Chief medical advisor

OPTIMA RECRUITMENT EUROPE, s.r.o.

Place of work
Czech Republic, Poland, The Capital Prague
Contract type
full-time, part-time
Start date
immediately or by agreement

Information about the position

Job description, responsibilities and duties

For our client, an international insurance company, which is providing assistance in a field of travelling and health care, we are searching for a suitable candidate for a position – CHIEF MEDICAL ADVISOR.

Duties include consultations via phone according to the scheduled shifts (24/7). You can work at your own environment – usually 3 calls per day (from medical advisors or call assistance operators), core work are reports and translations, which you can plan flexibly. Part time is also possible. There is no need to be present at the office (which is easily accessible in the centre of Prague in case of meetings) - presence only for the management meetings once in every 14 days – not obligatory, but sometimes you should be there.

Start: immediately or by agreement

Job Description:
- Leading the medical team of advisors (4 doctors and 2 nurses)
- Preparing the shifts of medical team
- Medical evaluation of treatments and expenses from abroad
- Assessment of client´s health condition according to the information received
- Checking incoming medical reports, interpretation of reports
- Monitoring and assessment of the situation in destination
- Medical overview of transport and repatriations
- Passing medical info to the transport providers
- Medical translations
- Medical evaluation of invoices
- Co-operation with Medical Advisors and Medical Consultants, Consultations for Assistance Operators who are dealing with incoming calls from clients in need
- Planning and participation on site team inspections
- Writing final messages and forwarding operators to handle
- Conference calls with the local Healthcare providers

Employee perks, benefits

- Competitive salary + bonuses
- A full range of benefits (education allowance for language courses, pension scheme, travel insurance with 50% discount for family members as well, meal vouchers, extensive medical treatment in Medicover etc.)
- Non-routine, individual work with the application and development of medical qualifications
- Daily use of foreign languages
- Flexible working hours (remote access also possible – work from home)
- Very interesting and varied job
- Employment contract for a long-term cooperation

Company on whose behalf the position is being filled

Insurance, except compulsory social security

Our client is an international insurance company, which is providing assistance in a field of travelling and health care. They operate worldwide with at least one branch office on each continent.

Requirements for the employee

Candidates with education suit the position

University education (Master's degree)
Postgraduate (Doctorate)

Educational Specialization

Medicine

Language skills

Czech - Advanced (C1) or Slovak - Advanced (C1) or English - Advanced (C1) or German - Advanced (C1) or Polish - Advanced (C1)

Number of years of experience

5

Personality requirements and skills

Possible language combinations
- Native Czech/Slovak and Fluent English
- Native Czech/Slovak and Fluent German
- Native Polish and Fluent English

Education
- University degree from Medicine
- Successful completion of 1st attestation at least, ideally 2nd attestation

Other experience/skills
- Minimum 5 year experience in medical practice
- Experience in travel medicine or telemedicine is an advantage
- Foreign education or work experience from abroad is an advantage
- Flexible and fast thinking
- Able to keep a cool head in stressful situations - able to analyze conditions and to find the best solution
- Able to handle confidential information, able to solve conflicts

Advertiser

Brief description of the company

OPTIMA Recruitment Europe is an international Human Resource agency with more than 15 years experience on the European labour market. We are established in the Czech Republic with extended branches in Ireland, Holland and Germany. Our international partnerships allow us to provide services even outside of these borders.

The company is a holder of a licence to offer recruitment services.

Number of employees

20-24 employees
ID: 2531833  Posting date: 25.4.2016