Medical Consultant
Posted on: 2 Jul 2021
Poland, Maine
Job Description
General Summary:
Principal Duties and Responsibilities
Provide timely, clear medical direction and opinions to team partners, with reasoned forensic analysis to support the medical opinions
Partner/consult with fellow medical consultants when appropriate to ensure the completion of a whole person analysis
Apply medical knowledge to determine functional capacity through assessment of medical and other data related to impairment, regarding accuracy of diagnoses, treatment plans, duration guidelines, and prognosis
Provide relevant medical education and knowledge to others in terms appropriate and understandable to the intended audience
Perform telephone contacts with the insured’s healthcare providers to gather medical information and to facilitate a better understanding of the claimant's functional abilities
Make timely and appropriate referrals for second opinion reviews when appropriate or required according to current guidelines and best practices
Demonstrate ability to manage and complete high volumes of assigned work, maintain consistently good turnaround times, and operate with a sense of urgency
Focus not only on individual workload, but on the team/group work volumes to ensure organizational success
Receive feedback and follow through with appropriate behaviors/actions
Perform other duties as assigned
Job Specifications
Professional Degree (MD, DO, PhD, PsyD)
Active, unrestricted US medical license
Board certification required for physicians in their area of specialty
Minimum of five years of clinical experience in medical specialty
Strong team and collaborative skills. Ability to work in a fast paced, team based, corporate environment
Ability to mentor others and to give and receive constructive, behaviorally based feedback with peers and partners
Unum
Chattanooga, TN
Unum Group, together with its subsidiaries, provides financial protection benefit solutions in the United States, the United Kingdom, and internationally. It operates through Unum US, Unum International, Colonial Life, and Closed Block segments. The company offers group long-term and short-term disability, group life, and accidental death and dismemberment products; supplemental and voluntary products, such as individual disability, voluntary benefits, and dental and vision products; and accident, sickness, disability, life, and cancer and critical illness products.
It also provides group pension, individual life and corporate-owned life insurance, reinsurance pools and management operations, and other products. The company sells its products primarily to employers for the benefit of employees. Unum Group sells its products through field sales personnel, independent brokers, and consultants, as well as independent contractor agency sales force. The company was founded in 1848 and is based in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
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IndustryInsurance
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No. of Employees9,600
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Website
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