Remote Occupational Medical Director - Government Contract
Dallas, Texas, United States
Job Summary
Occupation
Physician
Specialty
Occupational Medicine
Degree Required
MD/DO
Position Type
Full-Time
Work Environment
Telemedicine
Outpatient
Location
48127, Dearborn Heights, Michigan, United States
Visa Sponsorship
No
Job Description
Last Update:
10/11/24
Position Summary
The Medical Director shall oversee the quality and consistency of medical services across all Contractor facilities available to Occupational Medicine Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)'s employees under this contract ensuring uniformity in protocols, policies, quality assurance, and accountability across authorized facilities. Provide medical oversight to approximately 40 district-level USACE Occupational Health Nurses stationed throughout the United States in support of the National Occupational Health Center's Occupational Health Program.
Benefits
- Fully remote.
- Great benefits.
- Generous time off.
- Malpractice coverage.
- Competitive Salaries.
Job Responsibilities
-Become the subject matter expert on OSHA surveillance procedures and requirements.
-Provides health surveillance services and DOT exams to employees and carefully documents and communicates all results according to corporate procedures and pertinent regulatory requirements.
-Participates in local Wellbeing, Health & Safety surveillance programs with other members of the local Wellbeing, Health & Safety team.
-Provides medical assessment of the ill or injured employee’s condition and determines appropriate treatment and follow-up upon the nurse’s request or when the nurse is unavailable.
-Determines the employee’s ability to return to work and the need for medical restrictions when required and assigns the appropriate physical qualification code(s).
-Responds in a clinically appropriate manner to medical emergencies within the facility; performs Basic Life Support and Advanced Cardiac Life Support as clinically indicated.
-Maintains clinical skills to be able to provide in a safe manner an acceptable quality of care for all areas of clinical medicine noted under the Scope of Services document in the Health Services Manual.
Performs various minor medical procedures, such as suturing of lacerations and removal of foreign bodies from the cornea, with the intent of minimizing the expense of outside medical care.
-Maintains current information and reviews medical reports on these employees and advises the Personnel Manager as soon as the disabled patient can return to work.
-Conducts comprehensive orientation of new physicians/NPs, utilizing a competency checklist, ensuring that providers understand and can perform all duties required to competently operate an Occupational Health Clinic, including, but not limited to the clinical practice, OSHA recordkeeping and the Electronic Medical Record system utilized by the company. Assists with orientation of nursing personnel as requested.
-Ensures that the valid licenses and credentials of all professional staff are collected and available for review as indicated.
-Conducts or assists in staff performance reviews as requested.
Responsible for the ongoing audits of provider charting in EMR for accuracy and compliance.
-Discusses and incorporates quality assurance measures into all new occupational health program planning.
-Responsible for all clinical outcomes, metrics, and processes. Achieve and maintain clinical outcomes and population health goals both internal and external to the company, including but not limited to critical analysis and interpretation of clinical data, understanding and application of population health theory, targeted chart reviews, direct observation, and clinical performance management of clinicians to ensure both contract requirements and clinical outcomes are met/exceeded.
Qualifications
-At least 5 years’ management experience.
-Ability to travel up to 30% of the time.
-Medical Director shall be licensed in the continental United States, Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico, and US Virgin Islands to provide oversight for Occupational Health and Emergency Missions.
-Board Certified in Occupational Medicine or be eligible for certification by the Board.
-Shall also be licensed to perform U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier, and Coast Guard medical examinations.
Working Hours
Some on-call.