Lead Physician - Virtual Urgent Care

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Oscar HealthGreat Workplace
1 month ago
Remote - Nationwide$221K - $290KFull TimeUrgent Care
✓ No Call✓ No Weekends

Job Description

About the Role

Join Oscar Health as a Lead Physician - Virtual Urgent Care in United States. Hi, we're Oscar Medical Group. We're hiring a Lead Physician to join our Virtual Urgent Care team.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide direct high quality, safe patient care via telemedicine (video, phone, messaging) while working with a multidisciplinary team.
  • Provide supervision to a group of APPs (NPs and PAs) who are delivering care in a virtual environment and provide professional & clinical growth.
  • Be a clinical escalation point for the care delivery team as needed (APPs, RNs, MAs).
  • Support development of clinical guidelines, continuous improvement of care model, and participate in collaborative projects with Operations and Product team members as a clinical leader.

Requirements

  • free hiring practices. It means that we cultivate an environment where people can be their most authentic selves and find both belonging and support. We're on a mission to change health care
  • time employees are eligible for

Benefits & Compensation

  • Salary: $221K - $290K
  • 18 days PTO.
  • 401(k) with employer match.

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • Remote position - work from anywhere.

This position offers competitive compensation. Work with Oscar Health in United States.

Key Skills

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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Lead Physician - Virtual Urgent Care at Oscar Health a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Urgent Care physician listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements, remote work flexibility.

This score reflects a generally positive work environment with some areas for improvement. Clinicians should evaluate scheduling and workload expectations carefully.

Urgent Care — Physician Career Context

This Urgent Care position at Oscar Health is open to physician candidates.

Physicians (MD/DO) are in high demand across healthcare settings, with growing interest in positions that offer sustainable schedules and reduced administrative burden.

Remote physician positions in Urgent Care have grown significantly in recent years, offering clinicians the ability to maintain a full patient panel without geographic constraints or commute-related burnout.

Compensation Analysis

Oscar Health lists compensation for this physician position at $221k to $290k annually.

Location & Logistics

This is a fully remote physician position. Remote clinicians can practice from any state where they hold an active license, eliminating commute time and offering maximum schedule flexibility. Many remote healthcare positions also allow providers to establish a more sustainable long-term practice pattern.

Why This Position Stands Out

  • No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
  • No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time
  • Fully remote — work from anywhere with an active license
  • Transparent compensation ($221k–$290k)

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Telemedicine, Clinical Supervision, Quality Assurance, Patient Safety, Clinical Guidelines Development, Team Leadership, Urgent Care, Emergency Medicine. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Urgent Care role.

Core responsibilities: The Lead Physician will deliver high-quality, safe patient care via telemedicine while collaborating with a multidisciplinary team and providing direct supervision and professional growth support to a team of Advanced Practice Providers. This role also involves supporting strategic initiatives, acti...

Benefits package: Health Insurance, Dental, Vision, 401k, 18 days PTO, Performance Bonuses, Paid Holidays, Paid Sick Time. A comprehensive benefits package is an important factor in evaluating total compensation beyond base salary.

About WeekdayDoc

WeekdayDoc is the only healthcare job board that scores every position for burnout risk and work-life balance. Every listing includes a proprietary burnout score, transparent salary data when available, and lifestyle filters for no-call, no-weekends, and remote positions. Browse more Urgent Care physician jobs on WeekdayDoc to compare work-life balance scores and compensation across employers.

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About Oscar Health

Insurance
New York, New York
5-10

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
18 days PTO
Performance Bonuses
Paid Holidays
Paid Sick Time
6.0

Work-Life Balance Score

Top 50%

Protective Factors (3)

Remote work (RR 0.57; 14-23% ↓ burnout)

No on-call (β=6.95; p<0.001 for ↓ exhaustion)

No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)

Interpretation: Position demonstrates strong burnout protection with 3 validated protective factors.

Job Details

Employment Type

Full-time

Posted

1mo ago

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