The Disability Manager plays a vital role in ensuring the associates with illness or injury receive the necessary documentation, support and accommodation to perform their duties effectively. They will work with internal and external stakeholders in a collaborative manner to ensure timeliness of all claims, to reduce absences and focus on a safe and early return to work. This position will also play an important Health & Safety role with onsite and corporate leadership. Now, if you are to come on board as our Disability Manager, we’d ask you to do the following for us:
• Manage individual disability claims with extreme confidentiality
• Coordinate all pertinent paperwork for all non-occupational and occupational claims.
• Communicate with the associate regarding disability benefits, programs and additional information
• Communicate with onsite payroll & scheduling regarding any absences, modified work and return to work
• Perform these functions in conjunction with the union and management representative to ensure effective implementation
• Lead and manage the company disability and Health & Safety programs
• Ensuring all Health & Safety training is complete for all associates
• Ad-hac projects, reporting and other duties as needed
Think you have what it takes to be our Disability Manager? 3-5 years of experience with Disability Management
• Comprehensive knowledge of duty to accommodate, disability and attendance management
• Ability to influence and coordinate with union, management, staff, and internal/external stakeholders
• Ability to organize, prioritize and meet deadlines while demonstrating the ability to compile, analysis and maintain data
• Knowledge of current issues and trends in the Healthcare industry as they pertain to disability management
• Return to Work Certification or relevant working experience
• Certified Disability Management Professional is an asset
• Knowledge of Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint
• Entering payroll data and running reports as necessary