Telemedicine Physician Jobs for OPT Students
Telemedicine Physician jobs on OPT are available but require active medical licensure in the state where patients are located, which can complicate multi-state practice. Most roles fall under STEM OPT if your degree is in a qualifying biomedical or health informatics field, giving you up to 36 months of work authorization.
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Remote, USA
Employment Type
Full time
Location Type
Remote
Department
Wheel Provider Group
Wheel Medical Group is seeking physicians to join our network of world-class clinicians delivering virtual care. Clinicians must have at least 40 active state licenses to be eligible for this role.
About Wheel Medical Group
Wheel Medical Group is a physician owned professional corporation that serves patients across the United States; evolving the traditional care ecosystem by equipping the nation's most innovative companies with a premier platform to deliver high-quality virtual care at scale. We offer proven strategies and cutting-edge technologies to foster consumer engagement, build brand loyalty, and maximize return on investment. Wheel solutions include configurable virtual care programs, an intuitive consumer interface, and access to a nationwide network of board-certified clinicians. Discover how Wheel is transforming the future of healthcare by visiting www.wheel.com.
Wheel is redefining what it means to practice virtual care. Our platform integrates real-time payer intelligence, automated clinical filtering, and streamlined documentation workflows - reducing administrative burden and allowing clinicians to focus on outcomes. By operating as the infrastructure layer behind leading telehealth brands, Wheel offers physicians scale, stability, and the ability to work efficiently across diverse care models.
About the Role
Wheel Medical Group offers a better way to work in virtual care by enabling clinicians to work with multiple telehealth companies — all in one platform. Clinicians in our nationwide network are credentialed, trained, and matched with vetted companies delivering the highest quality patient care. You could have the opportunity to provide care in a number of programs such as:
- Primary Care
- Urgent Care
- Women’s Health
- Men’s Health
- Weight Management
- Dermatology
- Pediatrics
What You’ll Do:
- Deliver high-quality, evidence-based asynchronous and synchronous virtual care.
- Review comprehensive patient intake information, including medical history, medication lists, and patient-submitted photos, to ensure safe and appropriate prescribing decisions.
- Conduct thorough clinical assessments aligned with Wheel clinical guidelines, utilizing clinical snippets and workflows to tailor education and treatment plans.
- Prescribe medications responsibly, ensuring alignment with patient eligibility, formulary guidance, and safety parameters such as blood pressure ranges, contraindicated medications, and clinical red flags.
- Document each patient encounter using a complete and structured SOAP note, including rationale for prescribing or referring, patient counseling, and follow-up recommendations.
- Engage in clear and compassionate communication with patients through secure messaging or live video visits, maintaining a professional and supportive web-side manner.
- Refer patients to in-person care when clinical guidelines are not met, documenting rationale and providing clear patient instructions.
- Maintain compliance with quality assurance standards, incorporating feedback from periodic chart audits and actively participating in continuous improvement efforts.
- Escalate urgent clinical concerns such as suicidal ideation or harassment according to platform protocols, ensuring patient safety and clinician protection.
- Collaborate with Wheel’s clinical operations team for onboarding, platform support, and guideline updates to ensure consistent, high-quality care delivery.
Who You Are
- Board certified physician (Family, Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine)
- License requirement: must have 40+ active state licenses. Clinicians with these licenses will be prioritized - TX, IN, CA, TN, MS, GA, FL, AR, VA, NC, MO, SC, AL, LA, IL, PA, OH, CT, NY, OK, WI, WV, MN, KY, CO
- 2+ years of clinical experience in emergency, urgent care, or family medicine/primary care experience
- Clinician must be comfortable with clinical weight management
- Schedule: Must work 36 clinic hours per week 8a-8p cst Monday-Sunday (1 weekend shift per week)
- Must be available for 4 hours per week of NP supervision work. Weekly clinic hours will be adjusted to support supervision as required.
- Ability to perform both synchronous and asynchronous consults
- Experience treating pediatric patients preferred
- Outstanding clinical expertise
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Comfortable with technology
Benefits:
- Multiple telehealth opportunities. With just one application, one credentialing effort, and one schedule, Wheel offers a simple and flexible way to work with multiple telehealth companies. Unlimited and uncapped earnings.
- Work on your schedule. Create your own schedule and work when you want, whether that’s evenings, part-time, or full-time.
- 100% remote. Provide rewarding patient care from the comfort and safety of your home or office.
