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[DeanWormer]

I'm about to get my MRO cert. from MROCC and then will be able to sign off/ officiate drug tets DOT etc.

Any of you Primary care types do this and if so how does one go about getting pt, per diem or moonlighting gigs as an MRO.

I hear MRO are very needed for employment DOT drug testing etc. Most are Occ Med, FP/IM and a few psychiatrists.

Any insight into the MRO world would be great...Thanks

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[Solideliquid]

I'm about to get my MRO cert. from MROCC and then will be able to sign off/ officiate drug tets DOT etc.

Any of you Primary care types do this and if so how does one go about getting pt, per diem or moonlighting gigs as an MRO.

I hear MRO are very needed for employment DOT drug testing etc. Most are Occ Med, FP/IM and a few psychiatrists.

Any insight into the MRO world would be great...Thanks

Is Psychiatry considered primary care?

 

[fiatslug]

MRO? MROCC? DOT? (directly observed therapy?). Please decode! 🙂

 

[OldPsychDoc]

MRO? MROCC? DOT? (directly observed therapy?). Please decode! 🙂

Medical Review Officer

This certification allows you to sign off on forensic-level drug detection studies (urine, hair, saliva, etc) for Department Of Transportation tests, etc.

Don't know much about it in practice, but the training and testing can be obtained through ASAM.

 

[prominence]

Medical Review Officer

This certification allows you to sign off on forensic-level drug detection studies (urine, hair, saliva, etc) for Department Of Transportation tests, etc.

Don't know much about it in practice, but the training and testing can be obtained through ASAM.

do these positions pay well?

 

[Anasazi23]

http://www.ohsinc.com/Medical_Review_Officer_MR😵ccupational_health_specialist_OHS.htm

http://www.piercetransit.org/purchasing/mro.htm

MRO self-assessment exam

 

[Anasazi23]

It seems that psychiatrists, particularly addiction psychiatrists, would make ideal MROs. A quick search of salaries seem to show a range of about $120,000 - $200,000. MROs fall under the general category of occupational medicine, which explains the relatively low salaries. Not as much direct patient care per se, but more professional evaluation and opinion. Other suited for the position would be clinical toxicologists (physicians only).

 

[Hati]

For an addiction trained psychiatrist, is it possible to become an MRO and hire a PA/NP to make all the calls to clients who have positive tests and are requiring further assessments, in order to make this more manageable with concurrent private practice responsibilities?

 

[Shikima]

Partner with hospital admin, PCPs and Occ Med near you. It'll require a lot of reaching out with colleagues and understanding from whomever completes your billing.