North Dakota Collaborating Physician Jobs – Connect with Clinics Hiring Physicians
North Dakota was the first state to achieve Optimal Team Practice for PAs — removing mandatory supervision requirements for experienced PAs while maintaining a clear collaboration requirement for PA-owned clinics with early-career practitioners. If you’re a licensed North Dakota physician, there’s a growing market of new PA-owned practices that need your support.
North Dakota’s PA Ownership Law Creates a Growing Market of Early-Career PA Clinics
North Dakota made history in 2019 with HB 1175 — the first state to achieve all components of AAPA’s Optimal Team Practice model. The law removed mandatory supervisory agreements for PAs, made PAs responsible for their own patient care, and allowed PAs to independently own medical practices with North Dakota Board of Medicine approval.
The one specific collaboration requirement that remains: PA practice owners with fewer than 4,000 hours of postgraduate clinical experience must have a collaborating physician. Given North Dakota’s growing PA workforce — particularly in the oil country, agricultural communities, and the Fargo-Moorhead metro — this creates a well-defined, meaningful market of early-career PA-owned clinics that actively need physician collaborators.
North Dakota’s law explicitly states that “a written agreement is not required” for PA collaboration under NDAC 50-03-01-03.1. This makes North Dakota one of the leanest collaboration frameworks in the entire series — your role is supportive and collaborative, not supervisory, and the administrative burden is minimal.
North Dakota State Requirements
A PA shall collaborate with, consult with, or refer to the appropriate member of the health care team as indicated by the patient’s condition, the PA’s education, experience, and competence, and the standard of care. A written agreement is NOT required. NDAC 50-03-01-03.1
PAs may own their own practice with North Dakota Board of Medicine approval. PA practice owners with fewer than 4,000 hours of postgraduate clinical experience must have a collaborating physician. This is the primary collaborating physician opportunity in North Dakota. NDCC 43-17-02.1; HB 1175 (2019)
The degree of collaboration is determined at the practice level — by the employer, group, hospital service, or credentialing and privileging system. No ratio cap. No chart review mandate. No proximity requirement. NDAC 50-03-01-03.1
PAs are responsible for the care they provide. North Dakota law removes physician responsibility for PA-provided care. Physician liability for PA actions is not assumed under the collaboration framework. NDCC 43-17-02.1
PAs may prescribe and dispense Schedule II–V controlled substances and all legend drugs as authorized under NDCC 43-17-02.2(4). Governed by the North Dakota Board of Medicine. No state-mandated filing of collaboration documents.
North Dakota’s Two-Track PA Ownership Model
North Dakota’s PA ownership law creates a clear two-track system based on clinical experience. The income opportunity lives entirely in the first track.
PA Practice Owners With Fewer Than 4,000 Hours
PA-owned clinics whose owner-PA has not yet accumulated 4,000 postgraduate clinical hours must have a collaborating physician. This applies to:
• New PA graduates who open their own clinic
• Early-career PAs establishing medspas, wellness centers, telehealth practices, or other independent clinics
• PAs transitioning from employed practice to ownership before reaching 4,000 hours
This is the physician income opportunity in North Dakota. The collaboration is defined at the practice level — no written agreement, no chart review, and no supervisory liability required by state law.
PA Practice Owners With 4,000+ Hours
PA-owned clinics whose owner-PA has accumulated 4,000 or more postgraduate clinical hours may operate entirely without a physician oversight requirement under North Dakota’s OTP framework.
• Full independent practice and ownership
• No mandatory collaboration, supervision, or written agreement
• PA remains responsible for their own patient care
• Standard of care and community standards still apply
These PAs do not require a collaborating physician under current North Dakota law.
We match you specifically with PA-owned clinics in the first track — where a collaborating physician is legally required. Every match is purposeful and appropriately compensated.
What a Collaborating Physician Does in North Dakota
North Dakota’s framework gives the physician and PA maximum flexibility to define their collaboration at the practice level. No state-mandated chart review, no supervisory liability, and no written agreement required by statute.
Serve as Named Collaborating Physician
Be identified as the collaborating physician for the PA-owned practice with the North Dakota Board of Medicine as required for PA ownership approval. Your role supports the PA’s ability to open and operate their clinic independently.
Be Available for Consultation
Provide availability for the PA to collaborate, consult, or refer as indicated by patient conditions, community standards, and the PA’s competencies. The specific form and frequency of availability is determined at the practice level — not by state mandate.
Practice-Level Collaboration Structure
Work with the PA to define the nature of collaboration at the practice level — no state-mandated minimums. The degree of collaboration reflects the PA’s competencies, the practice setting, and community standards of care.
Support PA Practice Ownership
Your collaboration enables the PA to obtain North Dakota Board of Medicine approval for their independent practice. Once the PA reaches 4,000 hours, they can apply to remove the physician requirement — freeing your slot for a new early-career PA clinic.
No Supervisory Liability
North Dakota law explicitly removes physician responsibility for PA-provided care. You are a collaborator, not a supervisor. The PA remains responsible for the care they provide — giving you a clearly bounded, low-risk role.
Earn Income Per Collaboration
Receive income for each PA-owned clinic you support. North Dakota’s growing PA workforce — especially in oil country, agricultural communities, and the FM metro — creates a steady pipeline of early-career PAs opening their own practices.
Get Started in 3 Simple Steps
Many physicians in our network are matched and onboarded within 24 to 48 hours.
Apply
Submit your basic information and credentials. It takes less than 2 minutes. We verify your North Dakota license before matching.
Get Matched
We connect you with North Dakota PA-owned clinics whose owner-PA has fewer than 4,000 hours and needs a collaborating physician for their Board of Medicine approval.
