Qualified Medical Evaluator (QME)
- Location
- California, United States
- Work mode
- Remote
- Employment type
- Contract
About the job
California Board Certified Physician California | Flexible Schedule | Independent Contractor Opportunities Opportunity Overview
• Role Summary: Seeking experienced Qualified Medical Evaluators (QMEs) and California-licensed physicians interested in becoming QMEs to perform objective, independent medical-legal evaluations for injured workers within the California Workers’ Compensation system.
- Role Summary: Seeking experienced Qualified Medical Evaluators (QMEs) and California-licensed physicians interested in becoming QMEs to perform objective, independent medical-legal evaluations for injured workers within the California Workers’ Compensation system.
- Core Responsibilities: Evaluate medical conditions, review medical records, address disputed medical issues, and prepare comprehensive reports following California DWC requirements.
- No Prior QME Experience Needed: We offer guidance, education, and administrative support to help eligible physicians enter the QME field.
- Focus Division: You focus on the medical evaluation and expert opinion; our team handles the operational infrastructure.
• Generate additional income outside of traditional clinical practice
- Generate additional income outside of traditional clinical practice
- Maintain flexibility over your schedule
- Diversify your professional practice
- Continue practicing medicine
- Develop a medical-legal consulting practice
- Utilize existing clinical expertise in a new professional setting
- Work with a broad range of Workers’ Compensation cases within your specialty
- Participate in in-person and, when appropriate, remote evaluations
- Build long-term relationships with a professional medical-legal organization
• Conduct independent, objective medical-legal evaluations of injured workers • Perform comprehensive medical examinations when required • Review medical records, diagnostic studies, prior treatment, and other relevant documentation • Obtain appropriate medical history and perform a focused physical examination • Analyze medical evidence presented in each case • Provide objective medical opinions within your area of expertise • Address medical-legal questions presented in evaluations • Prepare accurate, thorough, and well-supported QME reports • Follow applicable California DWC rules, regulations, and QME requirements • Maintain appropriate documentation and professional standards • Meet established report completion and turnaround expectations • Participate in supplemental reports, depositions, or testimony when appropriate • Maintain current QME certification and required professional credentials • Communicate professionally with the medical-legal support team regarding case requirements Dane Street Supports Your Practice You provide the medical expertise; we provide the infrastructure. Administrative Support
• Case intake and coordination
- Case intake and coordination
- Appointment scheduling
- Examinee communications
- Case logistics and confirmations
- Medical record retrieval and organization
- Case preparation
- Correspondence with involved parties
- Medical Assistant support on the day of evaluation
- All forms and templates provided
- Evaluation locations throughout California
• Easy-to-use Physician Portal
- Easy-to-use Physician Portal
- Transcription/dictation support
- Report formatting and administrative preparation
- Historian Services
- Report quality assurance support
- Report submission assistance
- Tracking of supplemental report requests
- Administrative support related to depositions and follow-up activities
• QME onboarding and credentialing
- QME onboarding and credentialing
- DWC process guidance
- QME education and training
- QME exam preparation resources for eligible physicians
- Mentorship and access to experienced QME physicians
- Ongoing physician education
- Dedicated physician support
- Billing and collections support
- Payment processing
• Expand your evaluation volume
- Expand your evaluation volume
- Access additional case opportunities
- Increase geographic coverage and expand into additional evaluation locations
- Reduce administrative workload
- Build or expand your medical-legal practice
- Gain access to operational, scheduling, billing, and administrative resources
• QME eligibility guidance • Application and credentialing assistance • Education regarding the California QME process • QME competency examination preparation resources • Medical-legal report-writing education • Orientation to DWC requirements • Mentorship from experienced QME physicians • Guidance on establishing an efficient evaluation and reporting workflow • Ongoing support as you develop your QME practice • (Note: Physicians must independently satisfy applicable California QME eligibility and certification requirements) Qualifications Minimum Qualifications
• Active, unrestricted California physician license (MD or DO)
- Active, unrestricted California physician license (MD or DO)
- Board certification or board eligibility in an eligible specialty, or other qualifications meeting applicable DWC requirements
- Ability to obtain and maintain California QME certification, if not already certified
- Strong clinical knowledge within your specialty
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills
- Ability to evaluate medical information objectively and independently
- Strong attention to detail
- Professional commitment to impartial, evidence-based medical opinions
- Ability to meet report completion and turnaround requirements
• Current California QME certification
- Current California QME certification
- Prior QME, AME, IME, or other medical-legal experience
- Experience with California Workers’ Compensation
- Experience preparing medical-legal reports
- Experience providing deposition or expert testimony
- Familiarity with California DWC regulations and QME requirements
- Strong report-writing skills
- Established clinical practice in an actively recruited specialty
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- Support Summary: You do not have to build a QME practice alone; we provide operational support, systems, resources, and administrative infrastructure.
- Next Steps: Submit your CV to begin a confidential conversation with our physician recruitment team:
- Experienced QMEs: Discuss how to grow your existing practice.
- New to QME Work: Discuss eligibility and receive full guidance through the onboarding process.
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