Contract Telemedicine: Family Practice Job in Anchorage, Alaska
This telemedicine Family Practice position based in Anchorage, Alaska is offered as a Contract arrangement. As an independent contractor, you would work under a defined agreement covering term, schedule, and rate rather than as a traditional employee, typically on a 1099 basis with responsibility for your own benefits, retirement planning, and tax withholding. This structure can offer flexibility along with the potential for premium compensation, in exchange for fewer employer-provided benefits. The financial offering for this role is listed at the National Average tier.
The schedule includes no patient call and no emergency department call responsibilities.
- Board Certified or Board Eligible
- MD or DO training background
- Open to American Medical Graduates (AMG) and Foreign Medical Graduates (FMG)
- US Citizenship required
This is a permanent role, and the practice serves communities of varying sizes. Review the details to determine whether this contract format aligns with your preferences for independence and schedule flexibility.
- Position Type: Permanent
- Recruited Specialty: Telemedicine: Family Practice
- Does the Physician Need To Be Trained In Specialty Being Recruited: No
- Structure of Position: Contract
- Partnership Opportunity: Unknown
- Expected Patient Call Coverage: No call
- Expected ER Call Coverage: No call
We are currently seeking full-time or part-time Telemedicine Physicians to join our network! You may work from anywhere as long as you have access to an internet connection and telephone. Our clients provide patients to you and we cover software and malpractice. High earning potential based upon time availability. Great opportunity for Physicians licensed in multiple states:
Responsibilities:
- Perform Telemedicine consults from HIPAA compliant software
- Prescribe medications and treatments- patients will be looking for Single NDC pain creams, orthotic braces, acid reflux, migraine and routine lab orders, and non emergent consults ie ear infection, cold & flu (NEVER NARCOTICS!)
- Assess patient needs through Telephone consults and some video
- Communicate information to patients regarding diagnosis and treatment goals
- Maintain patient medical records
- Sign and return any pertinent prescriptions (electronically and only if necessary for patients)
Qualifications: Licensed to practice medicine in at least 1 state with an Active NPI number. Preference for multiple state licenses and pecos certification.
Additional Details:
- Type: Locum Tenens
- Est. Compensation: $135 - $149 / hour
- Compensation Details: $150 is the avg hourly rate. Payment is a per consult fee of $30 per consult- our experienced physicians do 8 to 10 an hr. We have some physicians who make $200 to $300 per hr. Others prefer to do 4 consults per hr. It is up to the Dr how much time they want/need to spend with the patient.
- Hospital Affiliations: Not Specified
- Visa Waiver: No
- Structure of Financial Support: Contract
- Financial Offering: National Average
- Median Compensation: $320,583 per year
- Relocation Allowance: No
- Signing Bonus: No
- Stipends: No
- Student Loan Assistance: No
- Practice State: Alaska
- Practice City: Anchorage
- Community Size: Less than 10,000, 10,000 - 24,999, 25,000 - 49,999, 50,000 - 99,999, 100,000 - 499,999, 500,000+
- Community Details: Registered Candidates Only
- Location of Medical Training: American Medical Graduate (AMG), Foreign Medical Graduate (FMG)
- Medical Training Type: Allopathic (MD), Osteopathic (DO)
- Board Certification: Board Certified, Board Eligible
- Work Status Requirements: US Citizen
- Preferred Experience Level: (not specified)
- Accept Local Physicians within 25 mile Radius: Yes
- Agency: Encore Telemedicine