- Clinician community. Join a collaborative community of clinicians working in virtual care.
- Clinical, operational, administrative, and technical support. Wheel works to offer guidance and support for your virtual care practice, handling payments, credentialing, onboarding, and more.
- Simple to use. Utilize our secure and HIPAA-compliant platform that includes video conferencing, scheduling, and patient information tools.
- We protect clinicians. We vet all of our telehealth company partners for clinical safety and standard of care procedures to help protect your clinical practice. We also provide malpractice insurance, including tail coverage.
Wheel Medical Group is committed to providing equal opportunity for all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law. We welcome and consider all qualified applicants for contract opportunities without regard to legally protected characteristics.
Location
Remote, USA
Employment Type
Full time
Location Type
Remote
Department
Wheel Provider Group
Wheel Medical Group is seeking physicians to join our network of world-class clinicians delivering virtual care. Clinicians must have at least 40 active state licenses to be eligible for this role.
About Wheel Medical Group
Wheel Medical Group is a physician owned professional corporation that serves patients across the United States; evolving the traditional care ecosystem by equipping the nation's most innovative companies with a premier platform to deliver high-quality virtual care at scale. We offer proven strategies and cutting-edge technologies to foster consumer engagement, build brand loyalty, and maximize return on investment. Wheel solutions include configurable virtual care programs, an intuitive consumer interface, and access to a nationwide network of board-certified clinicians. Discover how Wheel is transforming the future of healthcare by visiting www.wheel.com.
Wheel is redefining what it means to practice virtual care. Our platform integrates real-time payer intelligence, automated clinical filtering, and streamlined documentation workflows - reducing administrative burden and allowing clinicians to focus on outcomes. By operating as the infrastructure layer behind leading telehealth brands, Wheel offers physicians scale, stability, and the ability to work efficiently across diverse care models.
About the Role
Wheel Medical Group offers a better way to work in virtual care by enabling clinicians to work with multiple telehealth companies — all in one platform. Clinicians in our nationwide network are credentialed, trained, and matched with vetted companies delivering the highest quality patient care. You could have the opportunity to provide care in a number of programs such as:
- Primary Care
- Urgent Care
- Women’s Health
- Men’s Health
- Weight Management
- Dermatology
- Pediatrics
What You’ll Do:
- Deliver high-quality, evidence-based asynchronous and synchronous virtual care.
- Review comprehensive patient intake information, including medical history, medication lists, and patient-submitted photos, to ensure safe and appropriate prescribing decisions.
- Conduct thorough clinical assessments aligned with Wheel clinical guidelines, utilizing clinical snippets and workflows to tailor education and treatment plans.
- Prescribe medications responsibly, ensuring alignment with patient eligibility, formulary guidance, and safety parameters such as blood pressure ranges, contraindicated medications, and clinical red flags.
- Document each patient encounter using a complete and structured SOAP note, including rationale for prescribing or referring, patient counseling, and follow-up recommendations.
- Engage in clear and compassionate communication with patients through secure messaging or live video visits, maintaining a professional and supportive web-side manner.
- Refer patients to in-person care when clinical guidelines are not met, documenting rationale and providing clear patient instructions.
- Maintain compliance with quality assurance standards, incorporating feedback from periodic chart audits and actively participating in continuous improvement efforts.
- Escalate urgent clinical concerns such as suicidal ideation or harassment according to platform protocols, ensuring patient safety and clinician protection.
- Collaborate with Wheel’s clinical operations team for onboarding, platform support, and guideline updates to ensure consistent, high-quality care delivery.
Who You Are
- Board certified physician (Family, Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine)
- License requirement: must have 40+ active state licenses. Clinicians with these licenses will be prioritized - TX, IN, CA, TN, MS, GA, FL, AR, VA, NC, MO, SC, AL, LA, IL, PA, OH, CT, NY, OK, WI, WV, MN, KY, CO
- 2+ years of clinical experience in emergency, urgent care, or family medicine/primary care experience
- Clinician must be comfortable with clinical weight management
- Schedule: Must work 36 clinic hours per week 8a-8p cst Monday-Sunday (1 weekend shift per week)
- Must be available for 4 hours per week of NP supervision work. Weekly clinic hours will be adjusted to support supervision as required.
