Lead Reviewing Medical Officer; RMO-Medical Employability Program

Lead Reviewing Medical Officer (RMO) – Medical Employability Program

STGi is currently seeking a Lead Reviewing Medical Officer (RMO) for the Medical Employability Program (MEP) at Federal Occupational Health (FOH). The candidate must be located in the Washington DC Metropolitan area. Position type:
Remote.

Location:

Rockville, Maryland.

Provides oversight and management of the medical component of the Medical Employability Program (MEP), Department of Labor District Medical Advisor program (DOL), and the Psychological Assessment and Consultation Services (PACS). This program area provides consultation services and performs case reviews for customer agencies to improve employee productivity and minimize lost workdays. The position also oversees District Medical Advisors conducting Workers’ Compensation case reviews for the Department of Labor and clinical psychologists performing psychological consultations and assessments.

Responsibilities include ensuring case assignments align with provider expertise, securing timely completion of medical reviews, and aligning medical recommendations with industry quality and evidence‑based standards of care.

• Develops, monitors quarterly, and reviews annually the policy and standard operating procedures for the MEP, DOL, and PACS.
• Conducts performance improvement initiatives for MEP, DOL, and PACS by collecting metrics and using these for continuous quality improvement.
• Demonstrates a strong level of technical expertise in occupational and primary care medicine and provides consultation (and medical care when required) of the highest caliber.
• Demonstrates strong expertise in federal regulations and industry standards for MEP, DOL, PACS case reviews.
• Possesses strong technical knowledge regarding occupational federal safety and health regulations.
• Performs medical consultation and completes medical reviews in accordance with FOH policy and guidelines.
• Assists in establishing and performs privileging and peer reviews as well as continuous quality improvement assessments, particularly of examination types reviewed in MEP.
• Develops documents in accordance with national healthcare quality organization standards and guidelines such as CDC, HRSA, and The Joint Commission.
• Maintains board certification and licenses to practice medicine in accordance with professional societies and state regulations.

• Serves as chief medical officer for MEP, DOL, and PACS.
• Responsible for daily supervision of MEP, DOL, and PACS medical review staff.
  • Assesses the quality, accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of workload products and deliverables; reports deviations to the designated federal physician.
  • Assists with updating Job Specific Position Descriptions for medical staff positions in the program annually.
  • Reviews vendor personnel forms for telework agreements, overtime requests, leave requests, and travel requests, recommending approval with justification to the designated federal manager.
  • Completes annual performance feedback for medical staff for federal manager review and approval.
  • Brings program and staff performance issues or concerns to the attention of the designated program manager.
• Ensures that medical reviews are appropriately distributed among medical review staff.
• Ensures that medical staff complete reviews using appropriate resources.
• Completes DOL FECA DMA training and maintains a working knowledge of FECA DMA requirements.
• Performs MEP case reviews to bill a minimum of 50% of time.
• Supports the medical and consultative needs for one (1) or more federal agencies.
• Performs a mixture of administrative, clinical, and consultative responsibilities depending on assignments and FOH needs.
• Promotes improvement‑oriented ideas.
• Provides expert witness testimony services to support medical recommendations on employability, reasonable accommodation, and other cases.
• Conveys expert medical opinions and advice using excellent written communication skills.
• Provides ongoing intellectual guidance for occupational clinic activities relevant to case reviews.
• Collaborates with the MEP Program Manager to develop and update, no less than…