Vocational Rehabilitation Consultant

About the role

The Vocational Rehabilitation Consultant will develop cost-effective strategies to assist individuals with disabilities in returning to the workplace. They will work with Guardian plan holders, employees, and physicians to coordinate return to work opportunities through job accommodations and return to work strategies.

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 assessment with policy rehabilitation provisions and make cost/benefit analysis to develop programs to assist individuals with disabilities in obtaining employment.
• Maintain proactive dialogue with claimants, plan holders and treatment providers to formulate viable return to gainful work plans.
• 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 an 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 perform work activities.
• Utilize standard vocational resources effectively to perform occupational assessments; perform transferable skills analyses and labor market surveys to assist Claims Department in benefit eligibility determinations.
• Apply knowledge of the ADAAA to identify effective work-related 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 within a flexible environment to support Guardian’s current products (STD, LTD, Life, and ADA), as well as future products, to meet business needs.

Requirements

• 5 or more years of actively providing vocational rehabilitation/case management services to disabled individuals in an insurance setting
• Insurance industry experience strongly preferred
• Master’s Degree required, preferred in Rehab Counseling
• Case Management experience strongly preferred
• Receipt of, or eligibility for, certification in profession, such as Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC), Certified Disability Management Specialist (CDMS), Certified Case Manager (CCM)

Qualifications

• Excellent verbal and communications skills
• Ability to exercise independent & sound judgment in decision making
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, clinical, and information 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
• Excellent time management & organizational skills

Skills

• Knowledge of the ADAAA
• Ability to utilize standard vocational resources effectively
• Experience with transferable skills analyses and labor market surveys
• Experience with vocational expertise within a flexible environment

Benefits

Not specified

Pay

$68,970.00 - $113,310.00

Schedule

Occasional travel