Spine Surgeon – Telecommute Medical Review

🔥 8 minutes ago

🏄 California – Remote

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⏳ Contract/Temporary

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

Where this job comes from

Posted on Concentra's careers page, not through a job board

First seen by Remote Rocketship 8 minutes ago

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Concentra

10,000+ employees

🏥 Healthcare

⚕️ Healthcare Insurance

🧬 Biotechnology

Healthcare • Healthcare Insurance • Biotechnology

Concentra is a leading provider of healthcare services, focusing on rehabilitation and recovery for patients with critical illnesses and injuries. With an extensive network of inpatient rehabilitation hospitals and outpatient centers across the United States, Concentra is committed to delivering exceptional patient care that promotes healing and quality of life. Their team of over 45,000 healthcare professionals works collaboratively to design personalized treatment plans aimed at restoring function and facilitating a smooth transition from hospital to home.

📋 Description

• Review health claims and medical files • Provide medical interpretation and decisions regarding appropriateness of services • Perform utilization reviews, chart reviews, medical necessity and appropriateness-of-care reviews • Review return-to-work, short- and long-term disability, FMLA, group health, and workers’ compensation claims • Meet with the Concentra Physician Review Medical Director regarding quality of care, credentialing, and state licensure issues when required • Maintain credentialing, state licenses, certifications, and other job requirements • Return cases on time with clear, concise, complete rationales and documented criteria • Contact providers by telephone and interact professionally with healthcare professionals • Explain disclaimers and appeal processes to providers • Attend orientation and training • Identify and respond to quality assurance, complaint, regulatory, deposition, court appearance, and audit matters • Identify, critique, and use current criteria and resources, including national, state, and professional association guidelines and peer-reviewed literature • Provide requested review criteria copies to providers in a timely manner

🎯 Requirements

• Board certified MD or DO orthopedic or neurosurgeon physician • Current, unrestricted clinical license(s); candidates must have a California license • Board certification by the American Board of Medical Specialties or American Board of Osteopathic Specialties required for MD or DO reviewer • Must be in active medical practice to perform appeals • Post-graduate experience in direct patient care • Excellent understanding of network services, managed care, utilization of services, credentialing, quality assurance, and related policy development • Demonstrated computer and telephonic skills • Demonstrated ability to perform review services • Ability to work with regulatory agencies, carriers, employers, nurses, and healthcare professionals • No financial conflict of interest • Current errors and omissions liability coverage for job duties and activities • Managed care orientation • Knowledge of current practice standards in specialty • Good negotiation and communication skills • Phone access • Computer access to complete reviews • Ability to complete cases with typed reports within specified time frames • Ability to participate in telephonic conferences • Ability to manage confidential and sensitive information securely

🏖️ Benefits

• Flexible schedule and caseload within a Monday–Friday work week and business hours • Per-case compensation as a 1099 independent contractor • Telecommute work arrangement

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