Injury Care and Telemedicine Physician - Contract

Job Summary

As part of the WorkCare Injury Care and Telemedicine team, contract physicians help support WorkCare’s 24/7 Injury Care triage program. The primary responsibility of this position is to facilitate appropriate and timely health care with the focus on employee return-to-work and return to maximum functionality. The Triage physician role is accomplished by conducting telephonic consultations with the injured worker. The physician conducts screening evaluations of workplace injuries and provides an assessment and guidance to the injured worker. This allows the employee to receive the right care at the right time in the right setting.

Our Occupational physicians have knowledge of workplace hazards, the workers’ compensation systems, as well as clinical medicine and may assist clients by contacting the receiving clinic or emergency department to be a resource to the receiving medical provider. Peer to peer conversations can help relay clinical information in form of a hand off and communicate other medical concerns, red flags in the case, or work-relatedness concerns. We also may receive information regarding the outcome of the clinical visit that can be communicated with the client (i.e. work-restrictions or other OSHA recordable results).

Physicians participating in WorkCare Telemedicine will be responsible for providing medical assessment of work-related injuries and providing a treatment plan for our client’s employees. The Treating provider role is accomplished via secure video evaluations. The clinic visit will be documented in the EMR. Other workers’ compensation forms may also be required, including workability and specific state forms. Telemedicine offers access to occupational medicine specialists in a convenient setting for telemedicine appropriate patients.

Contract Physicians utilize evidence-based medical guidelines and employ best practices that emphasize early intervention and realistic expectations for recovery and return to work. This position is responsible for performing injury management consultations, peer-to-peer communication, initial injury intake, and other client services.

- Injury Management “On-Call”

- Triage employees to appropriate level of care based on symptoms, history, photos, and clinical judgement.

- Provide first aid suggestions, if able to keep at self-care.

- If clinic visit is recommended, provide appropriate clinical setting recommendations

- Provide timely peer-to-peer calls.

- Provider to Provider contact to discuss injured employee and/or injured employee return to work.

- Document all patient transactions in accordance with company policies and procedures in appropriate electronic format as required.

- Use appropriate systems per policies and procedures to provide service during scheduled shift.

- Assure that an alternate physician is available to cover if unable to fulfill a scheduled shift, unless an emergency.

- Communicate and work with medical staff to ensure coordinated efforts for the provision of high-quality medical triage and client service.

- Assist Clinical Lead in identifying, analyzing and resolving work problems.

- Evaluate the effectiveness of existing clinical methods and procedures and suggest improvements.

- Comply with ethical, legal & professional issues.

- Comply with applicable regulations and with corporate policies and procedures.

- Comply with quality assurance for all medical issues and assist in the solution of any medical problems.

- Participate in required interdepartmental meetings and training.

- Participate in professional development activities and maintain professional affiliations.

- Performs additional duties and assumes additional responsibilities within scope of practice as required or identified by supervisor for the efficient operation of WorkCare.