Job Description
Job Description
NEEDED: PHYSICIAN – Locally Remote
OBJECTIVE: provide independent physician review of medical documentation and position information submitted in connection with an employee’s reasonable-accommodation request. The purpose of this requirement is to obtain objective clinical opinions regarding medically supported functional limitations and the relationship between those limitations, the employee’s position requirements, and the requested accommodation..
DELIVERY FORMAT: Via DFC-approved, Privacy Act-compliant, secure electronic transmission method, including DFC-approved Box or other DFC-approved secure file-transfer system.
SCHEDULE: As Needed. Work will be accomplished between 8:00 am – 5:00 pm ET. Weekend, Overtime, and/or differential pay is not authorized.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Graduation from an accredited medical school;
- Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO);
- Retain a current, active, valid, and unrestricted license to practice medicine in the District of Columbia.
- Must reside locally in DC
- Completion of an undergraduate program.
- Board Certified or Board Eligible, Specializing in Occupational Medicine
- Graduation from an accredited medical school;
- Successful completion of an applicable residency program;
- Residency training shall be accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), or the applicable osteopathic accrediting body; and
- Demonstrated education, training, or experience relevant to Occupational Medicine and the assessment of functional limitations in workplace settings.
- Minimum of three professional references
JOB DUTIES:
- Shall review the information provided and prepare an independent medical opinion addressing the medically supported functional limitations of the employee and the relationship, if any, between the documented limitations and the employee’s ability to perform the essential functions of the position.
- May identify whether additional medical documentation or clarification from the employee’s health-care provider is medically necessary to complete the review. Any request for additional information shall be narrowly tailored to the information necessary for the medical review.
Review employee’s reasonable-accommodation request;
- Medical documentation supplied by the employee or the employee’s health-care provider;
- The employee’s position description;
- The essential functions of the employee’s position;
- Relevant workplace conditions or job requirements identified by DFC; and