Medical Director

Position Overview

The primary purpose of the Medical Director is to evaluate and make decisions about candidate and employee medical ability to safely perform job duties with or without reasonable accommodation. The Medical Director holds a primarily administrative position.

Requirements

Must be local to Atlanta, or willing to relocate.

Responsibilities

• Review medical cases with respect to employees who have been injured, ill or otherwise restricted from performing their duties for medical reasons for the purpose of determining whether a given employee is medically fit to return to his or her specific duties.
• Provide recommendations with each case review as to whether a current employee or an offeree for employment is medically fit for his or her specific duties.
• Provide input, as needed, on placement and removal from Short‑term and Long‑term Disability classification.
• Serve as a medical consultant to supervisors, employees and outside health care providers regarding our Medical department policies, guidelines, any fitness for service concerns and other medical issues.
• Assist the Chief Medical Officer in developing and updating Medical department programs, policies, procedures, and guidelines.

Job‑Related Experience

Minimum Level: 3‑5 years of Occupational Medicine experience in a clinical setting.

Preferred: In addition to the above, some exposure to Corporate Occupational Medicine and clinical experience in the primary care field.

Education

Required Level: Doctor of Medicine/Osteopathy with completed residency in an ABMS specialty.

Preferred: Board Certification in Occupational and Environmental Medicine.

Licenses / Certifications

Required: Valid Medical License – Georgia. Listed on National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners (NRCME).

Preferred: Board Certification in Occupational Medicine, Medical Review Officer Certification; ACLS certification.