Board Certified-General Surgeon
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Per-case compensation
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Job Description
Dane Street is expanding our physician panel! We are seeking a skilled and board-certified General Surgeon in Illinois to join our team for Independent Medical Examinations (IMEs). This role offers flexible scheduling, allowing you to select or decline assignments based on your availability. Our physician panel is comprised of independent contract reviewers (1099) compensated on a per-case basis.
Dane Street is a national leader in Independent Medical Examinations (IMEs) and peer review services, trusted by insurance carriers and organizations across the country for objective, high-quality medical evaluations.
Key Responsibilities
- Thorough review of Medical Records
- Perform in-person evaluations of patients with (specialty) issues
- Respond to clinical queries to support claims management
- Deliver detailed IME reports within an expected turnaround time of 5 days
Benefits
Robust Opportunity for Supplemental Income
Schedule flexibility and predictable work hours-conduct exams and reviews based on your schedule availability
No doctor/patient relationship is established, and no treatment is provided. These are advisory-only opinions.
Enhanced industry expertise, strengthening your medical practice with medical necessity and utilization review/management expertise
- Expanded credentials as an expert in Independent Medical Exams
- Fully prepped cases, streamlined case flow, transcription services at no cost, and a user-friendly work portal
Qualifications
- Board-certification required.
- Previous experience in performing IMEs is preferred.
- Strong analytical skills and excellent communication abilities are a plus
If you are a dedicated General Surgery doctor looking for a flexible opportunity to apply your expertise in an IME capacity, we encourage you to apply.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Board Certified-General Surgeon at Dane Street a 7.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Surgery — ranked against 988 active Surgery listings on WeekdayDoc.
Surgery — Physician Career Context
Dane Street holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 70/100, 156 active listings.
Of the 50 active Surgery listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 88% have no call, 76% require no weekends.
Surgery pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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