Start Collaborating
Begin with clear expectations, a practice-level collaboration structure, and no written agreement filing burden — one of the most streamlined setups in this series.
A Smarter Way to Work as a North Dakota Collaborating Physician
North Dakota’s OTP framework makes the collaboration itself lean — but identifying the right PA-owned clinics in the under-4,000-hour window requires precise matching. We do that work for you.
We match you with the right PA clinics
We identify specifically the PA-owned clinics in North Dakota where the owner-PA has fewer than 4,000 hours — the precise window where a collaborating physician is required.
Start within 24–48 hours
Many North Dakota physicians in our network are matched and onboarded within 24 to 48 hours of applying. No Board pre-filing or written agreement submission required by state law.
NDCC 43-17-compliant structure
We structure the collaboration in line with North Dakota Board of Medicine requirements for PA practice ownership approval — even in the absence of a mandatory written agreement.
No supervisory liability
North Dakota’s OTP law explicitly removed physician responsibility for PA care. Your role is collaborative — the PA remains responsible for their own patient care under North Dakota statute.
Growing PA ownership market
North Dakota’s PA-friendly law is attracting early-career PAs who want to open their own clinics. This creates a growing pipeline of new PA-owned practices needing early-stage physician collaboration.
Minimal administrative burden
No mandatory written agreement, no chart review, no ratio cap, no proximity requirement, no Board filing. North Dakota is one of the most administratively lean collaboration frameworks in this entire series.
North Dakota Clinic Types We Work With
PA-owned clinics across North Dakota’s oil country, agricultural communities, and growing metro areas need collaborating physicians for early-career owner-PAs across every practice type.
This Opportunity Is Ideal For
Physicians with an active North Dakota medical license in good standing with the ND Board of Medicine
Physicians seeking a low-overhead, practice-level collaborative (not supervisory) role
Those looking to generate additional income with minimal administrative requirements
Physicians comfortable with a flexible, OTP-aligned collaboration framework
Your North Dakota medical license must be active and in good standing with the North Dakota Board of Medicine. No specific specialty-matching requirement applies. No minimum practice hours requirement is imposed on the collaborating physician under North Dakota’s OTP framework.
North Dakota Collaborating Physician Jobs — PA Practice-Owner Supervision — Remote Physician Jobs Across Fargo, Bismarck, and the Peace Garden State
North Dakota is one of the most PA-friendly states in the country — both NPs and experienced PAs can practice fully independently. But a focused, well-defined market for collaborating physician jobs still exists: PA practice owners with fewer than 4,000 postgraduate hours must have a collaborating physician as a condition of their North Dakota Board of Medicine practice ownership approval. With no written agreement required, no supervisory liability, no chart review mandate, and no proximity requirement, North Dakota offers some of the most streamlined remote physician jobs and physician side jobs available in the Northern Plains — for qualified physicians who want a clean, advisory-style arrangement with early-career PA owners.
Remote Physician Jobs — No Written Agreement, No Proximity, No Liability
North Dakota’s PA practice ownership framework requires a collaborating physician to be named in the Board of Medicine approval — but imposes no written agreement requirement, no chart review mandate, no proximity limit, and no supervisory liability. These are among the most genuinely remote physician jobs in this series: structured at the practice level, defined by mutual agreement, and available by phone or video. The physician’s role is advisory rather than supervisory — a clean, modern remote physician job with minimal administrative overhead.
Physician Side Jobs — Early-Career PA Owner Market
North Dakota’s OTP law attracts early-career PAs who want to open their own clinics — and every PA owner under 4,000 hours needs a named collaborating physician for their Board approval. This creates a consistent, self-renewing pipeline of physician side jobs and part time physician jobs as new PA clinic owners enter the market each year. The 4,000-hour threshold is approximately 2 years of full-time PA practice — making each arrangement a multi-year, stable physician side job income source.
Physician Consulting Jobs — Fargo and Bismarck Healthcare Markets
Fargo’s West Acres and South Fargo corridors and Bismarck’s Riverview and Gateway healthcare districts generate consistent demand for physician consulting jobs beyond the PA practice ownership framework. NP and PA-owned medspas, GLP-1 weight loss clinics, and telehealth platforms across North Dakota seek physician consulting jobs for protocol development, payer credentialing, and QA oversight — structured as retainer arrangements alongside practice ownership collaboration income.
Physician Advisor Roles for Independent NP and PA Clinics
North Dakota NPs are fully independent, and experienced PAs with 4,000+ hours also practice independently — but many independent NP and PA clinics across Fargo, Bismarck, and the statewide telehealth market voluntarily engage physician advisor jobs for QA governance, payer credentialing, and protocol oversight. These remote physician advisor jobs are structured at the practice level with no NDBOM filing obligation and are available to North Dakota-licensed physicians statewide.
CollaboratingPhysician.com maintains an active pipeline of collaborating physician jobs across North Dakota and matches physicians with PA practice owners within 24 to 48 hours. Whether you are looking for remote physician jobs in Fargo or Bismarck, physician side jobs with early-career PA clinic owners, or remote physician advisor jobs with North Dakota-based telehealth platforms, we coordinate NDBOM practice ownership approval filings, structure advisory agreements, and manage every arrangement from introduction through the 4,000-hour independence transition.
Frequently Asked Questions — North Dakota
Start Building Additional Income as a North Dakota Collaborating Physician
North Dakota’s growing wave of PA-owned clinics need a collaborating physician for their early-career owner-PAs. We match you with them and structure the collaboration — with no written agreement burden, no supervisory liability, and no chart review requirements.
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