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Qualified Medical Evaluator, QME
Dane Street. Perform objective, independent medical-legal evaluations for injured workers within the California Workers’ Compensation system .
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in performing medical-legal evaluations and preparing comprehensive QME reports while adhering to California DWC regulations. Possesses strong clinical knowledge and the ability to communicate effectively with medical-legal support teams.
Highest-signal resume keywords
California Physician License (MD or DO)California QME CertificationBoard Certification in SpecialtyMedical-Legal Report PreparationAnalytical and Critical-Thinking Skills
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Hard Skills
Medical EvaluationsMedical Record ReviewDiagnostic AnalysisFocused Physical ExaminationsEvidence-Based Medical OpinionsReport WritingImpartial EvaluationClinical KnowledgeMedical History AcquisitionTurnaround Requirement Management
Soft Skills
Excellent Communication SkillsAttention to DetailProfessional CommitmentIndependent EvaluationStrong Analytical Skills
Certifications & Qualifications
California QME CertificationBoard Certification or Eligibility
Industry Keywords
California Workers’ CompensationDWC RegulationsMedical-Legal EvaluationsQME RequirementsIME ExperienceAME ExperienceExpert TestimonySupplemental ReportsClinical PracticeMedical-Legal Experience
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Perform objective, independent medical-legal evaluations for injured workers within the California Workers’ Compensation system
- Conduct comprehensive medical examinations when required
- Review medical records, diagnostic studies, prior treatment, and other relevant documentation
- Obtain medical histories and perform focused physical examinations
- Analyze medical evidence
- Provide objective medical opinions within the physician’s specialty
- Address medical-legal questions
- Prepare accurate, thorough, and well-supported QME reports
- Follow California DWC rules, regulations, and QME requirements
- Maintain appropriate documentation and professional standards
- Meet report completion and turnaround expectations
- Participate in supplemental reports, depositions, or testimony when appropriate
- Maintain current QME certification and required professional credentials
- Communicate with the medical-legal support team regarding case requirements
Requirements
What you’ll need- 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
- Physicians must independently satisfy applicable California QME eligibility and certification requirements
- Preferred: Current California QME certification
- Preferred: Prior QME, AME, IME, or other medical-legal experience
- Preferred: Experience with California Workers’ Compensation
- Preferred: Experience preparing medical-legal reports
- Preferred: Experience providing deposition or expert testimony
- Preferred: Familiarity with California DWC regulations and QME requirements
- Preferred: Strong report-writing skills
- Preferred: Established clinical practice in an actively recruited specialty
Benefits
Comp & perks- Generate additional income outside of traditional clinical practice
- Flexible schedule
- Continue practicing medicine
- Participate in in-person and, when appropriate, remote evaluations
- Administrative support including case intake, coordination, scheduling, communications, logistics, medical record retrieval, case preparation, correspondence, Medical Assistant support, forms, and evaluation locations throughout California
- Physician Portal
- Transcription/dictation support
- Report formatting and administrative preparation
- Historian Services
- Report quality assurance support
- Report submission assistance
- Administrative support for supplemental reports, depositions, and follow-up activities
- QME onboarding and credentialing
- DWC process guidance
- QME education and training
- QME exam preparation resources
- Mentorship and access to experienced QME physicians
- Ongoing physician education
- Dedicated physician support
- Billing and collections support
- Payment processing
- Operational, scheduling, billing, and administrative resources
- Application and credentialing assistance
- Medical-legal report-writing education
- Ongoing support as physicians develop their QME practice