Contract Sleep Medicine Job in San Francisco, California
This Sleep Medicine role in San Francisco, California is offered as a contract arrangement, one of several ways this position is structured — it is also available as a virtual role and as non-clinical case management work. As a contract engagement, you would work as an independent contractor rather than an employee, typically under a defined agreement covering term, schedule, and rate, generally on a 1099 basis. This means you would be responsible for arranging your own benefits, retirement, and tax withholding, with malpractice terms specified in the agreement itself.
The financial offering for this listing is noted as open, meaning terms are set through the agreement rather than a fixed posted figure. There is no patient call rotation and no emergency department call associated with this position.
- Board certification is required
- MD or DO training accepted
- American Medical Graduates and Foreign Medical Graduates accepted
- Open to US citizens
Contract work of this kind can offer scheduling flexibility along with the trade-offs of managing your own benefits and administrative arrangements.
- Position Type: Permanent
- Recruited Specialty: Sleep Medicine
- Does the Physician Need To Be Trained In Specialty Being Recruited: Yes
- Structure of Position: Contract, Virtual, Non-Clinical Case Management
- 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: $226,936 - $489,671 per year
- Relocation Allowance: No
- Signing Bonus: No
- Stipends: No
- Student Loan Assistance: No
- Practice State: California
- 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), Foreign Medical Graduate (FMG)
- Medical Training Type: Allopathic (MD), Osteopathic (DO)
- Board Certification: Board Certified
- Work Status Requirements: US Citizen
- Preferred Experience Level: (not specified)
- Accept Local Physicians within 25 mile Radius: No
- Agency: Lumetra Healthcare Solutions