- Ability to perform both synchronous and asynchronous consults
- Experience treating pediatric patients preferred
- Outstanding clinical expertise
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Comfortable with technology
Benefits:
- Multiple telehealth opportunities. With just one application, one credentialing effort, and one schedule, Wheel offers a simple and flexible way to work with multiple telehealth companies. Unlimited and uncapped earnings.
- Work on your schedule. Create your own schedule and work when you want, whether that’s evenings, part-time, or full-time.
- 100% remote. Provide rewarding patient care from the comfort and safety of your home or office.
- Clinician community. Join a collaborative community of clinicians working in virtual care.
- Clinical, operational, administrative, and technical support. Wheel works to offer guidance and support for your virtual care practice, handling payments, credentialing, onboarding, and more.
- Simple to use. Utilize our secure and HIPAA-compliant platform that includes video conferencing, scheduling, and patient information tools.
- We protect clinicians. We vet all of our telehealth company partners for clinical safety and standard of care procedures to help protect your clinical practice. We also provide malpractice insurance, including tail coverage.
Wheel Medical Group is committed to providing equal opportunity for all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law. We welcome and consider all qualified applicants for contract opportunities without regard to legally protected characteristics.
How to Get Visa Sponsorship in Telemedicine Physician
Verify your degree qualifies for STEM OPT extension
Telemedicine roles may qualify for the 24-month STEM OPT extension if your degree is in biomedical engineering, health informatics, or a related CIP-coded STEM field. Confirm with your DSO before applying to roles requiring long-term commitment.
Secure state medical licensure before your OPT start date
Telemedicine physicians must hold a valid license in every state where patients are located. Licensing boards can take three to six months to process applications, so begin the process well before your OPT authorization period begins.
Target employers already familiar with OPT work authorization
Large telehealth networks and hospital-affiliated telemedicine programs are more likely to have HR teams experienced with OPT. Smaller platforms may misunderstand your authorization, so be prepared to explain that OPT requires no employer petition upfront.
Clarify whether the role is 1099 or W-2 before accepting
OPT requires a bona fide employer-employee relationship. Independent contractor arrangements on a 1099 basis can put your status at risk. Confirm the role offers W-2 employment and that your employer will sign the required OPT employer verification forms.
Track your OPT unemployment limit carefully during licensing delays
If state licensing takes longer than expected and you cannot start working, those weeks count against your 90-day unemployment limit. Coordinate with your DSO early so licensing delays do not unintentionally trigger a status violation.
Start your H-1B sponsorship conversation at the offer stage
OPT gives you a fixed window. Raise H-1B sponsorship during salary negotiations, not after you start. Healthcare employers who understand physician demand are often receptive, especially if you have specialized training in a high-need telemedicine specialty.
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Get Access To All JobsFrequently Asked Questions
Can I work as a telemedicine physician on OPT without a U.S. medical license?
No. OPT work authorization is separate from professional licensure requirements. Even with valid F-1 OPT, you must hold an active medical license in each state where your patients are located. Most states also require passing USMLE Steps 1, 2, and 3, plus completion of an accredited residency program, before they will issue a license.
Does a telemedicine physician role qualify for the STEM OPT extension?
It depends on your degree, not your job title. If your degree is in a STEM-designated field such as biomedical engineering, health informatics, or computational biology, your role may qualify for the 24-month STEM OPT extension. A general MD or DO degree is typically not STEM-coded, so confirm your CIP code with your DSO before counting on the extension.
Where can I find telemedicine physician jobs that are open to OPT candidates?
Migrate Mate lists telemedicine physician roles specifically filtered for candidates on OPT and other work authorization types. Searching there is more efficient than filtering through general job boards because employers have already indicated openness to sponsoring or hiring international candidates. Licensing requirements and work authorization details are surfaced upfront so you can focus on roles you actually qualify for.
Can I work as an independent contractor on OPT in a telemedicine role?
Generally no. USCIS requires that OPT employment involve a legitimate employer-employee relationship. Independent contractor arrangements, which are common on some telemedicine platforms, may not satisfy this requirement. You should seek W-2 positions with a defined employer who can verify your employment. Consult your DSO and an immigration attorney before accepting any 1099-based arrangement.
What happens to my OPT if I hold licenses in multiple states and one role ends?
Your OPT status is tied to active employment, not to any specific state license. If one role ends, you have up to 90 cumulative days of unemployment before your status is at risk. You can transition to another qualifying telemedicine employer during that window. Notify your DSO of any employment changes promptly and update your SEVIS record to reflect your new employer.
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