Contact:
Leecy Davis
Phone: 423-294-6474
Medical Consultant
Unum
Unum
1 Position Available
DOE
Work in Chattanooga, Tennessee
1 Fountain Square (37402)
Start ASAP
40 hours per week
Medical Consultant
Please reference code F00015 on all resumes and cover letters.
Position Description
WHY JOIN UNUM?
Unum is a company of people serving people. As one of the world’s leading employee benefits providers and a Fortune 250 company, Unum helps protect more than 25 million working people and their families in the event of illness or injury and offers professionals every possibility for growth. Whether we’re helping customers or building careers, we’re experts at creating the kind of advantages that help people reach their goals.
Headquartered in Chattanooga Tennessee, Unum has significant U.S. operations in Portland, Maine, Worcester, Massachusetts and Glendale, California with 35 field offices nationwide.
This position is responsible for providing expert medical analysis of complex claims files. This includes such matters as providing opinions on work capacity, on the presence or absence of pre-existing conditions, on diagnostic criteria and therapeutic approaches to medical conditions and other determinations.
WHAT ARE THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE POSITION?
- Provides timely and accurate medical analyses and opinions to the Benefits Operations staff.
- Applies current medical knowledge to medical data regarding diagnosis, treatment, prognosis, and impairment, etc.
- Conducts 1 on 1 and group training to improve the Benefits Operations staff's knowledge and efficiency.
Interacts with the insured's attending healthcare provider(s).
WHAT QUALIFICATIONS ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
- Professional Degree (PhD,MD,DO).
- Board certified.
- Active, unrestricted US license.
- Five years of clinical experience in Occupational Medicine, Internal Medicine, Family Practice, General Medicine, Orthopedic Medicine, Rheumatology, Infectious Disease, Psychiatry, PM & R or other medical specialties.
- Experience in private disability insurance or other corporate environment preferred.
- Analytical and critical thinking skills.
- Excellent oral and written communications skills.
- Excellent interpersonal/negotiation skills.
- Ability to mentor others.
- Strong team and collaborative skills. Ability to work in a fast paced, team based, corporate environment.
To learn more about Unum and the position, or to formally submit your resume, please click on the following link:
Unum is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer regardless of a person's race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, military status, gender or sexual orientation.
Medical Consultant
This position has been listed under the following classifications:
[Physician ]
[Management ]