What are the responsibilities and job description for the Physician -PT Occupational Medicine position at St. Vincent’s Health System?
- Specialty Occupational Health
- Schedule 2 days per week. Mon/Tues and TH each week
- Call Schedule
- Practice Detail Working in Occupational Medicine to cover all workman's comp, injury prevention, and all aspects of occupational health
- EMR System Systoc
- Facility Honda Lincoln Plant
- Location Honda plant in Lincoln, Alabama
This is a great opportunity for the right candidate to partner with UAB St. Vincent's to provide medical services to patients.
Position Highlights
- Part time work with part time benefits
- Opportunity to oversee APPs in Georgia Honda plant location
- Small community with wide range of specialty resources within hospital network
- Opportunity to work at our Occupational Health Clinic in Birmingham if mutually agreed on
- Occupational Injury care with main focus on difficult injuries and workcomp claims.
- Fitness for Duty evaluations
- Evaluates and treats patients with appropriate medical diagnostic and treatment skills.
- WorkComp claims management and oversight, not limited to causality statements, MMI/PPD, Collaboration with specialists
- Internal collaboration with Safety, ERGO etc. at the spot
- Recommends, participates in, and works to ensure the success of efforts to improve cost effectiveness and quality of care provided to patients.
- Fill in regular clinic duties on occasion with APP PTO, Sickness and Vacancies.
- Accepts patient referrals from other physicians. Acts as admitting, attending and/or consulting physician for patients who require hospitalization for primary medical diagnoses, depending on needs of patients, medical staff and hospital.
- Participates in academic programs (e.g. medical education and research) as requested.
- Provides appropriate documentation that meets insurance company requirements; appeal all denials in a timely manner.
- Participates in inpatient and outpatient consultation for specialty, which may include on call schedules.
- Licensed Graduate Doctoral Physician MD/DO credentialed from the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date required.
- Advanced Life Support credentialed from the American Heart Association (AHA) preferred.
- Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) required.
- Experience working in Occupational medicine preferred