Workers' Compensation Coordinator

Des Moines Orthopaedic Surgeons; West Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with profit sharing

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Paid holidays & PTO

Job summary

Des Moines Orthopaedics in West Des Moines, IA is seeking a Workers' Compensation Coordinator to support the team during growth. You will liaise with Nurse Case Managers, adjusters, and employers to schedule referrals and collect claim details, injuries, and essential job duties.

The role is full-time, 8am-5pm, Monday to Friday, at our West Des Moines office. Prior workers' comp or medical-legal coordination is preferred; bi-lingual skills are a plus.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 to 2 years of prior experience working with workers' compensation, medical-legal matters, or civil referral sources (attorneys, insurers, adjusters, TPAs)
• Strong organizational, multi-tasking and process-driven skills
• Ability to communicate (verbally and written) in a professional manner with individuals with varying backgrounds, bi-lingual is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Scheduling Workers' Compensation referrals from Nurse Case Managers, adjusters and employers.
• Obtain necessary stakeholder details including claim number, accepted condition, billing address, date of injury, and essential job duties
• Verification of all appropriate records, images, documentation are requested and received from referring entities or entities previously involved in patient's care
• Communication and coordination with internal stakeholders to ensure smooth coordination of care for patients

Skills

Workers' Comp experience

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Education

High School or better

Job description

Des Moines Orthopaedics - West Des Moines
West Des Moines, IA 50266, USA

Description

The Workers' Compensation team is evolving here at DMOS to better serve our patients needs when it comes to workplace orthopaedic injuries! As we have continued to grow, specialization of tasks and duties has been highlighted as an opportunity to streamline services for injured workers, insurance adjusters, and physicians. To support our team, we are seeking an individual that has prior experience in a Workers' Comp Coordinator role assisting external stakeholders, Nurse Case Managers, and adjusters. This is a full-time (40-hr) position located at our West Des Moines office with hours 8am-5pm (Monday - Friday).

What You Can Expect

• Scheduling Workers' Compensation referrals from Nurse Case Managers, adjusters and employers.
• Obtain necessary stakeholder details including claim number, accepted condition, billing address, date of injury, and essential job duties
• Verification of all appropriate records, images, documentation are requested and received from referring entities or entities previously involved in patient's care
• Communication and coordination with internal stakeholders to ensure smooth coordination of care for patients

What We’re Looking For

• Minimum of 1 to 2 years of prior experience working with workers' compensation, medical-legal matters, or civil referral sources (attorneys, insurers, adjusters, TPAs)
• Strong organizational, multi-tasking and process-driven skills
• Ability to communicate (verbally and written) in a professional manner with individuals with varying backgrounds, bi-lingual is a plus.

Why DMOS?

• Friendly, fun, and dedicated peers.
• Outstanding 401(k) with an annual company profit sharing contribution (even if you don’t participate in the match program).
• Health, dental, and vision insurance including six paid holidays and a generous PTO accrual program for full time staff to earn up to 22 days a year.
• Orthopaedic practice with over 70 years of service to patients of the Des Moines metro.

DMOS is a privately held medical facility. Candidates who receive a conditional offer of employment at DMOS will be required to complete a criminal background check, federal background checks, education verification, reference checks, and an initial TB test.

Please Note: DMOS values your privacy. DMOS will not ask a candidate for private personal information, such as social security number/date of birth, until after an offer is accepted. DMOS will not contact candidates through any other site outside of UKG or @DMOS email addresses. DMOS does not contact candidates through Indeed. Please do not respond to Indeed requests for DMOS. You may email [e-mail] for more questions

Qualifications

Education

High School or better.

Experience

• 1 year: Workers' Compensation Coordination
• 1 year: Medical - Legal Matters

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