I did it during COVID when volume in the ED was through the floor. It helped pay bills. It also sucked a lot. I was literally talking about it the other day and the only way to do it and stay sane is to decide upfront that all you care about is money and you're willing to practice like an NP. Zpack and or Prednisone for everyone. No thinking, just give them what they want or what they say they need. Trying to practice medicine like someone who isn't an idiot is frequently very challenging over the phone or a camera.
You can. Teledoc doesn't even allow you to write for controlled substances. That was the only reason I was able to do it as long as I did. I had to fight people about why I wouldn't give them a zpack for their obvious viral illness but I could just say "company policy" when they wanted an Ativan refill.
Rate is crap. No idea what it is now but it was 23 bucks a consult when I did it. If you had a steady stream in your queue and you were really fast, you could maybe do 6 an hour. More often it would be 3 or 4/hr so you net less than 100/hr and still have tons of frustrating nonsense. It was only worth it because our ed wasn't making money during COVID so I would do telemed consults while on shift in the ED.
I just started with Tdoc and never tried the other ones. I am sure they are very similar if you want to work on your own schedule. I know some are fixed hours/times which makes no sense for me as I would rather just pick up extra shifts.
