Contract Pulmonary Medicine: Critical Care Job in Houston, Texas
This Pulmonary Medicine: Critical Care position in Houston, Texas is offered as a contract opportunity. Rather than being brought on as an employee, you would be engaged as an independent contractor under a defined agreement covering term, schedule, and rate, with your own benefits and tax withholding arrangements. This structure can offer flexibility along with the possibility of favorable compensation terms. This role is also available as a virtual arrangement, in case that structure fits your practice preferences better.
The financial offering for this listing is noted as Open. There is no patient call rotation and no emergency department call associated with this position.
- Board certification required
- Open to Allopathic (MD) and Osteopathic (DO) training backgrounds
- American Medical Graduates (AMG) considered
- U.S. citizenship required
- Open to recently trained, experienced, and very experienced candidates
- 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: Texas
- 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
