Supervising Physician - Urgent Care | Arizona
NextCare•Chandler, AZ
9d•Remote
About The Position
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. This is a temporary position 3- 6 months while we restructure our medical leadership team
Requirements
- Education: Graduate of an accredited MD or DO program.
- Licensure: Current, unrestricted license to practice medicine in the State of Arizona.
- DEA: Active DEA registration.
- Experience: Minimum of 5 years of clinical experience, ideally in an Urgent Care or Emergency Medicine setting, to provide effective mentorship.
- Knowledge: Deep understanding of Arizona Revised Statutes (Title 32, Chapter 25) regarding PA supervision and NP collaboration.
Nice To Haves
- Certification: Board Certification in Family Medicine, Emergency Medicine, or Internal Medicine is preferred.
Responsibilities
- 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.
Benefits
- NextCare provides professional malpractice insurance covering the supervisory role.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
