Remote Collaborating Physician jobs

About the Collaborating Physician role

What the work looks like

• Signs and maintains a collaborative practice agreement that sets out the scope of the arrangement under state rules.
• Reviews patient charts on the schedule the state or agreement requires and documents the review.
• Answers clinical questions from nurse practitioners or physician assistants by phone, message, or video.
• Holds periodic meetings with the collaborating clinicians to discuss cases, protocols, and prescribing.
• Keeps licenses, registrations, and malpractice coverage current in each state where collaboration is provided.

What employers ask for

• MD or DO with unrestricted state license
• Board certification in a relevant specialty
• Active DEA registration where prescribing is involved
• Licensure in each state being covered
• Familiarity with state collaboration requirements
• Chart review in electronic health record systems

Doing this job remotely

Chart review and consultation are commonly done remotely, which is why these roles appear on telehealth and remote job listings. The binding constraint is licensure: the physician must be licensed in the state where the supervised clinician practices, and state rules differ on meeting frequency, proximity, and how many clinicians one physician may oversee. Some states require periodic in-person contact.

Where it comes from and where it leads

These are practicing or recently practicing physicians, often in primary care, psychiatry, or a specialty matching the practice they support. The work usually supplements a clinical career and can lead to medical director roles at telehealth companies or group practices.