Physician -PT Occupational Medicine

UAB St. Vincent's•Lincoln, AL

3d•Onsite

About The Position

UAB St. Vincent's is looking for an Occupational Medicine trained Physician for Part time coverage at our Honda plant. This is a great opportunity for the right candidate to partner with UAB St. Vincent's to provide medical services to patients.

Requirements

Licensed Graduate Doctoral Physician MD/DO credentialed from the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date required.
Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) required.

Nice To Haves

Advanced Life Support credentialed from the American Heart Association (AHA) preferred.
Experience working in Occupational medicine preferred

Responsibilities

Occupational Injury care with main focus on difficult injuries and workcomp claims.
Fitness for Duty evaluations
Evaluates and treats patients with appropriate medical diagnostic and treatment skills.
WorkComp claims management and oversight, not limited to causality statements, MMI/PPD, Collaboration with specialists
Internal collaboration with Safety, ERGO etc. at the spot
Recommends, participates in, and works to ensure the success of efforts to improve cost effectiveness and quality of care provided to patients.
Fill in regular clinic duties on occasion with APP PTO, Sickness and Vacancies.
Accepts patient referrals from other physicians. Acts as admitting, attending and/or consulting physician for patients who require hospitalization for primary medical diagnoses, depending on needs of patients, medical staff and hospital.
Participates in academic programs (e.g. medical education and research) as requested.
Provides appropriate documentation that meets insurance company requirements; appeal all denials in a timely manner.
Participates in inpatient and outpatient consultation for specialty, which may include on call schedules.