Urgent Care Physician - Remote APP Supervising

Urgent Care Management or Joint Venture Partner • Charleston, SC

1d • Remote

About The Position

Prisma Health Urgent Care is hiring a fully remote physician to provide clinical oversight, consultation, and support to Advanced Practice Providers (APPs), in accordance with applicable laws and regulations, organizational policies, clinical standards, and operational needs. The physician will be assigned a formal South Carolina Medical Board supervising or collaborating physician relationship and will fulfill the associated oversight, documentation, clinical review, delegation, and related responsibilities. The physician must physically reside in South Carolina.

Prisma Health Urgent Care uses a team-based physician coverage model. Depending on operational needs, the physician may serve as the Supervising Physician for assigned centers on certain days, supporting APPs at those centers and, when needed, at surrounding centers. Daily coverage responsibilities are separate from formal Medical Board supervising or collaborating physician assignments and may not correspond directly to the APPs assigned under an individual agreement.

Requirements

• Must physically reside in South Carolina.
• Board certified or board eligible and licensed to practice medicine in South Carolina.
• Current DEA registration.
• Experience with procedures including suturing and drainage of abscesses.
• Experience reading diagnostic studies, including X-rays and EKGs.
• BLS certification; the employer will provide it if needed.
• Meets Prisma Health Urgent Care / WellStreet Urgent Care credentialing eligibility requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with patients, families, and other employees.
• Outstanding bedside manner with children and adults.
• Positive, energetic attitude that inspires other team members.
• Service- and team-oriented approach.
• Willingness to go the extra mile to create an outstanding patient experience and support and lead the center team.
• Desire to work collaboratively in an upbeat, supportive atmosphere and reinforce the organization’s mission to provide uncompromising service.
• Desire to serve others and improve community health.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in Urgent Care, Family Medicine, or Emergency Medicine.
• BLS certification, if not already held; the employer will provide it if needed.

Responsibilities

• Provide timely clinical consultation and support to APPs during assigned supervision or coverage periods, including by telephone or other approved communication methods when not physically present at a center.
• Provide clinical guidance and review cases requiring physician involvement, including high-risk complaints, critical findings, abnormal vital signs, ECGs, and other situations requiring escalation.
• Provide clinical direction and recommendations concerning further evaluation, treatment, changes to the plan of care, follow-up, or escalation to a higher level of care.
• Review and cosign APP documentation when required by law, credentialing requirements, or organizational policy.
• Provide additional clinical support and case review for newly hired, newly credentialed, or otherwise designated APPs during orientation or enhanced supervision periods.
• Participate in applicable quality improvement and peer review activities related to APP practice, provide clinical feedback, and escalate significant quality or patient safety concerns through established processes.
• Support APP practice within authorized scopes and applicable requirements concerning physician supervision, collaboration, delegation, and prescriptive authority.
• Depending on operational needs, provide daily clinical consultation and support to APPs at assigned centers and surrounding urgent care centers.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed