At a Glance
- Tasks: Review and sign off on pre-employment medicals remotely, ensuring fitness for work.
- Company: Safework Health, a leading provider of workplace health services.
- Benefits: Fully remote work, flexible hours, competitive fees per completed medical.
- Other info: Join a national network with opportunities for growth and consistent review work.
- Why this job: Make impactful decisions in occupational health from anywhere, with strong support from our team.
- Qualifications: MBBS, MD or equivalent, with AHPRA registration and experience in occupational health.
The predicted salary is between 56700 - 69300 $ per year.
Review and determine medical fitness for work by signing off on selected pre-placement and periodic medicals remotely. Our trained nursing and clinical teams conduct assessments in our clinics. You review the results in pdf format, determine fitness for work, and sign off from wherever you work. There are no clinic shifts and no face-to-face consulting. Clinic health staff including occupational physician can provide all support if additional information is required to make a determination of fitness.
Key responsibilities
- Remote review and sign-off of pre-employment and periodic medicals, including spirometry, audiometric testing, ECG, Functional Capacity Assessments (FCA) and vision, musculoskeletal and general health questionnaires
- Review of drug & alcohol results and follow-up (MRO accreditation)
- Supervision and review of health monitoring programs, where permissible, including silica, asbestos and other hazardous exposures
- Assign fitness-for-work outcomes including advisory comments and/or restrictions, and recommend further clinical follow-up where appropriate
- Provide clinical guidance to our nursing team on escalated or complex cases
- Complete determinations whether provisional or final within 24 hours of results being available in our system to achieve fast outcomes
About you
- MBBS, MD or equivalent, with current unrestricted AHPRA registration
- Experience in occupational health and workplace medical assessments
- Confidence making fitness-for-work decisions from clinical data and nurse-collected findings
- Current medical indemnity insurance that covers telehealth and occupational medicine
- Comfortable working in digital platforms and secure clinical systems and or pdf format files
- Capacity to check in daily and consistently to meet a 24-hour turnaround
About us
Safework Health is a national provider of workplace health services, delivering accredited Pre-Employment Medicals, Drug & Alcohol Testing and Health Surveillance. We're backed by in-house laboratory diagnostics and operate clinics across 8 locations nationally.
Competitive fee per completed medical depending on medical type. Fully remote, set your own hours: review whenever suits you, as long as sign-off happens within 24 hours. A consistent, well-structured flow of review work. Experienced nursing technical and medical staff who collect quality data in the clinic. Admin and systems support so you can focus on clinical decisions. A national network with scope to grow your involvement.
Medical Officer – Remote Occupational Health Review (Pre-Employment Medicals) employer: Safework Health
Safework Health offers a dynamic work environment where employees can take ownership of their roles and contribute to essential services in workplace health. The company values proactive and reliable team members, providing opportunities for professional growth within the operations team. With a focus on customer service and operational support, Safework Health fosters a culture of collaboration and initiative.
