Qualified Medical Evaluator, QME

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🏄 California – Remote

🏄 California – Remote

⏳ Contract/Temporary

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

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Dane Street

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51 - 200 employees

🏥 Healthcare

💼 Consulting

⚖️ Legal

Healthcare • Consulting • Legal

Dane Street is a national leader in Independent Medical Exams and Reviews, providing objective, compliant, and timely Independent Medical Examinations, Peer Reviews, and other medical reports. With a large network of over 16,000 physicians, the company offers its services across 25,000 locations and 100 specialties, including Workers' Compensation, Auto, Liability, and Disability claims. Dane Street supports Insurance Carriers, Third Party Administrators, Managed Care Organizations, and Federal/State entities with expert medical analyses, helping them make accurate determinations. The company is recognized for its quality, fast turnaround times, and efficient processes, earning accolades like the NCQA Accreditation in Utilization Management and the Great Place to Work certification.

📋 Description

• Perform objective, independent medical-legal evaluations for injured workers within the California Workers’ Compensation system • Conduct comprehensive medical examinations when required • Review medical records, diagnostic studies, prior treatment, and other relevant documentation • Obtain medical histories and perform focused physical examinations • Analyze medical evidence • Provide objective medical opinions within the physician’s specialty • Address medical-legal questions • Prepare accurate, thorough, and well-supported QME reports • Follow California DWC rules, regulations, and QME requirements • Maintain appropriate documentation and professional standards • Meet report completion and turnaround expectations • Participate in supplemental reports, depositions, or testimony when appropriate • Maintain current QME certification and required professional credentials • Communicate with the medical-legal support team regarding case requirements

🎯 Requirements

• Active, unrestricted California physician license (MD or DO) • Board certification or board eligibility in an eligible specialty, or other qualifications meeting applicable DWC requirements • Ability to obtain and maintain California QME certification, if not already certified • Strong clinical knowledge within your specialty • Excellent written and verbal communication skills • Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills • Ability to evaluate medical information objectively and independently • Strong attention to detail • Professional commitment to impartial, evidence-based medical opinions • Ability to meet report completion and turnaround requirements • Physicians must independently satisfy applicable California QME eligibility and certification requirements • Preferred: Current California QME certification • Preferred: Prior QME, AME, IME, or other medical-legal experience • Preferred: Experience with California Workers’ Compensation • Preferred: Experience preparing medical-legal reports • Preferred: Experience providing deposition or expert testimony • Preferred: Familiarity with California DWC regulations and QME requirements • Preferred: Strong report-writing skills • Preferred: Established clinical practice in an actively recruited specialty

🏖️ Benefits

• Generate additional income outside of traditional clinical practice • Flexible schedule • Continue practicing medicine • Participate in in-person and, when appropriate, remote evaluations • Administrative support including case intake, coordination, scheduling, communications, logistics, medical record retrieval, case preparation, correspondence, Medical Assistant support, forms, and evaluation locations throughout California • Physician Portal • Transcription/dictation support • Report formatting and administrative preparation • Historian Services • Report quality assurance support • Report submission assistance • Administrative support for supplemental reports, depositions, and follow-up activities • QME onboarding and credentialing • DWC process guidance • QME education and training • QME exam preparation resources • Mentorship and access to experienced QME physicians • Ongoing physician education • Dedicated physician support • Billing and collections support • Payment processing • Operational, scheduling, billing, and administrative resources • Application and credentialing assistance • Medical-legal report-writing education • Ongoing support as physicians develop their QME practice