Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Doctor - Bowie MD

About the role

The Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Provider will perform medical assessments on United States Veterans as part of the VA's disability benefits process.

Responsibilities

• Review medical health records through a secure Web Portal
• Perform a comprehensive assessment on each veteran
• Complete Disability Benefit Questionnaires (DBQ’s) through the Web Portal
• Document exam findings needed by the VA
• NOT make disability determinations, the VA does so
• This is NOT a treating role
• Review and assess 4 Veterans per day on average

Requirements

• Must hold a current license as a Physiatrist
• Must be Board Certified in either Neurological Surgery, PM&R or Psychiatry and Neurology
• Interested in performing Independent Medical Assessments vs. traditional patient care & treatment
• Willing to spend at least 50% of their day reviewing medical records and electronic documenting of exam findings
• Proficient at finding key data points within large electronic medical records
• Able to analyze data from the medical records and exam findings to complete the DBQ's and form medical opinions
• Essential typing skills
• Skilled at time management, able to stay on task and meet requirements
• Completed DBQ's must be submitted within 24 hours after an exam