Occupational Medicine Physician

STGi•Rockville, MD

1d•Remote

About The Position

STGi is currently seeking an Occupational Medicine Physician to provide medical consultation and case review evaluations on Workers’ Compensation cases, primarily for the Department of Labor (DOL) on Federal Employee Compensation Act cases. The position is open to candidates nationwide and is fully remote.

Requirements

Medical consultation and case review evaluations on Workers’ Compensation cases, primarily for the Department of Labor (DOL) on Federal Employee Compensation Act cases.
Completes training on DFEC policy, procedures, and regulations prior to performing case reviews.
Performs medical consultation in accordance with FOH’s policy and standard operating procedures.
Completes reviews in accordance with evidence-based recommendations, industry standards, and nationally recognized health care quality organizations.
Supports the medical and consultative needs for the Department of Labor (DOL) and other federal agency (when requested) workers’ compensation programs.
Evaluates workers’ compensation case files, interprets medical reports, evaluates medical evidence and test results, translates technical medical language, and provides guidance or instruction to customer agencies regarding general medical issues that pertains to workers’ compensation cases.
Performs DOL FECA case reviews in accordance with DOL FECA regulations.
Provides a written medical opinion for medical/surgical review cases within 10 business days of receipt.
Provides written medical opinion response for complex medical/surgical review cases within 20 business days of receipt.
Provides medical consultation on impairment ratings for cases involving orthopedic issues, musculoskeletal injuries, and organ dysfunction.
Provides a written opinion for impairment rating case reviews within 10 or 20 business days of receipt for simple and complex cases, respectively.
Evaluate medical information in death claims for causal relationship.
Provides a written opinion for death claim review cases within 10 business days of receipt.
Performs reviews on catastrophic injury cases or other instances in which an expedited response is required in order to approve care.
Provide written medical opinions for expedited review cases within 3 business days of receipt.
Demonstrates a strong level of technical expertise in performing medical consultation for workers’ compensation cases and an ability to work and communicate orally and in writing.
Renders medical opinions with a reasonable degree of medical certainty and provides clear written rationale for these medical opinions.
Possesses a strong technical knowledge regarding federal safety and health and workers’ compensation regulations.
Demonstrates a high level of professional conduct.
Provides expert medical advice and consultation to FOH and its federal customer agencies on worker’s compensation issues.
May be required to conduct hands-on examinations (if so privileged by FOH), render a professional opinion as it relates to work clearances or recommendations consistent with the examination findings and established physical qualifications.
Submit monthly billing in the specified format and by specified deadlines.
Receives program direction from the FOH Medical Director.
Complies with DFEC program requirements regarding access to and use of DOL databases or applications that contain confidential medical and personal information.

Responsibilities

Provide medical consultation and case review evaluations on Workers’ Compensation cases, primarily for the Department of Labor (DOL) on Federal Employee Compensation Act cases.
Completes training on DFEC policy, procedures, and regulations prior to performing case reviews.
Performs medical consultation in accordance with FOH’s policy and standard operating procedures.
Completes reviews in accordance with evidence-based recommendations, industry standards, and nationally recognized health care quality organizations.
Supports the medical and consultative needs for the Department of Labor (DOL) and other federal agency (when requested) workers’ compensation programs.
Evaluates workers’ compensation case files, interprets medical reports, evaluates medical evidence and test results, translates technical medical language, and provides guidance or instruction to customer agencies regarding general medical issues that pertains to workers’ compensation cases.
Performs DOL FECA case reviews in accordance with DOL FECA regulations.
Provides a written medical opinion for medical/surgical review cases within 10 business days of receipt.
Provides written medical opinion response for complex medical/surgical review cases within 20 business days of receipt.
Provides medical consultation on impairment ratings for cases involving orthopedic issues, musculoskeletal injuries, and organ dysfunction.
Provides a written opinion for impairment rating case reviews within 10 or 20 business days of receipt for simple and complex cases, respectively.
Evaluate medical information in death claims for causal relationship.
Provides a written opinion for death claim review cases within 10 business days of receipt.
Performs reviews on catastrophic injury cases or other instances in which an expedited response is required in order to approve care.
Provide written medical opinions for expedited review cases within 3 business days of receipt.
Demonstrates a strong level of technical expertise in performing medical consultation for workers’ compensation cases and an ability to work and communicate orally and in writing.
Renders medical opinions with a reasonable degree of medical certainty and provides clear written rationale for these medical opinions.
Possesses a strong technical knowledge regarding federal safety and health and workers’ compensation regulations.
Demonstrates a high level of professional conduct.
Provides expert medical advice and consultation to FOH and its federal customer agencies on worker’s compensation issues.
May be required to conduct hands-on examinations (if so privileged by FOH), render a professional opinion as it relates to work clearances or recommendations consistent with the examination findings and established physical qualifications.
Submit monthly billing in the specified format and by specified deadlines.
Receives program direction from the FOH Medical Director.
Complies with DFEC program requirements regarding access to and use of DOL databases or applications that contain confidential medical and personal information.