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Ames, Iowa

Occupational Medicine Physician / Competent Medical Authority (O

Occupational MedicineFull-Time

Compensation

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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

Clinical practiceMedical examinationRegulatory compliance

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.

What does the Physician market look like in Iowa?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedPhysician median $280k (middle half $255k–$305k)97 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingIowa index 87.8US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
All physician listings in Iowa255 active22,392 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 4% remote · 82% no call · 94% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedIowa 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 specialtiespostings stay open a median 38 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 87 postings, 57 closed
New Occupational Medicine listings192 in the last 30 days124 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
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page. Iowa figures use all physicians: too few Iowa Occupational Medicine postings state pay.

Top Occupational Medicine Jobs

21 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

20 jobs · 6 employers
7
<$295k
7
$295k-320k
1
$330k
4
$345k-370k
1
$384k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

19 jobs · 6 employers
401k / retirement match
100%
CME allowance
95%
Sign-on bonus
89%
Relocation assistance
89%
PSLF eligible
5%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Occupational Medicine Physician, (MD/DO) Corvallis, OR

UnitedHealth Group · Corvallis, Oregon

$238k-$384k
#2

Physician

Concentra · Newark, New Jersey

$250k-$356k
#3

Physician Clinic Medical Director

$280k-$349k
#4

Physician Full Time Float

$240k-$348k
+ 19 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 7.2this job 3.0
Below most Occupational Medicine listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 227 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Ames

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$293k
Typical market rent
$1,240/mo
Residents’ average commute
16 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
88.8
State income tax
Up to 6%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Ames, IA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.