Contract Telemedicine: Internal Medicine Job in Billings, Montana
This Internal Medicine telemedicine position based in Billings, Montana is offered as a contract arrangement. Under this structure, you would be engaged as an independent contractor rather than an employee, typically paid on a 1099 basis under an agreement that defines term, schedule, and rate. You would be responsible for arranging your own benefits, retirement, and tax withholding, and malpractice terms would be spelled out in the agreement itself. In exchange, this type of arrangement can offer more flexibility and, often, a premium rate compared with employed roles.
For this listing, the financial offering is listed at the national average tier. The role carries no patient call and no emergency department call rotation.
Candidates should meet the following requirements:
- Board Certified or Board Eligible
- Position Type: Permanent
- Recruited Specialty: Telemedicine: Internal Medicine
- 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: $303,524 per year
- Relocation Allowance: No
- Signing Bonus: No
- Stipends: No
- Student Loan Assistance: No
- Practice State: Montana
- Practice City: Billings
- 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
