Occupational Medical Director - Remote

Valor Healthcare; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Medical Director to lead medical services across various facilities for Occupational Medicine. This fully remote role involves overseeing a team of nurses, ensuring compliance with OSHA standards, and developing policies that enhance clinical outcomes and patient experiences. The ideal candidate will possess a medical degree and board certification in Occupational Medicine, demonstrating expertise in health surveillance and emergency response. Join a forward-thinking organization that values innovation and quality care, and enjoy a competitive salary along with generous benefits including malpractice coverage and ample time off.

Benefits

Fully remote

Great benefits

Generous time off

Malpractice coverage

Competitive Salaries

Qualifications

• MD or DO with board certification in Occupational Medicine required.
• Strong expertise in clinical oversight and OSHA compliance.

Responsibilities

• Oversee medical services across facilities ensuring quality and consistency.
• Develop policies to achieve best-in-class clinical outcomes.

Skills

Clinical Oversight

Policy Development

Health Surveillance

Basic Life Support

Advanced Cardiac Life Support

OSHA Compliance

Patient Assessment

Education

Medical Degree (MD or DO)

Board Certification in Occupational Medicine

Tools

Electronic Medical Record (EMR) Systems

Job description

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

Core Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and evaluate comprehensive policies, procedures, and training programs to drive achievement of best-in-class clinical outcomes, patient experience, and stakeholder customer service.
• Become the subject matter expert on OSHA surveillance procedures and requirements.
• Provide health surveillance services and DOT exams to employees and carefully document and communicate all results according to corporate procedures and pertinent regulatory requirements.
• Participate in local Wellbeing, Health & Safety surveillance programs with other members of the local Wellbeing, Health & Safety team.
• Provide medical assessment of the ill or injured employee’s condition and determine appropriate treatment and follow-up upon the nurse’s request or when the nurse is unavailable.
• Determine the employee’s ability to return to work and the need for medical restrictions when required and assign the appropriate physical qualification code(s).
• Respond in a clinically appropriate manner to medical emergencies within the facility; perform Basic Life Support and Advanced Cardiac Life Support as clinically indicated.
• Maintain clinical skills 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.
• Perform 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.
• Maintain current information and review medical reports on these employees and advise the Personnel Manager as soon as the disabled patient can return to work.
• Conduct 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. Assist with orientation of nursing personnel as requested by Corporate Medical Operations.
• Ensure that the valid licenses and credentials of all professional staff are collected and available for review as indicated.
• Conduct or assist in staff performance reviews as requested.
• Be responsible for the ongoing audits of provider charting in EMR for accuracy and compliance.
• Discuss and incorporate quality assurance measures into all new occupational health program planning.
• Be 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.