum of 5 years of clinical experience, ideally in an Urgent Care or Emergency Medicine setting, to provide effective mentorship.
• Deep understanding of Arizona Revised Statutes (Title 32, Chapter 25) regarding PA supervision and NP collaboration.

Requirements

• Flexible/Part-time schedule. No 12-hour clinic shifts or weekends required.
• Remote/Administrative setting. (Occasional site visits may be required for board compliance audits).
• NextCare provides professional malpractice insurance covering the supervisory role.

Benefits

• Monthly Stipend - $500 for FT and $250 for PT every Physician Assistant supervised.

Company Description

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