Collaborating Physician

The role

The Collaborating Physician provides clinical oversight, delegation of medical services, and consultative support for Advanced Practice Providers. This role involves supervising up to four nurse practitioners delivering home-based palliative and serious illness care.

What you will do

• Serve as supervising physician for up to four NPs at one time
• Establish, review, and maintain written nurse protocol agreements
• Be immediately available for consultation during care delivery
• Attend IDT at least monthly for one hour
• Review and countersign patient records
• Review 100% of patient records involving an adverse outcome within 30 days
• Review a sample of at least 10% of all other patient records quarterly
• Conduct medical record review and meetings with APRN at least quarterly
• Support symptom management, advance care planning, and goals-of-care conversations
• Delegate authority to pronounce death and complete death certificates where permitted

Required qualifications

• Active, unrestricted California medical license (MD or DO) in good standing
• Willing and able to obtain additional licensure as needed
• Active DEA registration
• Principal medical practice location within the State of California
• Board certification in Family Medicine, or Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
• Demonstrated experience supervising or collaborating with advanced practice providers
• Familiarity with value-based care and with California supervision requirements for NPs

Nice to have

• Additional licensure in WA, OR, UT, and ID

Before you apply

• The hiring process may consist of applying, phone screen, online assessment(s), interview(s), an offer, and background/reference checks
• A background check, which may include a drug test or other health screenings, will be required
• Employees in patient, client, or customer-facing roles must be vaccinated against influenza
• Compliance with federal law requires identity and work eligibility verification using E-Verify upon hire

About the company

Vynca's mission is to provide comprehensive care for more quality days at home. They are a community guided by core values of Excellence, Compassion, Curiosity, and Integrity.