Principal Medical Expert

$90-$100 per hour Reno, NV Contract

• Summary
• Provides medical expertise in occupational medicine for two or more divisions or groups.

Evaluates, recommends, and implements policies and procedures for occupational medicine such as medical surveillance, emergency response, and medical epidemiology. Reviews and incorporates health and medical standards in accordance with federal, local, and legal guidelines. Maintains and controls company-wide budget related to medical program effectiveness. Recommends alternative approaches for medical need.

• Essential Job Functions
• + Provides medical expertise in occupational medicine areas for two or more divisions or groups; ensures that diagnosis and related procedures follow protocol and are accurate.

+ Recognizes, evaluates, interprets, recommends, and implements policies and procedures for occupational medicine such as medical surveillance and certification, emergency response, workers' compensation, health promotion, employee deadlines, assignments, and objectives. + Prepares periodic reports regarding unit activities and goal attainment progress. + Reviews and incorporates health and medical surveillance standards as defined and recommended by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and other governmental and legal agencies; ensures that company safety standards adhere to established guidelines. + Provides input and medical expertise to two or more division-wide multi-disciplinary programs. Recommends new or alternative approaches. + Participates in health and environmental issues at the division level and communicates on an ongoing basis with senior management to ensure program effectiveness. Recommends changes to meet medical needs. + Maintains and controls a financial budget related to occupational medicine activities. Recommends new equipment, training, instruments, etc., to meet medical needs. + Selects and hires employees. Trains and evaluates employees to enhance their performance, development, and work product. Addresses performance issues and makes recommendations for personnel actions. Motivates and rewards employees including providing salary increases, bonuses, and promotions within allocated budgets and company guidelines. + Prepares and recommends operating and personnel budgets for approval. Monitors spending for adherence to budget, recommends variances as necessary.

• Basic Qualifications
• + Medical degree or equivalent combination of education and experience + Medical degree in a related field preferred + Twelve or more years of medical experience + Experience working with various occupational medicine areas + Experience working with compliance-related policies, procedures, guidelines, and laws + Experience working with occupational medicine practices and procedures + Experience working with generally accepted accounting principles and accounting software + Experience working with budgets + Board certification preferred •Other Qualifications•+ Good communication skills + Good interpersonal and presentation skills for interacting with team members and clients + Good analytical and problem-solving skills + Good organization skills to balance and prioritize work + Leadership skills to guide and mentor the work of less experienced personnel + Ability to keep sensitive and confidential material private + Ability to lead in a team environment + Ability to handle multiple tasks and switch between tasks quickly Physician with an unrestricted license to practice as MD or DO in the US.

Must be physically located within the US. Will review prior authorization requests for medical services to determine medical necessity. All review and decisioning is performed via electronic review. Will be required to be available for peer-to-peer reviews that may be requested based on a negative action. May be required to participate in a Fair Hearing should a negative action be appealed to explain the medical review process and decision making. Supported by a Medical Director and a team of physicians doing similar work. Part-time position. Estimated 10-15 hours per week with increases when covering for leave of other physicians. Position is for contract only, will not convert. //

About US Tech Solutions:

US Tech Solutions is a global staff augmentation firm providing a wide range of talent on-demand and total workforce solutions. To know more about US Tech Solutions, please visit www.ustechsolutions.com . US Tech Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. ///