A clinical virtual assistant (clinical VA) is a self-employed contractor who provides remote administrative support to regulated healthcare practitioners — therapists, psychologists, naturopaths, RMTs, physicians, and other allied health professionals operating in private practice. The role sits at the intersection of specialized administrative work and a regulated healthcare environment, and that combination makes it meaningfully different from general virtual assistant work
A practice operations consultant works with clinic owners to design and build the operational infrastructure underneath clinical work — the systems, workflows, processes, and documentation that determine how a practice actually runs day to day. But the title doesn't quite capture what the work involves, and it's worth being specific.