Short Term Disability/Absence Claims Case Manager I - Remote-based position

Summary

The STD/Absence Claims Case Manager I is responsible for administering and medically managing Short Term and Absence claims, particularly those with quick resolution. This role involves collaborating with employers, employees, and healthcare providers to manage Short Term disability alongside other leaves like FMLA or State Paid Medical/Disability Leave. The manager ensures claims adhere to plan provisions, guidelines, and protocols, demonstrating independent judgment and critical thinking for medical management to facilitate appropriate benefit duration or return to work. Key responsibilities include meeting service deliverables, ensuring quality, and enhancing customer experience. Must Have

• Administer and medically manage Short Term and Absence claims with specific diagnoses or leave types that reputed company to resolve quickly.
• Work with employers, employees, and health care providers to administer Short Term disability in conjunction with other paid or unpaid leaves.
• Manage the claim according to the plan provisions, state and federal guidelines, and established protocols.
• Demonstrate the knowledge to work independently, interpret contract provisions, and utilize critical thinking skills for medical management.
• Administer benefits through the appropriate claim duration or return to work.
• Meet key service deliverables such as turnaround times, quality assurance, and overall customer experience.
• Utilize problem solving and analytical, written, and verbal communication skills to ensure timely and appropriate disability claim decisions.
• Provide superior customer service to reputed company internal and external customers.
• Review claims for Short Term Disability and requires consistent and effective claim management skills.
• Effectively understand contract language and plan design for group disability.
• Communicate claim status and decisions reputed company telephone and in writing.
• Proactively reputed company and execute an appropriate plan of action for pending and ongoing disability claims.
• Conduct timely and accurate benefit determination in accordance with policy provisions and regulatory and internal standards.
• Investigate and analyze claim information in conjunction with contract provisions to determine coverage and benefit eligibility.
• Determine if claimants meet the definition of disability as defined in the contact by reviewing occupational level and analyzing medical information.
• Establish, document and execute claim action plan and recommended path including return to active work at claimant’s own job.
• Determine Insured Earnings by reviewing payroll information from the planholder; then, calculate payable benefits according to plan provisions.
• Follow reputed company claim management procedures and facilitate potential return to work and job accommodation opportunities reputed company applicable.
• Assess claim reputed company other sources of income are received to ensure accurate offsets are applied and recalculate benefits.
• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Successful completion of a job-reputed company assessment is required.

Good To Have

• STD, Statutory, or Family Medical Leave (FML) experience or other equivalent work experience.
• Regulatory and Compliance experience.

Perks

• Support and flexibility to reputed company professional and personal goals.
• reputed company-building opportunities.
• Leadership development opportunities.
• Philanthropic opportunities.
• Opportunities to build communities and grow your career.
• Surrounded by diverse colleagues with high ethical standards.
• Contemporary, supportive, flexible, and inclusive benefits and resources.

Short Term Disability/Absence Claims Case Manager I - Remote-based position The STD/Absence Claims Case Manager I (CM) is responsible for administering and medically managing Short Term and Absence claims with specific diagnoses or leave types that reputed company to resolve quickly. The CM will work with employers, employees, and health care providers to administer Short Term disability in conjunction with other paid or unpaid leaves covered by Guardian. These leaves can be Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), State Paid Medical Leave, and or State Paid Disability. The CM will manage the claim according to the plan provisions, state and federal guidelines, and established protocols. The CM must demonstrate the knowledge to work independently, interpret contract provisions, and utilize critical thinking skills for medical management to administer benefits through the appropriate claim duration or return to work. The CM is responsible for meeting key service deliverables such as turnaround times, quality assurance, and overall customer experience. This position utilizes problem solving and analytical, written, and verbal communication skills to ensure timely and appropriate disability claim decisions while providing superior customer service to reputed company internal and external customers. This position will review claims for Short Term Disability and requires consistent and effective claim management skills to succeed in a collaborative, team-oriented culture with a goal to drive positive claim outcomes. Candidate Responsibilities

