Telehealth Physician - Medical Weightloss

Family MedicineContract

Listed compensation

$30 per visit, $8-$9 per async

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Job Description

Telehealth Physician

OpenLoop is seeking telemedicine physicians to join our nationwide virtual care network. Telehealth physicians use our platform to provide synchronous and asynchronous care across services like tele-urgent care, medical weight loss, primary care, and specialty offerings—all on your terms.

About OpenLoop

OpenLoop Health was founded with the vision to deliver care anywhere. We connect experienced clinicians with innovative telehealth organizations serving patients in all 50 states.

As a telehealth physician in OpenLoop’s network, you gain access to flexible, high-quality opportunities while maintaining autonomy over your clinical practice. Our support teams help streamline platform onboarding and logistics so you can focus on patient care.

About the Opportunity

As a telemedicine physician in our network, you will have flexibility and control over your schedule and workload. Physicians provide care to patients using telemedicine modalities including video, phone, connected devices, and asynchronous messaging.

You Will

  • Practice independently, exercising your own clinical judgment
  • Choose when and how much you work (subject to platform needs)
  • Deliver care consistent with applicable standards, guidelines, and your professional discretion
  • This opportunity is ideal for physicians seeking flexible, remote work without traditional employment constraints.
  • What You’ll Do
  • Provide virtual care by obtaining histories, conducting assessments, and developing treatment plans
  • Diagnose and manage common acute, chronic, and low-acuity behavioral health conditions
  • Deliver care via synchronous (video/phone) and asynchronous (chat/email) modalities
  • Maintain accurate, timely documentation
  • Collaborate with other clinicians as needed while maintaining independent decision-making
  • Incorporate patient preferences and evidence-based medicine into care plans
  • What We’re Looking For
  • MD or DO from an accredited U.S. medical school
  • Board certification in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, or Emergency Medicine
  • Active, unrestricted licenses in multiple states

Minimum Licensure Requirements

  • 3-5 active state licenses
  • Priority: CA, TX, FL, NY, VA
  • Additional: NC, WA, OH, PA, GA

Additional Qualifications

  • 3+ years of clinical practice experience
  • Experience in medical weight loss (GLP-1 compound prescribing required)
  • Familiarity with low-acuity mental health and urgent care
  • Active DEA license
  • Strong communication and documentation skills
  • Comfortable using telehealth technology

Preferred

  • Telemedicine experience
  • Spanish fluency

Compensation

Compensation Is per Visit/service

  • Medical Weight Loss
  • $30 per synchronous visit
  • $8–$9 per asynchronous visit
  • $15 per patient no-show
  • Tele-Urgent Care
  • $30 per synchronous visit (7–15 min)
  • $40 behavioral health consult (20 min)
  • $4 per asynchronous visit
  • $15 per no-show
  • Contract Details
  • 1099 independent contractor agreement
  • Flexible scheduling; contractors determine availability and services location
  • Opportunity for 20–40+ hours/week based on preference and demand
  • Some weekend availability may increase earning opportunities

Key Responsibilities

Provide virtual healthcare services including diagnosis and treatment plans via video, phone, and messaging. Manage acute and chronic conditions, specifically focusing on medical weight loss and low-acuity behavioral health.

Requirements

Requires an MD or DO from an accredited U.S. school with board certification in Family, Internal, or Emergency Medicine. Must hold 3-5 active state licenses and have 3+ years of clinical experience, including GLP-1 prescribing.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient AssessmentChronic Disease ManagementSynchronous CareClinical Documentation

Family Medicine — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Family Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 54% have no call, 68% require no weekends — this position is remote.

Family Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is down 3.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Nationally, Family Medicine professionals earn a median annual salary of approximately $265k, with the typical range spanning $200k to $340k depending on experience, location, and practice setting.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Telehealth Physician - Medical Weightloss at OpenLoop Health Partners a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Family Medicine — ranked against 2,584 active Family Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include remote work flexibility.

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401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
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CME allowance
60%
Relocation assistance
40%
Loan repayment
24%

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Work-life snapshot

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Better work-life than 60% of Family Medicine listings

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About OpenLoop Health Partners

Hospitals and Health Care
Des Moines, Iowa
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Flexible scheduling
Independent contractor
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