Disability Case Manager - Ottawa, United States - People Corporation

Description

We are seeking a Disability Case Manager to join our Coughlin team in Ottawa.

If you are an experienced Disability Management professional or have a keen interest in health, wellness, and disability management, plus enjoy working in a team environment, we encourage you to apply.

The Disability Case Manager (6-month term) will:

• Review disability claims to determine fitness for work and ongoing eligibility and entitlement to benefits based on medical documentation, functional abilities, job demands, and contractual provisions
• In collaboration with the client and treatment providers, develop and implement case management plans focused on recovery and timely return to work
• Conduct regular assessments to understand the client's ongoing functional abilities, recovery, and treatment needs
• Determine workreadiness and develop suitable RTW programs
• Identify barriers impacting recovery or RTW and coordinate expedited health care or rehabilitation services
• Manage cases until return to work or claim resolution
• Review forms, supporting documentation, data entry, generated reports, eligibility of benefits, payment calculations and associated cheques, and taxation reports for completion and accuracy
• Calculate claim payments, following up on over or underpayments, and adjusting payments or arranging for the recovering of funds
• Prepare T4A summaries for government bodies and other taxation reports when required

To be successful as a Disability Case Manager (6-month term) with Coughlin & Associates, you will need**:

• Strong organizational skills, the ability to prioritize and multi-task, and the ability to manage time
• Ability to resolve complex problems, to take the initiative, be solutions oriented, and be highly resilient to overcome obstacles
• A customer servicefocused mentality with a positive outlook and a high level of accountability
• Ability to handle emotionally difficult issues maturely and stand up well under pressure
• To be a proactive professional with a return to workfocused approach to disability management
• Strong assessment and decisionmaking skills coupled with strong accuracy and precision.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to effectively manage and resolve conflict
• Sound judgement and critical thinking strengths
• To maintain high confidentiality
• Registered professional designation / certification or working towards is an asset: (RN, RPN, Kin., RRP or other related healthcare background; Certified Disability Management Practitioner / Certified Return to Work Coordinator
• Minimum three years experience in Disability Management / Claims Adjudication / Return-ToWork Initiatives / STD Claims Management
• Strong understanding of medical and mental health conditions and treatment, and return to work

• Computer literacy

• MS Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.

What's in it for you:

• Learn by working alongside our experts
• Competitive compensation
• Join one of Canada's Top Growing Companies
• Excellent learning opportunities and exposure

At People Corporation we are committed to helping businesses succeed. We are a national provider of benefits, retirement, wealth, wellness, and human resource solutions. Our experts and solutions serve over 20,000 clients representing nearly 3 million Canadians. We offer customized solutions designed to fit the unique needs of businesses and their employees, members and stakeholders.