Associate Medical Director / Occupational Health Physician- Fully Remote in the US

• Position Type: Full Time
• Travel Percentage: Up to 10%Job
• Category: Physician

Job Summary The Associate Medical Director provides physician leadership, clinical oversight and medical governance across WorkCare’s occupational health services.

This role partners with operational, clinical, and business leaders to ensure high-quality, evidence-based, and compliant delivery of services while supporting positive client and employee outcomes.

The Associate Medical Director services as a subject matter expert in occupational health and preventive health, providing medical consultation, protocol oversight, quality assurance, case review, and clinical guidance across multiple service lines.

The position may include direct patient care, client-facing responsibilities, physician consultation, and oversight of clinical programs based on organizational needs and physician qualifications. Essential Duties and

The Associate Medical Director may perform the following essential functions based on business needs, assigned services, client requirements, physician qualifications, licensure, and scope of practice.

Physician Leadership and Clinical Services Provide physician leadership, medical consultation, clinical oversight, and subject matter expertise across WorkCare services involving physician participation or oversight.

Perform, support, or oversee clinical evaluations, medical reviews, consultations, and other physician services through virtual, telephonic, onsite, or other approved delivery models. Serve as a medical escalation resource for complex, unusual, urgent, or high-risk clinical matters.

Provide medically appropriate determinations, recommendations, and guidance consistent with the available information, assigned authority, applicable requirements, and scope of practice.

Clinical Governance, Quality, and Compliance Develop, review, approve, interpret, and support clinical protocols, policies, standing orders, workflows, documentation standards, and escalation pathways.

Participate in quality assurance, peer review, case review, audits, incident review, corrective action, and continuous improvement activities. Support compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws, professional standards, client requirements, and WorkCare policies and procedures.

Promote appropriate clinical documentation, confidentiality, privacy, ethical practice, and risk management across assigned services.

Consultation, Collaboration, and Program Support Collaborate with WorkCare clinical, operational, business, and medical leadership teams, as well as authorized client and external stakeholders, to support effective service delivery.

Provide medical input for program design, implementation, evaluation, enhancement, and resolution of clinical or operational concerns. Coordinate or consult with treating providers, specialists, healthcare organizations, and other authorized parties when clinically appropriate and permitted.

Support client education, staff development, clinical training, proposals, presentations, and strategic initiatives requiring physician expertise. Administrative and Professional

Responsibilities

Maintain complete, accurate, and timely documentation, reports, communications, and records in accordance with applicable requirements. Maintain required licenses, certifications, credentials, continuing education, and professional competency for assigned responsibilities.

Help ensure appropriate physician coverage, continuity, and handoff of assigned responsibilities. Perform other physician, leadership, administrative, or program responsibilities within qualifications and scope of practice, as assigned.

Qualifications

Education and Experience REQUIRED: Degree of Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) or Doctor of Osteopathy (D.O.) from a U.S. accredited institution. Valid Medical license(s) per state. DEA registration. State-controlled substance certification if indicated. Minimum 5–7 years of occupational medicine experience Current BLS certification Medical malpractice insurability.

PREFERRED: Board Certification in Occupational and Environmental Medicine (American Board of Preventive Medicine) Prior medical leadership, medical director, or associate medical director experience. Current MRO certification. Active membership in ACOEM.

Experience collaborating with EHS, industrial hygiene, and corporate leadership teams. Skills and Competencies Strong clinical judgment in occupational care settings. Regulatory and compliance expertise. Collaborative leadership style with multidisciplinary teams.

Ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environments. Must be able to work under pressure meeting multiple and sometimes competing deadlines. Must be able to demonstrate the ability of maintaining privacy and confidentiality. Strong critical thinking skills; problem solving, and decision making.

Strong verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills. Ability to communicate effectively to a variety of audiences. Demonstrate cooperative behavior with colleagues, supervisors and clients. Strong time management, organizational, and follow-through skills.

Ability to meet and exceed daily and weekly individual performance goals. Computer Skills Must be competent in the Windows operating system environment, Adobe Professional, Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint) and learn other software as needed.

Physical Demands Requires sitting for long periods of time, working at a desk. Some bending and stretching could be required. Working under stress and use of computer/phone required. Manual dexterity required for use of computer keyboard. Occasionally may be required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel and/or crouch.

May occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds. Work Environment Mainly indoor, office environment conditions. The noise level is usually moderate. Air quality is good and temperature is controlled.

Work Environment must be free from background noise and distraction, noise level is acceptable, temperature is controlled. At home set up must meet all Company IT, privacy and safety requirements.

Final compensation rate for this position depends on factors such as job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and qualifications.

Benefits for this position include pro-rated paid time off; medical, dental, vision, and critical illness insurance; HSA, HRA, and FSA; life and disability insurance; EAP; 401K; legal and identity theft coverage; pet insurance and more.

The preceding statements describe the general job responsibilities and individual’s qualifications inherent to this position. These are not intended to be construed as exhaustive lists.

To perform this job successfully, the individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily, accurately, and safely. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their jobs.

This job description may be reevaluated and/or modified at any time without notice.

Every qualified individual has the same opportunity for recruitment, hire, training, transfer, promotion, compensation, benefits, employee activities, and general treatment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other classification protected by applicable local, state, or federal law.