Occupational Medicine Physician / Competent Medical Authority (O
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Job Description
Saratoga Medical is hiring a Occupational Medicine Physician/ Competent Medical Authority (Off-Site) at Ames, IA. Package includes competitive rate and benefit options. Please see qualifications below and submit your resume if you are interested in being considered:
Required Qualifications
- MD, DO or equivalent degree from an accredited U.S. or Canadian school
- Current, active, full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in Iowa
Board Certification Through an ABMS Member Board
- For occupational medicine, certification by the American Board of Preventive Medicine in Occupational Medicine
- Alternatively, board certification by the American Board of Internal Medicine in any subspecialty
- Proficiency in written and spoken English
- U.S. citizenship, plus the ability to pass a federal background investigation and meet security and privacy training requirements
Saratoga Medical Center, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate in recruiting, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, discharge, compensation or any other term or condition of employment on the basis of race, religion, color, age (over age 39), sex, national origin, or on the basis of disability if the employee can perform the essential functions of the job, with a reasonable accommodation if necessary.
Key Responsibilities
The physician will serve as a Competent Medical Authority, providing occupational medicine services off-site. Responsibilities include performing medical evaluations and ensuring compliance with federal standards.
Requirements
Candidates must hold an MD or DO degree and possess an active, unrestricted medical license in Iowa. Board certification in Occupational Medicine or a subspecialty of Internal Medicine is required, along with U.S. citizenship.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Key Skills
Occupational Medicine — Physician Career Context
The cost-of-living index for Iowa is 87.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.8% of Iowa clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 50 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 82% have no call, 94% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Physician median $280k (middle half $255k–$305k)97 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | Iowa index 87.8 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| All physician listings in Iowa | 255 active | 22,392 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 4% remote · 82% no call · 94% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Iowa physician listings (all specialties): 28% state a sign-on bonus (median $150k) · 38% offer loan repayment255 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| Occupational Medicine hiring demand | #22 of 28 specialties | postings stay open a median 38 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 87 postings, 57 closed |
| New Occupational Medicine listings | 192 in the last 30 days | 124 the 30 days before (+55%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Physician pay trend (all specialties) | −2.3% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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