Vocational Rehab Consultant

When you join the team at Unum, you become part of an organization committed to helping you thrive. We work to provide employee benefits and service solutions that enable employees at our client companies to thrive throughout life’s moments. This starts with ensuring every team member enjoys opportunities to succeed both professionally and personally.

Benefits

• Award-winning culture with inclusion and diversity as a priority
• Performance-based incentive plans
• Competitive benefits package that includes:
  • Health, vision, and dental coverage
  • Short- and long-term disability
  • Generous PTO (including paid time to volunteer)
  • Up to 9.5% 401(k) employer contribution
  • Mental health support
  • Career advancement opportunities
  • Student loan repayment options
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Flexible work environments

All benefits are subject to the terms of their individual plans.

About the Role

The vocational consultant is responsible for reviewing, analyzing, and interpreting vocational and medical information. Works collaboratively with claims professionals and other resources in multiple settings to assess vocational information and provides vocational opinion on duties and demands. Engages employers, claimants, healthcare providers, and internal resources to facilitate return-to-work and stay-at-work services. Delivers exceptional service in every interaction, taking full accountability for a positive experience.

Responsibilities

• Apply vocational knowledge through assessment and synthesis of claim file information and offer balanced conclusions
• Concise communication (written and verbal) of complex vocational issues in a fast-paced, team environment
• Partner with multiple resources to identify, develop, coordinate, and implement complex vocational rehabilitation and return-to-work plans
• Collaborate with internal and external resources to gather pertinent vocational and medical documentation to accurately assess file direction
• Complete comprehensive forensic vocational assessments
• Provide coaching to claims professionals to increase vocational knowledge
• Operate with a sense of urgency and flexibility to meet the needs of a rapidly changing environment while meeting performance standards for quality and quantity of work
• Display capacity and drive for learning and developing broad business and leadership skills; openness to diverse ideas and experiences with self-awareness of strengths and areas of development
• Maintain professional certifications, stay abreast of new trends in the vocational field, and complete other required educational activities

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Vocational Rehabilitation or a related field
• Certification required in rehabilitation counseling, disability management, or case management
• 3+ years vocational experience preferred
• Proven ability to work in a fast-paced, team environment

This position may be filled at either the Vocational Rehabilitation Consultant (VRC) or Senior Vocational Rehabilitation Consultant (Senior VRC) level, depending on the selected candidate's background, skills, qualifications, and relevant experience.

Pay

The base salary range for this position is $53,300.00–$100,700.00. Actual pay will be based on skill, geographical location, and experience.

Unum and Colonial Life are part of Unum Group, a Fortune 500 company and leading provider of employee benefits to companies worldwide. Headquartered in Chattanooga, TN, with international offices in Ireland, Poland, and the UK, Unum also has significant operations in Portland, ME, and Baton Rouge, LA, plus over 35 US field offices.