Eastern Time)

CareSource

5d•Remote

About The Position

Reporting to the Chief Medical Officer of instED, the Virtual Medical Control (VMC) Physician provides medical decision making, including all elements of diagnostics, treatment, and disposition, to patients seen by instED's Mobile Integrated Healthcare service. The VMC serves as the clinician of record, prescribes short-term treatments, documents the encounter in instED's medical record, and relays any essential follow-up needs to the care team via the instED Clinical Resource Center (CRC) team.

Requirements

Medical Doctor (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) required
Three (3) years of experience as an attending physician in acute care and/or inpatient medicine required
Experience caring for medically and socially complex patients required
Experience working collaboratively with a variety of professionals required
Experience providing non-face-to-face care, especially in telephone or virtual care required
Adaptability to change in systems and workflows required
Innovative, team-player, and expert communicator required
Ability to virtually/remotely assess medically complex patients
Ability to provide person-centered, medically and clinically appropriate care options to patients
Willingness to learn best practice in delivering home-based care
Comfort with remote care delivery model and technology
Comfort with shared decision making and patient-centered consideration of risk
Ability to virtually/remotely assess medically complex patients
Ability to work in a team-based care delivery model
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Comfort with Health IT and EHR systems.
Ability to speak/read/write English fluently
Active Board Certification in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, or Emergency Medicine MD/DO required
Current licensure or ability to obtain active licensure in states instED is operational required
Current DEA registration required
MA Health Enrollment (if licensed in Massachusetts) required

Nice To Haves

Experience working with EMS professionals (paramedics/EMTs) desired

Responsibilities

Provide patient-centered, high-quality acute care in place to individuals with complex medical needs per clinical protocols.
Work closely with mobile integrated healthcare clinicians (paramedics and EMTs) and other instED team members.
Participate in biannual performance reviews.
Participate in scheduled operational or clinical meetings, based on schedule availability, to remain up to date on programmatic and company activities and implications for clinical practice.
Collaborate with other VMCs, and with CRC team members as needed, primarily around managing visit volumes and clinical questions.
Provide clinical and operational feedback to management team to improve care delivery.
Collaborate with referring Care Partners and Primary Care Providers.
Document visit within the EMR in a complete, accurate, and timely manner. Documentation should include relevant data, medical decision making, and follow-up needs.
Attend required onboarding, training, and online compliance education courses.
Protect patient confidentiality.
Provide clinical care to patients via various telehealth technologies (telephonic, video, direct messaging).
Maintain necessary professional licenses and credentials needed for independent practice.
Obtain licensure in additional states as instED grows.
Perform any other job related duties as requested.