Disability Claims & Return-to-Work Coordinator (Construction)

Socket.dev; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Sureway Construction Group of Companies is seeking a Disability Claims Coordinator/Collection Technician to manage WCB and short- and long-term disability processes from Edmonton, AB. The role covers coordination of medical treatment, entitlement decisions, and return-to-work planning within our construction division.

This in-office position requires strong negotiation, confidentiality, and multi-tasking abilities, with a focus on stakeholder collaboration and interjurisdictional claims

Qualifications

• Post-Secondary Education in Occupational Health and Safety, Disability Management, or a related degree.
• Minimum 3 years of WCB experience and disability management.
• Solid understanding of the Alberta Workers’ Compensation system.
• Experience in caseload management, vocational rehabilitation and/or bodily injury.
• Familiarity with medical or rehabilitative terminology is an asset.
• Strong communication, confidentiality, negotiation and conflict management skills.
• Proficiency with Internet, Word/Excel and Outlook.

Responsibilities

• Management of the Disability Claims process including WCB, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability for Sureway Group of Companies, including the Modified Work Program.
• Manage the Substance Abuse Program.
• Demonstrate problem solving and critical thinking when determining the relationship between mechanism of injury and diagnosis by gathering and analyzing relevant information and planning to facilitate a return to work.
• Interpreting medical reports and coordinating medical treatment.
• Determining entitlement of medical and financial benefits.
• Establishing compensation rates, determining the appropriate wage replacement benefits. payable and determining medical aid and non-rate based entitlements.
• Building strong relationships with stakeholders and collaborating with them in the return to work process every step of the way.
• Manage interjurisdictional claims.
• Manage Cost Relief.
• Other duties as required to support departmental requirements.
• Conduct drug collections and testing, as well as alcohol testing.
• Booking 3rd party pre-employment, post-incident & reasonable cause testing.
• Organize and maintain paperwork flow and process.
• Deliver test results to donors.
• Follow up on lab collections.
• Order supplies.
• Organize calibration of equipment.

Skills

WCB experience

Disability management

Caseload management

Vocational rehabilitation

Bodily injury

Microsoft Word/Excel/MS Outlook

Negotiation

Communication skills

Education

Post-Secondary Education in Occupational Health and Safety

Disability Management degree or related

Tools

MS Word/Excel/MS Outlook

Job description

Sureway Construction Group of Companies is seeking a Disability Claims Coordinator/Collection Technician to manage WCB and short- and long-term disability processes from Edmonton, AB. The role covers coordination of medical treatment, entitlement decisions, and return-to-work planning within our construction division.

This in-office position requires strong negotiation, confidentiality, and multi-tasking abilities, with a focus on stakeholder collaboration and interjurisdictional claims