Return-to-Work Specialist: Negotiation & Accommodations

Jobtailor; Illinois; On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in the United States is seeking a claims professional responsible for negotiating and monitoring return-to-work processes within disability guidelines, and for determining objective work restrictions for assigned claims.

You will coordinate RTW and accommodation efforts with clients, treatment providers, and claimants, and document all communications per Sedgwick CMS standards.

Qualifications

• HS Diploma/GED required.
• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Three (3) years of related experience including one (1) year of return-to-work or job accommodation experience or three (3) years of claims management experience or equivalent combination of education and experience required.
• Good technical knowledge of claims management procedures.
• PC literate, including Microsoft Office products.

Responsibilities

• Negotiate, facilitate and monitor successful return-to-work of claimants within appropriate disability duration guidelines.
• Determine objective, quantifiable, medically supported work restrictions for assigned claims.
• Facilitate return-to-work (RTW) and accommodation efforts through negotiation with client, treatment provider and claimant; complete all accommodation/RTW related jurisdictional or client directed documentation, notification, or reporting; and document client contact in claim notes as per Sedgwick CMS standards.

Skills

Claims management experience

Return-to-work knowledge

PC literacy

Education

HS Diploma or GED

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Jobtailor in the United States is seeking a claims professional responsible for negotiating and monitoring return-to-work processes within disability guidelines, and for determining objective work restrictions for assigned claims.

You will coordinate RTW and accommodation efforts with clients, treatment providers, and claimants, and document all communications per Sedgwick CMS standards.