Board Certified-(M.D, D.O) Illinois Orthopedic Advisor- Certified for IME

Dane Street; Stewardson (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Supplemental income

Flexible schedule

No patient relationship

Job summary

Dane Street is seeking a Physician Reviewer/Advisor for Independent Medical Exams (IME) to provide expert interpretation of medical necessity and to review insurance appeals and claims. The role focuses on advisory opinions based on client policies, established guidelines, and standards of care.

Primary duties include reviewing records, applying criteria, and documenting rationales, while maintaining credentialing and state licenses.

Qualifications

• Board certification and active practice are required.
• Experience performing independent medical exams (IME) and utilization review is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Review medical records and client criteria for medical necessity decisions.
• Ensure clarity and documentation to substantiate decisions.
• Utilize current guidelines and literature to support rationales.

Skills

Board certification

Active medical license

IME/medical review experience

Job description

As Physician Reviewer/Advisor for Independent Medical Exams (IME), you will utilize clinical expertise and reviews insurance appeals, and prospective and retrospective claims. The Physician Reviewer will provide an interpretation of the medical necessity of services provided by other healthcare professionals in compliance with client specific policies, nationally recognized evidence-based guidelines, and standards of care.

Major Duties And Responsibilities

• Reviews all medical records and addresses each question posed by the client utilizing client specific criteria or other nationally recognized evidence-based criteria
• Ensures that the rationale for the determination is clear, concise, and contains adequate supporting documentation to substantiate the decision
• Identifies, critiques, and utilizes current criteria and resources such as national, state, and professional association guidelines and peer-reviewed literature that support sound and objective decision-making and rationales in reviews; refrains from using case studies, cohorts, and the like to make decisions due to their limited sample sizes
• Provides copies of any criteria utilized in a review with the report in a timely manners
• Returns cases on or before the due date and time
• Makes telephone calls as mandated by the state and/or client specifics
• Maintains proper credentialing and state licenses and any special certifications or requirements necessary to perform the job
• Attends all required orientation and training
• Performs other duties as assigned including identifying and responding to quality assurance issues, complaints, regulatory issues, depositions, court appearances, or audits
• Board certification required, active practice required
  

Benefits

• Robust opportunity for supplemental income
• Schedule flexibility and predictable work hours - You choose services and case types, dictate volume, and conduct exams and reviews based on your schedule availability
• No doctor/patient relationship is established and no treatment is provided. These are advisory-only opinions.
• Enhanced industry expertise strengthening your medical practice with medical necessity and utilization review/management expertise
• Expanded credentials as an expert in Independent Medical Exams and physician advisor services
• Fully prepped cases, streamlined case flow, transcription services at no cost, and user-friendly work portal

PLEASE BE AWARE: In the interest of the security of all parties, Dane Street will never conduct interviews via text or request checks from candidates for any reason including the purchase of equipment.