Virtual Primary Care Sports Medicine Physician- Vermont Based

The role

This physician will deliver virtual orthopedic care through telehealth visits and asynchronous communication. You will conduct assessments, interpret complex imaging, and serve as a clinical authority for complex diagnoses.

What you will do

• Conducts targeted, high-complexity initial assessments, secondary or tertiary consultations, and manages treatment failure escalations.
• Serves as the ultimate clinical authority on complex differential diagnoses, atypical MSK presentations, and surgical/non-surgical triage.
• Provides advanced interpretation of complex imaging.
• Educate and empower patients to make informed decisions about their Healthcare.
• Serves as the Collaborating/Supervising Physician for APPs.
• Conducts chart audits, provides clinical escalation pathways, and mentors the team.
• Engage with the broader clinical team of physical therapists and health coaches to discuss complex cases and share best practices.
• Establishes, reviews, and follows evidence-based MSK clinical protocols

Required qualifications

• Must Reside in Vermont
• Minimum of 2 years of MSK/Orthopedic experience.
• Strong commitment to delivering top-tier MSK care with empathy and efficiency.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and time-management skills.
• Ability to work independently while contributing to a collaborative team environment.
• Enthusiastic about healthcare innovation and digital health solutions.
• Reliable high-speed internet and a quiet, professional remote workspace.
• Willingness to obtain additional state licenses as needed.

Nice to have

• Experience in telemedicine.
• Background in health-tech
• Experience working within a multidisciplinary healthcare setting.
• Flexibile availability to meet shifting patient demands.
• Additional licensure in any of the following states; MI, WI, MA, or NY

Benefits

• Fully remote position: ability to work from home
• Equity options
• Healthcare benefits
• 15 days PTO
• 9 Company Holidays
• Sick time
• 401k

About the company

Protera Health is a pioneering health-tech startup transforming the delivery of musculoskeletal (MSK) care. The company integrates a holistic, multidisciplinary approach with patient tracking technology.