Job Description
Internal Medicine - Physician at Sound Physicians - Boston, MA - Sound Physicians summary:
The Telemedicine Post Acute Physician provides remote medical care to patients in post-acute and skilled nursing facilities, helping to prevent unnecessary hospital visits through 24/7 availability. This role requires board certification in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine, hospitalist experience, and multiple state licenses to practice telemedicine across states. The position offers full-time flexible scheduling with emphasis on evening, overnight, and weekend shifts, supported by training in EMR and telehealth technology.
Discover what’s possible in your career as a Telemedicine Post Acute Physician
Join a team committed to uncompromising care and collaboration. As a Telemedicine Post Acute Physician, you’ll work alongside trusted colleagues to deliver exceptional care and help shape outcomes that matter for patients and their families.
Local Team Collaboration:
- We are a close-knit team of 50 physicians.
- We welcome the challenge of complex patients who are in post-acute care environments like nursing homes and need increased physician engagement cross-coverage model via telemedicine and availability after hours on evenings, nights, and 24/7 on weekends and holidays.
- Our providers are located across the country and can work from home while serving a much-needed population in post-acute facilities like nursing homes to prevent unnecessary ER visits and unnecessary hospitalizations.
- Technology protocol, workflow, and EMR training provided.
Qualifications:
- MD or DO, board-certified in IM or FM with 3 years of hospitalist experience (Additional experience in Post-Acute/SNF also welcome).
- Prior experience in Telemedicine is strongly preferred.
- Excellent interpersonal and verbal communication skills with a desire to learn.
- Minimum Compact/ IMLCC and 3+ licenses – preferences given to candidates who have a high number of state licenses and the Compact.
- R equired licensure in several of the following states: CA, CT, FL, MA, MD, NJ, NY, NV, PA, NC, SC, VA.
Scheduling:
Join a team committed to uncompromising care and collaboration. As a Telemedicine Post Acute Physician, you’ll work alongside trusted colleagues to deliver exceptional care and help shape outcomes that matter for patients and their families.
- This is a Full-time opportunity (120 hours/month).
- Shifts are evening, overnight and weekend hours (35% of your monthly scheduled hours will be overnight 11pm-11am).
- We offer a flexible schedule that is released in advance so that you can plan your other activities.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage cross-cover calls for Post Acute facilities, Skilled Nursing Facilities and Long-Term Care overnight and on weekends and holidays.
- Participate in monthly team meetings to discuss practice changes or updates.
- Receive comprehensive training on technology protocols, workflows, and electronic medical records (EMR) systems.
Compensation and Rewards:
- Compensation: Based on 120hrs per month – with a salary range of $136-$165k annually
Keywords:
Telemedicine physician, Post-acute care, Skilled nursing facilities, Internal medicine doctor, Hospitalist telehealth, Remote patient care, EMR training, Cross-coverage physician, Multi-state medical license, Virtual healthcare
Job Tags
Full time, Local area, Remote work, Flexible hours, Shift work, Night shift, Weekend work, Afternoon shift,