Medical Doctor (Part-Time) in Fort Worth, Texas at PULSE PRIMARY CARE

POSITION SUMMARY

Pulse Primary Care is urgently seeking an experienced Primary Care and Supervising Physician (MD/DO) to join our Fort Worth, Texas practice.

This part-time position average approximately 20 hours per week. The position combines direct outpatient primary care with the clinical supervision, consultation, and training of the practice’s nurse practitioners and physician assistants. The physician will serve as a clinical resource and escalation point while helping ensure consistent, evidence-based, and patient-centered care across the provider team.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide comprehensive outpatient primary care, including physical examinations, preventive care, treatment of acute illnesses, and chronic disease management.

• Evaluate patients, establish diagnoses, develop treatment plans, prescribe medications, and coordinate follow-up care.

• Order and interpret diagnostic tests and promptly communicate clinically significant results.

• Educate patients and families regarding diagnoses, medications, treatment options, preventive care, and healthy lifestyle choices.

• Coordinate referrals and transitions of care with specialists, hospitals, pharmacies, care managers, and community resources.

• Identify urgent, high-risk, or medically complex cases and arrange appropriate consultation, emergency treatment, hospitalization, or specialty care.

• Complete accurate and timely documentation, orders, inbox tasks, coding support, and chart closure within the electronic health record.

NP/PA SUPERVISION AND TRAINING

• Serve as the supervising or delegating physician for assigned nurse practitioners and physician assistants in accordance with Texas law, Texas Medical Board requirements, written agreements, payer requirements, and organizational policies.

• Maintain required supervision and prescriptive-delegation registrations and agreements for assigned NPs and PAs, when applicable.

• Remain available for clinical consultation and provide decision-making support for medically complex, high-risk, or escalated cases.

• Establish clear expectations for physician consultation, prescribing, documentation, referrals, and patient follow-up.

• Review selected charts, treatment plans, prescribing practices, referrals, and documentation according to applicable agreements and practice protocols.

• Monitor the quality, consistency, and appropriateness of care provided by assigned NPs and PAs.

• Participate in the orientation, onboarding, clinical training, and ongoing development of providers.

• Provide case-based coaching regarding diagnostic reasoning, treatment planning, prescribing, documentation, and patient communication.

• Participate in chart audits, provider feedback, and quality-improvement activities.

• Escalate significant clinical-quality, patient-safety, prescribing, documentation, and scope-of-practice concerns to appropriate leadership.

QUALITY AND CLINICAL LEADERSHIP

• Support clinical policies, treatment protocols, standing orders, and consistent provider workflows.

• Participate in quality improvement, patient safety, risk management, and documentation initiatives.

• Maintain compliance with HIPAA, OSHA, Medicare, Texas Medicaid, controlled-substance requirements, credentialing standards, and applicable Texas and federal laws.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree.

• Completion of an accredited Family Medicine or Internal Medicine residency.

• Current, unrestricted Texas medical license in good standing.

• Board certification in Family Medicine or Internal Medicine. Board-eligible candidates may be considered based on experience and credentialing requirements.

• Current DEA registration and BLS certification.

• Eligibility for Medicare, Texas Medicaid, and commercial payer credentialing.

• Experience or demonstrated ability to supervise, train, and clinically support nurse practitioners and physician assistants.

• Strong clinical judgment, leadership, communication, documentation, coaching, and collaboration skills.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Three or more years of outpatient primary care experience.

• Previous experience supervising, collaborating with, precepting, or training NPs and PAs.

• Experience caring for Medicare and medically complex adult populations.

• Experience with value-based care, quality measures, chart audits, peer review, or clinical education.

ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION

The annual salary range is $125,000–$145,000 for a part-time schedule averaging approximately 20 hours per week. Actual compensation will be based on qualifications and experience,

The position includes a $10,000 sign-on bonus: Payments are subject to the written bonus agreement, eligibility requirements, and applicable tax withholding.

Benefit eligibility is governed by applicable plan documents and company policy.

APPLY NOW

This is an urgent hire. Qualified physicians are encouraged to apply immediately.

Pulse Primary Care is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to any characteristic protected by applicable law. Reasonable accommodations are available during the application and employment process.