Disability Peer Medical Director

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Deliver clinical leadership and oversight in support of Disability review initiatives.

• Emphasize the performance of physician reviewers, quality assurance, clinical direction, and ongoing process enhancements.

• Assess the quality, consistency, and defensibility of physician decisions and their rationales.

• Offer constructive feedback to physicians.

• Engage in discussions with clients.

• Execute reviewer audits and quality assurance activities.

• Attend regular meetings with clients.

• Address urgent clinical or quality escalations promptly.

• Collaborate effectively with internal teams and clients.

⛳️ Requirements

• MD or DO with board certification.

• Possess an active, unrestricted medical license.

• Previous experience in Disability with a carrier, TPA, and/or independent review organization (IRO).

• Demonstrated strong clinical judgment.

• Capable of evaluating the quality, consistency, and defensibility of physician determinations and rationales.

• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.

• Proficient in providing effective feedback to physicians and engaging in client-facing discussions.

• Ability to work autonomously.

• Capable of responding swiftly to urgent clinical or quality escalations.

🏝️ Benefits

• Part-time position as an independent contractor.

• Flexible working hours.

• Opportunity for remote work.

• Approximately 40 hours of work per month.

• Availability for periodic client meetings, reviewer audits, quality activities, and urgent clinical escalations.