Collaborating Physician
opportunity.

Godwins Family Care (GFC) is a physician and FNP-owned healthcare organization serving North Atlanta, West Cobb, and surrounding areas. Our three service lines are private home care, independent medical evaluations, and home based primary care (HBPC). We are a small, mission-driven practice built to deliver clinical-grade care in the home and trusted evaluations for veterans and injured workers.

Our co-owner and clinical lead is an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (Family Nurse Practitioner) serving as the rendering provider for our active Veterans Affairs Compensation & Pension (C&P) examination work, and for our HBPC visits. As a restricted practice state, Georgia requires a written Nurse Protocol Agreement (NPA) between an APRN and a Delegating Physician under O.C.G.A. § 43-34-25 and Georgia Composite Medical Board Rule Chapter 360-32. We are looking for the right physician to serve as our Delegating Physician.

The primary driver for this collaboration is our IME service line, which is active and ongoing. We are committed to serving US veterans across the southeast through timely, thorough, and respectful disability evaluations. Our HBPC line is newer and growing, and your delegation authority will extend to that work as it scales.

What the role involves.

The role breaks down into three categories: availability, periodic review, and annual oversight. We have built our practice systems to carry the administrative load so your time is spent on the clinical pieces that actually require your judgment.

For full transparency, here are the obligations of a Delegating Physician under O.C.G.A. § 43-34-25 and Rule Chapter 360-32.

Our APRN's current clinical work is heavily weighted toward IME activity, which involves no prescribing. The HBPC line will involve prescribing under your NPA delegation. Our patient population is predominantly geriatric and home-based, so anticipated controlled substance prescribing is minimal. We expect occasional rather than chronic controlled substance authority, primarily for short-course symptom management. Where it occurs, we will support the additional quarterly patient evaluation and chart review obligations that come with it.

Eligibility & requirements.

• Active, unrestricted Georgia MD or DO license in good standing
• Principal place of practice in Georgia, or within 50 miles of our two Atlanta clinics
• Specialty area comparable to that of our APRN, who is an FNP. Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, or Geriatrics are the primary fits
• Capacity to take on an additional APRN under your existing NPA arrangements
• No current board sanctions, disciplinary actions, or pending investigations
• Active professional malpractice coverage
• Willingness to file the executed NPA with the Georgia Composite Medical Board and maintain ongoing compliance
• No employer or institutional conflict of interest that would prohibit outside collaboration agreements

Physicians who are semi-retired, in part-time practice, or carrying a reduced clinical load are especially welcome to inquire. Prior experience with VA Compensation & Pension protocols, disability evaluations, house calls, or home-based primary care is a strong plus.

Why it fits.

The ask is modest, the obligations are clearly bounded by statute, and the retainer is consistent. You are supporting a clinician-owned organization that takes documentation, compliance, and patient outcomes seriously. We maintain the chart review logs, training documentation, and NPA filing records you need to stay in compliance with the Composite Medical Board. There is no franchise behind us and no corporate layer making care decisions. If any of that resonates, we would love to connect!