SZW Insurance Physician / Medical Services Manager

WO | Bonaire | 36 hours | Vacancy number: P&O2025_11_014 | Closing date: 2 December 2025

Job description

As a Medical Services Manager / Chief Insurance Physician, you are responsible for the operational management and substantive coordination of the medical unit. You oversee the entire breadth and depth of the medical profession. You translate strategy into practical implementation and manage the quality, quantity, timeliness and progress of the services.

You oversee the medical unit of the SZW Unit of RCN and report to the Unit Head in terms of operational management. In addition, you advise the Unit Head on the long-term policy and the translation of strategic policy into operational objectives. You also regularly discuss the progress of the activities of the medical unit.

You work closely with the Operations Manager and the Supervision, Enforcement & Work Manager. You provide integrated management. You collaborate with the fellow Insurance Physician (IP) in the areas of quality, trends, and risks. You also collaborate with policy implementers and external stakeholders.

In addition to management responsibilities, you also perform executive activities as an Insurance Physician in the Caribbean Netherlands. In doing so, you focus on the assessment of the fitness for work of employees who are entitled to benefits under the Wet Ziekteverzekering en Wet Ongevallenverzekering (Health Insurance Law and the Accident Insurance Law). As Chief Insurance Physician, you act as a cooperating substantive specialist with your own client base. The aim is to promote sustainable return to work and to provide well-founded insurance medical reports that form the basis for decisions on benefit claims. You bring clarity and perspective to people. You do this together with your colleagues in the medical unit of SZW on Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba. You promote and maintain good cooperation with the Occupational Health and Safety Service, including on Saba and St. Eustatius.

Key tasks and responsibilities

As a Medical Services Manager / Chief Insurance Physician, you are involved in both management and executive tasks. Your core tasks are in the areas of:

• strategic support and cooperation
• operational management and organisational development
• insurance medical assessment and reporting
• advice and cooperation
• leadership and team development
• customer contact and information
• quality and professionalism
• contacts with policy officers and external stakeholders

Your work location is Bonaire. The Medical Services Manager / Chief Insurance Physician at the medical unit of the SZW Unit of RCN is also expected to be willing to visit Saba and St. Eustatius four times a year.

For the position of Medical Services Manager / Chief Insurance Physician, you must be willing to work at least four days a week. As a Medical Services Manager / Chief Insurance Physician, you work together with at least one Absenteeism Officer and one nurse through task delegation.

The organisation

The SZW Unit of RCN is the implementing organisation of the Ministry of the same name in The Hague. We work towards a dignified existence for all citizens in the Caribbean Netherlands. One way we do this is by providing important benefits like the (special) social relief, AOV and Child Benefit. But also with our work on Employment matters, Wage Loss, Labour Inspectorate, and work permits. With the introduction of many new and changing policies, the organisation is in a period of transition. During this period, we are working on the strengthening of the implementation and the (further) improvement of the social system in the Caribbean Netherlands.

The medical unit of the SZW Unit of RCN is a multidisciplinary team responsible for medical and occupational assessments for both statutory (health insurance and accident insurance) and non-statutory products (including medical examination for social relief). In the medical unit, we assist individuals in the areas of employment and health to return to work. If that is no longer possible, we look at what is still possible.

Job requirements

• You have completed medical school and are registered as an occupational health physician, you hold a BIG registration and a BES exemption.
• You have experience with social-medical or insurance medical assessments.
• You have experience in advising and collaborating within multidisciplinary teams.
• You have up-to-date knowledge of medical and legal guidelines regarding fitness for work.
• You have the ability to form independent judgements and you communicate carefully.
• You are skilled at translating complex medical information into understandable decisions.
• You are sensitive to cultural context and diversity within the Caribbean Netherlands.
• You are fluent in Dutch; knowledge of Papiamento, English and/or Spanish is preferred.

What do we offer?

• An appointment in accordance with the Rechtspositiebesluit ambtenaren BES (Legal Status Decree on Civil Servants BES); 
• A competitive salary in initial salary scale 12 and job scale 14 of minimum $4.801,-and maximum $7.618,-) for a 36-hour working week. Classification is based on knowledge and experience; 
• Holiday allowance (8.33% of the annual income);
• 13th month’s salary (8.33% of the annual income);
• Vitality allowance; 
• A pension provision placed with Pensioenfonds Caribisch Nederland (PCN);
• 182 holiday hours at a working week of 36 hours per week;
• A temporary appointment of one year, with the prospect of a permanent appointment with good performance and a positive assessment result; 
• A relocation scheme for candidates responding from outside the island.

Procedure

An assessment, case and/or reference check may be part of the procedure. The following order is considered in the selection:

• Official RCN staff on the Islands of Caribbean Netherlands (internal)
• Residents of the Caribbean part of the Netherlands (external)
• Other candidates (external)

Appointment requirements

• A Certificate of Good Conduct (VOG);
• A medical examination for the purpose of admission to the pension fund (participation is mandatory, including a personal contribution).
• Dutch citizenship.

Good to know for interested parties outside the Caribbean Netherlands

• The salary is in US dollars, the official currency in the Caribbean Netherlands; 
• The Caribbean Netherlands has its own tax regulations. Income above the tax-free allowance ($20,424 in 2024) is taxed at a rate of 30.4% in payroll tax; 
• You are or will become a resident of the Caribbean Netherlands.

More information?

For more information regarding the vacancy you can contact Mischa Prinsenberg, Head of Unit, telephone number +599 795 2030  or e-mail Mischa.prinsenberg@rijksdienstCN.com.

Digital application

You can send your Curriculum Vitae with motivation to vacature@rijksdienstCN.com