Maximus

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Review MDE (Medical Disability Examination) requests for consistency with the DBQ.
- Review MDE reports and DBQs (Disability Benefits Questionnaires) for completeness and typographical and grammatical correctness.
- Communicate with medical providers and facilitate any necessary corrections to MDE reports and DBQs prior to submission to the VA.
- Verify that any special requests or necessary second reviews have been completed, consistent with the VA’s preferences.
- Ensure that all diagnostics requested by the medical provider have been completed, reviewed by the medical provider, and are submitted with the final report.
- Perform daily queue maintenance to ensure that every case assigned has updated notes and any needed action has been taken.
- Communicate with the Medical Advisory Board on cases that need additional review, may be outside the scope of the assigned medical provider’s training or expertise, or has presented a problem/issue with the assigned medical provider.
- Consistently achieve weekly/monthly qualitative and quantitative goals set by management and VA.

- Associate degree required; Bachelor’s degree preferred.
- Two (2) years of Quality experience may substitute for educational requirement.
- Experience in Healthcare, Quality preferred.
- Intermediate knowledge of medical terminology.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail.
- Excellent multi-tasking skills.
- Excellent organizational and prioritization skills.
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Products.

Maximus is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected characteristics.

Maximus compensation is based on various factors including but not limited to job location, a candidate's education, training, experience, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value analysis including seniority and merit systems, as well as internal pay alignment. Annual salary is just one component of Maximus's total compensation package. Other rewards may include short- and long-term incentives as well as program-specific awards. Additionally, Maximus provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and paid time off. Compensation ranges may differ based on contract value but will be commensurate with job duties and relevant work experience. An applicant's salary history will not be used in determining compensation. Maximus will comply with regulatory minimum wage rates and exempt salary thresholds in all instances.