Locum Physician - General Medicine - Honolulu, Hawaii

General Medicine Physician Opportunity

Vivo HealthStaff is hiring General Medicine Physicians to conduct general medical exams for Veteran Disability Claims in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Details:

• Need is on a PRN basis, ongoing
• Willing to accept these specialties: family medicine, internal medicine, orthopedic surgery, etc, or anyone with a background in general medicine, or experience with compensation and pension.
• Two options for coverage - Travel and perform exams at VES leased facility and schedule veterans within your own practice
• Option to work ½ days (4-hours) and/or full days (8-hours)
• One-time non-treatment C&P exams + separation health assessments
• Exams are primarily interview-based with some physical assessment: range of motion testing, and muscle strength testing
• No prescribing, no treatment
• Quick credentialing & onboarding
• DMA certification available (can get CME credits) – will need to obtain once privileged if not already certified
• Use of Goniometer required
• Familiar with Musculoskeletal, Diabetes, and Cardio required
• Proficient in METs testing, evaluating, and diagnosing respiratory, cardiovascular, and neurological conditions
• Own personal laptop (NO MACs)
• Training shall be provided for all Reporting/Disability Benefits Questionnaires (DBQs)
• Reporting/DBQs must be submitted within 48 hours upon exam completion - no narrative report. The end product is the completion of the standardized form(s)
• Evaluations are to be completed in VES's provider portal
• Record review is required in most cases
• Follow-up administrative work will be required regularly (addendums, medical opinions, and reading diagnostics)
• Providers needed - 1-3

Job Requirements:

• Proficient in METs testing, evaluating, and diagnosing respiratory, cardiovascular, and neurological conditions
• Own a laptop (no Mac/Apple products)
• Board Certified or Truly Board Eligible within 0-3 years of residency
• Active and unrestricted full license
• Must be willing to complete DMA training to become DMA-certified
• A CV needs the current home address listed for the presentation
• They will need a copy of the ECFMG certificate if they attended school in a different country