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Medical Director - Occupational Medicine

Employer
Confidential
Location
Houston, Texas
Closing date
Jun 18, 2020

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Specialty
Occupational Medicine
Hours
Full Time
Position Type
Permanent

Immediate Opening in Occupational Medicine

Come join one of the most recognized leaders in Occupational Medicine. Our nationwide occupational medicine platform provides the full spectrum of occupational medicine services to numerous Fortune 500 companies, NASA, and other industry leaders. Since our founding, we focus on providing high quality occupational healthcare services that meet the mission, goals, and values of our clients. This partnership has allowed us to expand into a nationally recognized occupational healthcare provider.

We are looking for an experienced Medical Director to join our team in the Houston, TX area. This is a full-time position with a competitive salary and benefits package. In addition to a rewarding work environment, we offer our professionals the opportunity to establish close relationships with the people they treat, in the place where they spend significant time: at work.

Our highly competitive total compensation and benefits package includes:

  • Health
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Life
  • 401(k)
  • Six Paid Holidays
  • Paid Vacation and Sick Leave
  • Long-term disability and short-term disability benefits

To learn more about this exciting opportunity, review the job specifications below:

The Medical Director is responsible for a number of activities related to the delivery of medical care and clinical services such as chart review, utilization review, quality assurance, and medical protocol development. The Medical Director will monitor quality and appropriateness of medical care and report to the Corporate Medical Director and the Management Team.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities (Essential Functions):

  • Participates with Corporate Medical Director and Management Team provide consistent medical practice in an area/region.
  • Assists in development of protocols, forms and patient hand-outs for operation of medical facility and site based facilities.
  • Implements policy and protocol defined by Corporate Medical Director and Management Team
  • Signs medical standing orders / protocols for Mid-Level Providers, Nurses, EMTs and other ancillary medical staff when necessary.
  • Oversees Medical professionals at facility and reviews and signs all charts are required by state law
  • Visits job sites and interacts with site and corporate safety departments.
  • Sets level of medical care and quality for patients and monitors care using available data and chart reviews.
  • Meets with Corporate Medical Director and/or Management Team about quality of care, policy, procedure and records issues and to develop best practice medical and process management protocols.
  • Meets with staff clinicians and ancillary support staff about practice patterns and philosophy.
  • Meets with other clinicians and ancillary support staff as necessary to review outcome data and other quality management metrics and assure proficiency in the policies, procedures and care protocols.
  • Responsible for input relating to hiring, transfers, disciplinary actions, grievance discussions, coaching development and recommendation of actions, demotions, and termination decisions as applicable for specific discipline for the staff.
  • Consults with, and provides feedback to, the Management Team regarding the eligibility of the candidate(s) for hiring.
  • Supervises orientation and training for center medical staff, clinicians and students covering our standard of care, philosophy, protocols and process management, as applicable.
  • Participates in continuing education programs
  • Conducts performance management process of clinicians with input from Leadership Team.
  • Coaches staff and colleagues on service, performance and other job related issues, as appropriate and necessary.
  • Addresses staff disciplinary concerns and participates in the disciplinary action discussions
  • Monitors staff s performance and determines if issue(s) have been corrected and/or if further development/disciplinary action is necessary.
  • Promotes and ensures clinician and staff development and a positive and effective team environment.
  • Consults with Corporate Medical Director and Management Team on recruiting activities and candidates; additional consultation as required to staff and support market-based worksite, mobile and episodic care services.
  • Recommends potential growth opportunities for new or existing services.
  • Elicits and records information about patient's medical history.
  • Examines patient to determine general physical condition.
  • Orders or executes various tests, analyses, and diagnostic images to provide information on patient's condition.
  • Analyzes reports and findings of tests and of examination, and diagnoses condition.
  • Administers or prescribes treatments and drugs.
  • Inoculates and vaccinates patients to immunize patients from communicable diseases.
  • Refers patients to medical specialist or other practitioner for specialized treatment.
  • Makes emergency calls to attend to patients/companies unable to visit office or clinic.
  • Continuously update personal knowledge of and conscientiously follows new worker s compensation regulations and guidelines.
  • Perform other related duties as assigned.

Education:

  • Medical degree from accredited university M.D.
  • Board Eligible or Board Certified in Occupational Medicine, Family Practice, Internal Medicine, or Emergency Medicine
  • Minimum of 3+ years directly applicable experience

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