Qualified Medical Evaluator; QME

California Board Certified Physician

California | Flexible Schedule | Independent Contractor Opportunities

• Role
  
  Summary:
  
  Seeking experienced Qualified Medical Evaluators (QMEs) and California-licensed physicians interested in becoming QMEs to perform objective, independent medical-legal evaluations for injured workers within the California Workers’ Compensation system.
• Core Responsibilities: Evaluate medical conditions, review medical records, address disputed medical issues, and prepare comprehensive reports following California DWC requirements.
• No Prior QME Experience Needed: We offer guidance, education, and administrative support to help eligible physicians enter the QME field.
• Focus Division: You focus on the medical evaluation and expert opinion; our team handles the operational infrastructure.

• Generate additional income outside of traditional clinical practice
• Maintain flexibility over your schedule
• Diversify your professional practice
• Continue practicing medicine
• Develop a medical-legal consulting practice
• Utilize existing clinical expertise in a new professional setting
• Work with a broad range of Workers’ Compensation cases within your specialty
• Participate in in-person and, when appropriate, remote evaluations
• Build long-term relationships with a professional medical-legal organization

• Conduct independent, objective medical-legal evaluations of injured workers
• Perform comprehensive medical examinations when required
• Review medical records, diagnostic studies, prior treatment, and other relevant documentation
• Obtain appropriate medical history and perform a focused physical examination
• Analyze medical evidence presented in each case
• Provide objective medical opinions within your area of expertise
• Address medical-legal questions presented in evaluations
• Prepare accurate, thorough, and well-supported QME reports
• Follow applicable California DWC rules, regulations, and QME requirements
• Maintain appropriate documentation and professional standards
• Meet established report completion and turnaround expectations
• Participate in supplemental reports, depositions, or testimony when appropriate
• Maintain current QME certification and required professional credentials
• Communicate professionally with the medical-legal support team regarding case requirements

You provide the medical expertise; we provide the infrastructure.

• Case intake and coordination
• Appointment scheduling
• Examinee communications
• Case logistics and confirmations
• Medical record retrieval and organization
• Case preparation
• Correspondence with involved parties
• Medical Assistant support on the day of evaluation
• All forms and templates provided
• Evaluation locations throughout California

• Easy-to-use Physician Portal
• Transcription/dictation support
• Report formatting and administrative preparation
• Historian Services
• Report quality assurance support
• Report submission assistance
• Tracking of supplemental report requests
• Administrative support related to depositions and follow-up activities

• QME onboarding and credentialing
• DWC process guidance
• QME education and training
• QME exam preparation resources for eligible physicians
• Mentorship and access to experienced QME physicians
• Ongoing physician education
• Dedicated physician support
• Billing and collections support
• Payment processing

• Expand your evaluation volume
• Access additional case opportunities
• Increase geographic coverage and expand into additional evaluation locations
• Reduce administrative workload
• Build or expand your medical-legal practice
• Gain access to operational, scheduling, billing, and administrative resources

• QME eligibility…