Urgent Care Physician - Remote APP Supervision
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). The physician will serve in a formal South Carolina Medical Board supervising or collaborating physician relationship and fulfill related oversight, documentation, clinical review, delegation, and other responsibilities in accordance with applicable laws and regulations, organizational policies, clinical standards, and operational needs. 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 provide daily clinical consultation and support to APPs at assigned centers and, when needed, at nearby centers. These daily coverage responsibilities are separate from formal 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; certification will be provided if needed.
- Meets Prisma Health Urgent Care / WellStreet Urgent Care credentialing eligibility requirements.
- 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-oriented 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 is preferred.
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.
- Recommend additional evaluation, treatment, changes to the plan of care, follow-up, or escalation to a higher level of care when concerns arise.
- 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 designated APPs during orientation or enhanced supervision periods.
- Participate in quality improvement and peer review 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 for physician supervision, collaboration, delegation, and prescriptive authority.
- Depending on operational needs, provide daily clinical consultation and coverage to APPs at assigned and nearby urgent care centers.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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