Board-Certified Otolaryngology Specialist for IME Panel- Southern and Western NY

Dane Street, LLC; Buffalo (NY); Remote; USD 150,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Dane Street, LLC is seeking a Physician Reviewer/Advisor for Independent Medical Exams (IME) for a flexible telework opportunity. Ideal candidates should be Board Certified in Otolaryngology with independent practice experience. Responsibilities include reviewing medical records and ensuring compliance with various medical criteria, offering a robust supplemental income opportunity.

Benefits

Schedule flexibility

Predictable work hours

Fully prepped cases and transcription services

Qualifications

• Candidates must hold a NY license and be Board Certified.
• Experience in Independent Medical Examinations required.
• Active practice and board certification are needed.

Responsibilities

• Reviews medical records and answers client questions using recognized criteria.
• Ensures clarity and conciseness in determinations and documentation.
• Maintains credentialing and compliance with licensing requirements.

Skills

Clinical expertise

Independent Medical Examination experience

Medical necessity interpretation

Education

Board Certified in Otolaryngology

NY medical license

Job description

Dane Street is expanding our physician panel! This is a telework opportunity for supplemental income for physicians providing a caseload customized to your schedule. Our physician panel is comprised of independent contract reviewers (1099) compensated on a per-case basis.

The ideal candidates will hold a NY license and be Board Certified in Otolaryngology, with experience in completing Independent Medical Examinations. Independent Medical Examinations will need to be completed across Southern and Western New York state.

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 manner
• 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

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.

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

Dane Street supports all referral processes, scheduling, preps cases extensively, prepares all medical records, provides transcription services as applicable, facilitates all client communications, and ensures the quality and timeliness of all reports and report delivery.

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