Occupational Health Medical Director

Centra Health, Inc.

Occupational Health Medical Director | Blue Ridge Mountains

Lynchburg, VA

$314K–$315K

full-time

Outpatient

Offers J1 and H1-B

Beds

Centra Health

Job Highlights

• Less than 3 Hours from a Ski Resort
• Non-Profit Employer
• No Call Required

We are seeking a natural leader to help build HealthWorks growing employer-based healthcare service line as Medical Director.

The Healthworks Medical Director, in collaboration with the Operational Director, functions as a Dyad Leader to provide clinical and operational guidance and leadership. Key roles and responsibilities include the delivery of high-quality clinical care across all Healthworks service lines, which include:

• Occupational Medicine and Wellness Services to Area Business and Industry
• Centra’s Employee Health Hospital Based Clinics
• HealthWorks Physical Therapy and Industrial Rehabilitation
• Employee Assistance Programs
• Medical oversite of Onsite Employer Clinics

Administratively:

• Supports, leads and models the vision, mission and values of Centra and HealthWorks
• Provides strategic system leadership for the HealthWorks service line
• May oversee and provide evidence-based process improvement recommendations to ensure safe high-quality care and support prevention efforts
• Participates in the development of policies and guidelines meet occupational health goals.
• Participates in the Client/Employer relationship/marketing processes

Clinically:

• Provides oversight for PAs and NPs.
• Directly participates in patient care and supervision:
• Occupational Medicine pre-employment, medical surveillance, qualification and exposure evaluations, audiometric reviews, return to work and fitness for duty visits, DOT examinations and Medical Review Officer duties.
• Workers’ compensation evaluations for work related illness and injuries, hazard evaluations, and medical oversight for several local businesses.
• Near site Clinic Visits to provide episodic care to employees of local businesses as contracted

You Can Expect

• Monday-Friday 8a – 5p; No Weekends, No Major Holidays
• 16-20 hours patient facing and Medical Review Officer duties
• Digital Xray on site
• Comprehensive send out Labs and Point of Care Testing
• Sign-on bonus
• Health, dental and vision benefits
• Student loan repayment program
• $7,500 CME expenses
• Up to $15k relocation expenses

Required Qualifications

• MD/DO
• Board Certified/Eligible in Occupational Medicine or Emergency, Family, or Internal Medicine with experience in Occupational Medicine and Employee Health
• Medical Review Officer (MRO) Certification
• FMCSA DOT Medical Examiner Certification

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of workers' compensation, DOT, OSHA and other applicable legislative regulations, Fitness for Duty and Independent medical Evaluations, employee health and exposure management.

About Centra Health, Inc.

Centra Health (Centra) is a regional nonprofit healthcare system based in Lynchburg, Virginia, serving over 500,000 people as the dominant provider of critical medical services in central and southern Virginia.

Compensation Details

$314K–$315K

Posted October 7, 2026