L&I Physician , Associate Medical Director

Our Mission

Keep Washington Safe and Working!

Customer Focus, One L&I, Respect, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Learning and Growth, Reliability

This opportunity is a part‑time position.

The Office of the Medical Director (OMD) is responsible for L&I’s statewide health policy to ensure that injured and ill workers have access to high quality, evidence‑based care and that services paid for by the workers compensation Medical Aid Fund are clinically appropriate and cost effective.

This position will provide clinical input that contributes to a wide range of goals and activities – from rendering clinical advice on individual complex claims to developing, interpreting, and applying health policies such as medical treatment guidelines; providing professionally accredited continuing medical education seminars; and participating in public‑private collaborations to address statewide, systemic health issues such as variability in delivery, utilization, and cost of services.

The Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) is a diverse state agency dedicated to the safety, health, and security of Washington's workers. We help employers meet safety and health standards and inspect workplaces when alerted to hazards. As administrators of the state's workers’ compensation system, we are similar to a large insurance company, providing medical and limited wage‑replacement coverage to workers who suffer job‑related injuries and illness.

Our rules and enforcement programs also help ensure workers are paid what they are owed, that children's and teens' work hours are limited, and that consumers are protected from unsound business practices.

Insurance Services is the largest division within the agency and administers one of the premier workers’ compensation organizations in the nation serving over 3.8 million employees working for 260,000 employers.

• Provide leadership of the L&I credentialing committee to review providers applying to join L&I’s Medical Provider Network; conduct ongoing credentialing review activity, which includes formulating credentialing committee strategy, policy, and procedures to ensure process integrity.
• Participate in the development of evidence‑based policies and guidelines.
• Provide clinical expertise and direct claims support to improve and promote the quality of care received by injured and ill workers.
• Provide epidemiological and clinical expertise for health policy development and analysis and program development and implementation.
• Provide medical leadership and consultation on issues of causality, appropriate medical care, impairment ratings, independent medical examinations, credentialing of network providers, risk of harm standards, quality assurance, and other clinical health policy programs.
• Provide guidance on analyses related to billing policy and fee schedules, provider qualifications, provider review and profiling, utilization review, statutory and regulatory review and review of clinical services, including tests and treatments with wide variation or quality concerns and emerging technologies.
• Participate, coordinate, and consult on the formulation and implementation of health care law, rules, and policies.
• Work as a liaison and provide professional guidance and educational expertise with clinicians, clinical associations, advisory committees, business and labor organizations, and other stakeholders.

• Valid State of Washington Medical License
• Board certification in a relevant specialty, including but not limited to Occupational Medicine, Internal Medicine, Preventive Medicine, or Family Medicine.
• Three (3) years of experience in medical, occupational health, or quality improvement leadership in an institution or organization.

• Board certification in additional related field

To help you maintain a proper work‑life balance, teleworking is one of the work schedule options for this position. L&I also offers flexible custom work schedules.

State employees who meet the qualifications will become eligible for a generous retirement package at the end of the employee’s career. Click on the “Benefits” tab to…