Contract Pulmonary Medicine: Critical Care Job in Seattle, Washington
This Pulmonary Medicine: Critical Care position in Seattle, Washington is offered as a contract arrangement, alongside a virtual practice option. As a contract engagement, you would work as an independent contractor under a defined agreement covering term, schedule, and rate, typically compensated on a 1099 basis. You would handle your own benefits and generally your own retirement and tax withholding, with malpractice terms set by the agreement; this structure trades employer-provided benefits for flexibility and the compensation terms defined in the contract.
The financial offering for this listing is noted as Open. There is no patient call and no emergency department call associated with this role. The virtual structure allows for reach across communities of varying sizes, from under 10,000 to 500,000 and above.
- Board certification required
- Open to MD or DO training backgrounds, American medical graduates
- Open to recently trained, experienced, and very experienced candidates
- US citizenship required
- Position Type: Permanent
- Recruited Specialty: Pulmonary Medicine: Critical Care
- Does the Physician Need To Be Trained In Specialty Being Recruited: Yes
- Structure of Position: Contract, Virtual
- Partnership Opportunity: Unknown
- Expected Patient Call Coverage: No call
- Expected ER Call Coverage: No call
Lumetra Healthcare Solutions is an independent case review organization in California. We are seeking specialists to perform peer review of electronic health records for our contract with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). The purpose of the project is to provide feedback to the VA on the quality of the care provided. They are using this information to track trends and revise policies where an opportunity to improve care is identified.
The Reviewer specifically comments on whether the care provided met professional standards and evidence-based practices and/or was medically necessary.
Briefly, this case review work includes the following:
Your role is as a contracted reviewer
There is no litigation involved
Reimbursement is $105/case
Reviews will take less than 1 hour to complete
Timeframe for completion of each review is 7-10 days from the date of notification of an available case
Reviews involve remotely accessing the VA’s electronic record: it is essential that the reviewer is confident with review of electronic health records.
As the largest Federal provider of healthcare with 152 medical centers and 732 associated outpatient clinics, the VHA’s clinical peer review program is viewed as a critical element of quality management. Most of our reviewers find the cases interesting and the work gratifying. This is a real opportunity to ensure that our Veterans receive the high quality of medical care they deserve.
- Structure of Financial Support: Contract
- Financial Offering: Open
- Compensation Range: $413,944 - $599,274 per year
- Relocation Allowance: No
- Signing Bonus: No
- Stipends: No
- Student Loan Assistance: No
- Practice State: Washington
- Practice City: Registered Candidates Only
- Community Size: Less than 10,000, 10,000 - 24,999, 25,000 - 49,999, 50,000 - 99,999, 100,000 - 499,999, 500,000+
- Community Details: Registered Candidates Only
- Location of Medical Training: American Medical Graduate (AMG)
- Medical Training Type: Allopathic (MD), Osteopathic (DO)
- Board Certification: Board Certified
- Work Status Requirements: US Citizen
- Preferred Experience Level: Recently Trained, Experienced, Very Experienced
- Accept Local Physicians within 25 mile Radius: No
- Facility Type: Managed Services Organization
- Number of Providers:
- Number of Employees:
- Agency: Lumetra Healthcare Solutions
