Physician Reviewer - Occupational Medicine (California IMR)

Employment Type: Contract Location Type: Remote Workplace: Remote Language: English Published: 2025-03-06

Position Overview

Dane Street, a national provider of Utilization Review services and an Independent Review Organization, is expanding its physician panel. We offer opportunities for non-traditional physician work and supplemental income through a telework arrangement. This role provides a caseload customized to your schedule, allowing you to work as an independent contract reviewer (1099).

Requirements

• Current, unrestricted California Medical License
• Active Practice
• Board Certified in Occupational Medicine
• Experience in the California Independent Medical Review (IMR) process is required.
• Expertise in the Medical Treatment Utilization Schedule (MTUS) and Official Disability Guidelines (ODG).
• Experience with medicolegal writing.

Preferred but Not Required:

• California IMR experience

Responsibilities

Physicians will be responsible for providing expert medical opinions on treatment request disputes through the California Independent Medical Review (IMR) process. This involves:

• Assessing the medical necessity of treatment requests based on evidence-based guidelines.
• Evaluating cases using established standards such as MTUS and ODG.
• Clearly articulating rationale in written determinations.

About the California IMR Process

IMR is a binding appeals process for disputes arising from the denial or modification of workers’ compensation treatment requests. Since July 1, 2013, all medical treatment disputes are resolved through IMR, streamlining the process significantly. In this system, if a treatment request is denied, delayed, or modified due to lack of medical necessity, the injured worker has the right to appeal via IMR.

Benefits & Highlights

• Schedule Flexibility: Independent consultant role allows you to choose services, case types, dictate volume, and conduct work based on your scheduled availability. The work can be done any time, outside standard work hours.
• No Patient Interaction: No doctor/patient relationship is established, and no treatment is provided. These are advisory-only opinions.
• Consistent Volume & Good Reimbursement: Predictable work hours and compensation on a per-case basis.
• Streamlined Workflow:
  • Typical Turnaround Time (TAT) is 7 business days, depending on the review level.
  • Dane Street keeps you apprised of required turn-around times.
  • All administrative tasks are coordinated, allowing your time to be spent on clinical decision-making.
  • A user-friendly work portal is provided.
  • Dane Street facilitates all communication, organizes and sorts medical records, supports all administrative processes, preps cases extensively, and ensures the quality and timely delivery of all determinations/reports.
• Training & Support:
  • Provided with the IMR reviewer training manual.
  • Initial training and an ongoing point of contact are available for any questions.
  • Training and onboarding can be completed in less than 1 week.

Application Instructions

Contact us today about joining our panel of specialty reviewers!