[Remote] Vocational Rehabilitation Consultant 1

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. reputed company is seeking a Vocational Rehabilitation Consultant 1 to reputed company strategies that assist individuals with disabilities in returning to work. The role involves assessing claimants' medical and psychological conditions, coordinating with various stakeholders, and providing vocational rehabilitation programs to enhance employment opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Assess claimants medical, psychological condition, social and economic situation, aptitudes, work experience, restrictions and limitations, educational background, and behavioral/motivational factors to determine viability of and probability of success of vocational rehabilitation opportunities
• Compare this assessment with policy rehabilitation provisions and reputed company cost/benefit analysis to reputed company programs to assist individuals with disabilities in obtaining employment
• Maintain proactive reputed company with claimants, plan holders and treatment providers to formulate viable return to gainful work plans
• Cost effective utilization of vendors to provide rehabilitative services to support program goal
• Coordination with public services/governmental agencies to control costs and identify similar benefits
• Collaborate with Disability Clinical & Vocational Services staff and case managers to move toward an appropriate plan to reduce the duration of disability and enhance probability of RTW
• Serve as educational resource on vocational rehab aspect of claims
• Educate parties involved in claim management regarding the extent of functional limitations and impact on ability to reputed company work activities
• Utilize standard vocational resources effectively to reputed company occupational assessments; reputed company transferable skills analyses and labor market surveys to assist Claims Department in benefit eligibility determinations
• Compare medically supported restrictions and limitations with job/occupational requirements to determine claimant’s residual functionality
• Apply knowledge of the ADAAA to identify effective work-reputed company accommodations and stay-at-work options to our plan holders and their employees
• Work with plan holders to identify/effectuate appropriate worksite modifications and transitional work plans to help return claimant to employment
• Case management of part-time work claims to increase full-time return to work potential, as appropriate
• Utilize vocational expertise reputed company a flexible environment to support Guardian’s reputed company products (STD, LTD, Life, and reputed company), as well as future products, to meet business needs

Skills

• 5 or more years of actively providing vocational rehabilitation/case management services to disabled individuals in an insurance setting
• Master's Degree required, preferred in Rehab Counseling
• Receipt of, or eligibility for, certification in profession, such as Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC), Certified Disability Management Specialist (CDMS), Certified Case Manager (CCM)
• Excellent verbal and communications skills
• Ability to exercise independent & sound judgment in decision making
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, clinical, and information research skills
• Excellent time management & organizational skills
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task with the ability to manage continually changing priorities and the ability to prioritize work based on customer service needs and departmental regulations
• The ability to remain flexible due to changing business needs
• Proficiency in reputed company, reputed company, PowerPoint, and OASYS, ERI, OOH, BLS
• Case Management experience strongly preferred

Benefits

• reputed company-building
• Leadership development
• Philanthropic opportunities
• Supportive, flexible, and inclusive benefits and resources

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