Medical Reviewer for Reasonable Accommodations Program (MD or DO REQUIRED)
About Us: AdNet/AccountNet, Inc. is an 8(a), WOSB, and WBE-owned management consulting firm founded in 1990. We blend the best people with the ongoing demands of the workplace by providing high-quality staffing and executive search services. Position: Medical Reviewer for Reasonable Accommodations (RA) Program Purpose: Provide independent medical documentation review and functional capacity analysis to support RA determinations under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and aligned with EEOC. Key Distinction:
- No patient care
- No medical exams
- Record based review only (paper file review)
Physician (MO/DO) Qualifications:
- Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree from an accredited medical school.
- Licensed physician in at least one U.S. jurisdiction with an active, unrestricted medical license in good standing is required.
- Board certification or board eligible in a relevant specialty (preferred internal medicine, family medicine, psychiatry).
- Minimum 5 - 7 years of progressively responsible post-residency relevant clinical practice experience.
- Demonstrated ability to independently review and interpret complex medical documentation. Including the duration (temporary vs. permanent).
- Demonstrated experience reviewing multi-system medical records, chronic, acute, and episodic conditions.
- Experience assessing functional limitations, and preparation of written clinical opinions for non-clinical review requiring advance medical judgement.
- Familiarity with American with Disability Act, Reasonable Accommodations Program, prior experience writing medical legal opinions.
Duties:
- Conduct independent review of medical documentation.
- Analyze diagnosis and sufficiency, and functional limitations (not just the condition).
- Alignment with essential job functions.
- Provide written clinical opinions including whether impairment substantially limits major life activities, functional restrictions and duration, consistency of documentation, and need for clarification or additional medical information with recommended follow-up questions.
- Advising on medical plausibility of requested accommodations.
- HIPPAA aligned confidentiality.
- Defensible, audit ready documentation.
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