EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Independent Contractor (1099 NEC)

LOCATION: Remote (Nationwide)

ORGANIZATION: OpenTelemed Services LLC

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
OpenTelemed Services LLC is seeking qualified and compassionate Telehealth Nurses (Registered Nurses and Nurse Practitioners) to join our growing nationwide telehealth platform. This is an excellent opportunity for licensed healthcare professionals to expand their practice reach, maintain flexibility, and provide high-quality virtual care to patients across the United States. As an independent contractor, you will have the autonomy to manage your patient load while receiving comprehensive support including insurance credentialing, EMR access, billing support, and collaborative physician oversight.

POSITION OVERVIEW
As a Telehealth Nurse with OpenTelemed Services, you will deliver comprehensive virtual healthcare services to 200-500 patients per month through our secure, HIPAA-compliant telehealth platform. This role offers the flexibility to manage your own schedule while providing evidence-based clinical care across multiple specialties and patient populations. You will work collaboratively with our physician partners, utilize our integrated EMR system, and receive full administrative support to focus on patient care delivery.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Primary Clinical Duties
Patient Assessment & Care Delivery: Conduct comprehensive virtual consultations, assessments, and evaluations using video and audio-based communication technologies

Service Delivery Across Specialties: Provide telehealth nursing services including but not limited to:

Preventive Health Services: Health screenings, wellness consultations, preventive care counseling

Family Medicine Visits: Routine family health management and general practitioner services

Routine Checkups & Physical Exams: Virtual comprehensive health evaluations

Pre-Operative Consultations: Pre-surgical assessments, clearances, and patient preparation

Post-Operative Care & Monitoring: Post-surgical follow-ups, wound assessment, recovery monitoring

Remote Patient Monitoring: Chronic disease management (hypertension, diabetes, heart failure, COPD) with connected health devices

Mental Health Services: Psychiatric and behavioral health consultations, symptom assessment, and treatment coordination

Patient Education: Health promotion, disease management education, medication counseling, and lifestyle modification guidance

Specialty-Specific Services: Additional services based on your professional expertise and credentials

Clinical Documentation: Maintain detailed, accurate, and compliant electronic medical records (EMR) for all patient encounters, ensuring proper documentation standards for billing and clinical continuity

Treatment Planning & Prescribing: Develop evidence-based treatment plans, issue prescriptions within your scope of practice, and ensure compliance with state-specific telehealth prescribing regulations

Collaborative Care: Work effectively with supervising or collaborative physicians as required by state regulations and patient complexity; escalate cases appropriately

Patient Safety & Clinical Judgment: Exercise clinical judgment to determine appropriateness of telehealth services; recommend in-person evaluations when necessary and document clinical reasoning

Remote Patient Monitoring Experience: Experience managing patients with connected health monitoring devices or chronic disease management programs

Multi-Specialty Background: Diverse clinical background spanning multiple nursing specialties or care settings

Provider Network Navigation: Familiarity with insurance panels, credentialing processes, and payer requirements

Patient Education Skills: Demonstrated ability to educate patients on health management, medication compliance, and lifestyle modifications

Spanish or Other Language Proficiency: Bilingual capabilities (Spanish, Mandarin, or other languages) are a plus for serving diverse patient populations

SCOPE OF PRACTICE CONSIDERATIONS
Nurse Practitioners (NPs)
Practice independently or collaboratively depending on state scope of practice laws (Full Practice Authority vs. restricted practice states)

May assess, diagnose, and prescribe medications within their specialty and state regulations

Responsibility for clinical decision-making and patient outcomes

Prescriptive authority and controlled substance restrictions vary by state; applicant must ensure compliance with patient state regulations

Registered Nurses (RNs)
Perform patient assessments, care coordination, and telehealth services under physician supervision or protocol

Follow established clinical protocols and escalate complex cases to supervising physicians or NPs

Provide patient education, health coaching, and remote monitoring

Support preventive care, routine health management, and patient education initiatives


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