About the role
Ophelia
Are you looking for a role in a company that's solving one of the greatest challenges of our lifetime? Ophelia helps people end their opioid use and restore their quality of life with respect for their time and dignity. Our mission is to make evidence-based treatments for opioid use disorder (OUD) accessible to everyone... and we're looking to bring more people onto our team to help us achieve it.
Ophelia is a venture-backed, healthcare startup that helps individuals with OUD by providing FDA-approved medication and clinical care through a telehealth platform. Our approach is discreet, convenient, and affordable. We've been successfully operating in 14 states for almost six years and we're excited to continue our growth. We are a team of physicians, scientists, entrepreneurs, researchers and White House advisors, backed by leading technology and healthcare investors working to re-imagine and re-build OUD treatment in America.
About the Role
Our clinical team consists of primarily mid-level (PA/NP) providers, and as we continue to expand care will need the support of additional Collaborating Physicians to join the team.
The primary responsibility of the Part-time Physician is an administrative role as a Collaborating Physician for our midlevel providers (PAs/NPs) across all our practicing states. Each of our clinicians is managed by an internal Clinical Management team to ensure quality care, documentation review, and best practices are being followed according to our policies and protocols. Collaborating Physicians will be able to work closely with Clinical Management team on an as needed basis, join Clinical Team meetings, Grand Rounds, and smaller clinician Pod meetings to stay connected to the clinical work being conducted at Ophelia.
On a quarterly basis the Collaborating Physician will be responsible for signing off on required documentation / chart reviews that will initially be conducted by our Clinical Management team with notes regarding any inadequacies. Our goal is to ensure the administrative role of the Collaborating Physician is fully supported by the Clinical Management team.
Key Responsibilities:
- The administrative requirements will vary depending on the number of supervisory relationships, but we this role will entail the following responsibilities:
- Execute documentation establishing supervisory relationships in a timely manner, per state requirements
- Maintain licensure and all required registrations to prescribe controlled substances in all states with supervisory relationships
- Quarterly chart reviews (monthly if state requires)
- Meet all legal requirements of individual state supervisory relationships
- Attend two 30 min Ophelia team meetings per quarter
Qualifications:
- Licensed MD in Pennsylvania and/or New Jersey; and the ability to become licensed in multiple states
- Experienced in addiction medicine / MOUD
- Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine or Addiction Medicine
Compensation Structure (Stipend-based):
- $800 for first month (paperwork, shadowing, learning the model
- Monthly Stipend per number of NP/PAs supervised; will adhere to the limitations of PAs
- Time Requirements:
- Tier 1: 5 - 10 relationships; 2 hours per month $525
- Tier 2: 11 - 15 relationships; 3 hours per month $700
- Tier 3: 16 - 20 relationships; 4 hours per month $875
- Tier 4: 21 - 25 relationships, 5 hrs per month $1050
- Included in the estimated time framework above are:
- Onboarding/Getting Started (one time) - 4-5 hours
- Quarterly Chart Reviews
- Team Meetings - 1 hour per quarter
- Clinician touch points - 1-2 hours per month
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