Medical Director - Occupational Health

Primary Purpose:

 

The primary purpose of the Medical Director is to evaluate and make decisions about candidate and employee medical ability to safely perform job duties with or without reasonable accommodation. The Medical Director holds a primarily administrative position.

 

Principal Duties:

 

• Review medical cases with respect to employees who have been injured, ill or otherwise restricted from performing their duties for medical reasons for the purpose of determining whether a given employee is medically fit to return to his or her specific duties.
• Provide recommendations with each case review as to whether a current employee or an offeree for NS employment is medically fit for his or her specific duties with NS.
• Provide input, as needed, on placement and removal from Short-term and Long-term Disability classification.
• Serve as a medical consultant to supervisors, employees and outside health care providers regarding our Medical department policies, guidelines, any fitness for service concerns and other medical issues.
• Assist the Chief Medical Officer in developing and updating Medical department programs, policies, procedures, and guidelines.

 

 

Job Related Experience:

• Minimum Level: 3-5 years of Occupational Medicine experience in clinical setting
• Preferred: In addition to the above, clinical experience in primary care field

 

Education:

• Preferred: Board Certified in ABMS specialty
• Required Level: Doctor of Medicine; Occupational Medicine residency

 

Licenses / Certifications:

• Required: Valid Medical License; Board Certification in Occupational Medicine          
• Preferred: Medical Review Officer Certification; ACLS certification

 

Career Path:

• Future Jobs: Chief Medical Officer

 

 

Work Conditions

Environment: Office

Shift Work: No

On-Call: No

Weekend Work: Occasional

Travel Required:  0-5 Days per Month

 

 

 

Company Overview

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) is a Fortune 300 organization and one of the nation’s premier transportation companies. Its Norfolk Southern Railway Company subsidiary operates approximately 19,500 route miles in 22 states and the District of Columbia, serves every major container port in the eastern United States, and provides efficient connections to other rail carriers. Norfolk Sout