Nurse Practitioner – Medical Weight Loss & GLP-1 Therapy

Pay: Competitive

Job description:

Type: 1099 Contract

Location: Remote / Telehealth

Provider Type: Nurse Practitioner

About Wellnite

Wellnite is a virtual healthcare platform focused on making high-quality care more accessible through telehealth. We support providers with scheduling, billing, patient coordination, and administrative operations so they can focus on delivering safe, effective patient care.

We are currently expanding our medical weight management services and are seeking experienced Nurse Practitioners to support patients through evidence-based weight loss treatment, including GLP-1 and related anti-obesity medications.

Role Overview

We are seeking experienced Nurse Practitioners who are comfortable evaluating and treating patients seeking medical weight loss care through telehealth.

This role is ideal for clinicians with backgrounds in primary care, endocrinology, obesity medicine, women’s health, diabetes management, or metabolic health.

As a Wellnite Nurse Practitioner, you will evaluate patients, determine whether medical weight loss treatment is clinically appropriate, prescribe when appropriate, monitor progress and side effects, and adjust treatment plans based on patient response.

This is a flexible 1099 contractor opportunity that allows you to provide care remotely and set your availability based on your schedule.

Ideal Nurse Practitioner Specialties

We are especially interested in Nurse Practitioners with backgrounds in:

• Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)
• Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (AGPCNP)
• Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner (WHNP)
• Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
• Endocrinology
• Internal Medicine / Metabolic Health
• Obesity Medicine
• Weight Management

Experience in primary care, endocrinology, diabetes care, metabolic health, women’s health, or obesity medicine is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conduct telehealth evaluations for patients interested in medical weight loss
• Review medical history, current medications, BMI, contraindications, weight-related conditions, and clinical risk factors
• Determine whether GLP-1 medications or other weight loss treatments are clinically appropriate
• Prescribe medications in accordance with applicable state laws, clinical guidelines, and company protocols
• Educate patients on medication use, potential side effects, treatment expectations, lifestyle changes, and safety considerations
• Monitor patient progress, treatment response, side effects, and laboratory results
• Adjust treatment plans when clinically appropriate
• Review relevant laboratory testing and screening results
• Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation
• Coordinate with collaborating or supervising physicians when required by state law
• Escalate complex cases, adverse reactions, or higher-risk patients when appropriate
• Follow all applicable state licensure, prescribing, privacy, and clinical requirements

Requirements

• Active Nurse Practitioner license in good standing
• Active board certification as a Nurse Practitioner
• FNP, AGPCNP, WHNP, or another primary-care-oriented specialty preferred
• Must be authorized to practice in the state(s) where patients are located
• Comfortable practicing through telehealth
• Strong understanding of obesity, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, hypertension, cardiovascular risk, and medication contraindications
• Ability to follow evidence-based treatment protocols while exercising appropriate clinical judgment
• Strong patient education, communication, and documentation skills
• Active DEA registration preferred, or willingness to obtain if required for the scope of practice
• Must be comfortable evaluating whether a patient is an appropriate candidate for treatment rather than prescribing automatically

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience with medical weight management
• Experience prescribing or managing GLP-1 medications, including semaglutide, tirzepatide, liraglutide, or related therapies
• Experience in obesity medicine, endocrinology, primary care, women’s health, or diabetes management
• Multi-state licensure
• Previous telehealth experience
• Experience with direct-to-consumer or virtual weight loss programs
• Familiarity with metabolic panels, A1C, thyroid testing, lipid panels, and cardiovascular risk screening
• Experience treating patients with diabetes, PCOS, insulin resistance, or metabolic syndrome
• Familiarity with GLP-1 prior authorization, affordability, and medication access challenges

Why Join Wellnite?

• Flexible remote work
• Set your own availability
• 100% telehealth
• Administrative and operational support
• Patient scheduling support
• Billing and Credentialing support
• Opportunity to work within a growing medical weight management program
• Ability to focus on clinical care while Wellnite supports backend operations
• Opportunity to treat patients across multiple states if appropriately licensed

Position Details

Job Type: 1099 Independent Contractor

Compensation: Competitive

Location: Remote / Telehealth

Provider Type: Nurse Practitioner

Eligible Location: United States, subject to applicable state licensure and prescribing requirements

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Contract

Pay: From $70.00 per hour

Application Question(s):

• Do you have experience prescribing or managing GLP-1 or other anti-obesity medications?

Work Location

Remote