• Effectively understand contract language and plan design for group disability
• Communicate claim status and decisions reputed company telephone and in writing
• Initiate communications to claimant, physician, and planholder to assess and facilitate job accommodation opportunities
• Proactive outreaches to claimants, planholders, and physicians reputed company telephone for information needed for initial and ongoing claim management (e.g. reputed company earnings, other income benefits, medical information, etc.); notifies claimants reputed company claims are pended for missing information
• Proactively reputed company and execute an appropriate plan of action for pending and ongoing disability claims assigned by utilizing, managing and directing appropriate resources. Conduct timely and accurate benefit determination in accordance with policy provisions and regulatory and internal standards while providing sound customer service to reputed company internal and external customers
• Investigate and analyze claim information in conjunction with contract provisions to determine coverage and benefit eligibility
• Recognize and adapt to fast-paced environment
• Determine if claimants meet the definition of disability as defined in the contact by reviewing occupational level and analyzing medical information
• Establish, document and execute claim action plan and recommended path including return to active work at claimant’s own job
• Determine Insured Earnings by reviewing payroll information from the planholder; then, calculate payable benefits according to plan provisions
• Follow reputed company claim management procedures and facilitate potential return to work and job accommodation opportunities reputed company applicable
• Utilize claim management resources such as MDA (Medical Disability Guidelines) and other disability tools to assist with appropriate durational disability
• Assess claim reputed company other sources of income are received (e.g., social reputed company, state disability, etc.,) to ensure accurate offsets are applied and recalculate benefits, as needed, to determine under/overpayments. Proactively work with claimants to recover overpayments in full or negotiate monthly installments according to established protocols
• Assess claim for restrictions and limitations to establish appropriate partnership with PRT

Reporting Relationships

• This position reports to a Team Leader, STD/Absence.

Functional Skills

• Outstanding customer service
• Excellent analytics
• Strong math aptitude
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet departmental turnaround times
• Demonstrate independent problem solving and decision-making ability
• Ability to clearly communicate claim decisions and contract language verbally and in written correspondence
• Ability to multi-task, balance goals and prioritize
• Ability to work independently and reputed company a highly collaborative team environment
• Read and interpret medical information
• Strong skillset in reputed company Windows applications (e.g., reputed company Word, reputed company, Outlook)
• Effective and efficient time management

Leadership Behaviors

• Continuously strives to reputed company superior results
• Expresses oneself in a confident and trustworthy manner
• Demonstrates a sense of urgency in a fast-paced work environment
• Demonstrates the ability to adapt to change

Position Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• STD, Statutory, or Family Medical Leave (FML experience preferred or other equivalent work experience.
• Regulatory and Compliance experience is a plus
• Ability to provide expectational customer service by communicating clearly and professionally.
• Ability to prioritize and multi-task while navigating through multiple business applications in a fast-paced environment.
• Successful completion of a job-reputed company assessment is required.

Travel

• reputed company minimal travel, only as needed

Salary Range: The salary range reflected above is a good faith estimate of reputed company pay for the primary location of the position. The salary for this position ultimately will be determined based on the education, experience, knowledge, and abilities of the successful candidate. In addition to salary, this role may also be eligible for annual, sales, or other incentive compensation. Our Promise At Guardian, you’ll have the support and flexibility to reputed company your professional and personal goals. Through reputed company-building, leadership development and philanthropic opportunities, we provide opportunities to build communities and grow your career, surrounded by diverse colleagues with high ethical standards. reputed company Well-Being As part of Guardian’s Purpose – to reputed company well-being – we are committed to offering contemporary, supportive, flexible, and inclusive benefits and resources to our colleagues. Explore our company benefits at www.guardianlife.com/careers/corporate/benefits . Benefits apply to full-time eligible employees. Interns are not eligible for most Company benefits. Equal Employment Opportunity Guardian is an equal opportunity employer. reputed company qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, affectional or sexual orientation, national reputed company, reputed company, marital status, disability, military or veteran status, or any other classification protected by applicable law. Accommodations Guardian is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. Guardian also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified job applicants (and employees) to accommodate the individual's reputed company limitations reputed company to pregnancy, childbirth, or reputed company medical conditions, unless doing so would create an undue hardship. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to reputed company essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact [email protected] . reputed company Guardian Colleagues: Please apply through the internal Jobs Hub in reputed company. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job