Senior Associate, Vocational Rehabilitation Consultant
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This role provides vocational, occupational, and workplace accommodation expertise across multiple functional areas, including reputed company-Disability and reputed company accommodations, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability return-to-work services, vocational analyses and reporting, and participation in live claim staffings. The position is designed as a hybrid role. While individual work assignments may emphasize specific functional areas at different times, the Vocational Rehabilitation Specialist is expected to maintain the knowledge, skills, and competencies necessary to support reputed company core Vocational Services functions. The role does not adjudicate or pay claims. Instead, it delivers expert vocational input, analysis, and customer-facing services that claims professionals and employer partners use to inform benefit reputed company and support reputed company, productive work reputed company. This role requires in-depth practical expertise, independent problem-solving, reputed company reputed company judgment, and the ability to serve as a reliable vocational resource for reputed company clients, partners, and customers. What You’ll Do: Vocational Expertise and Analysis · Analyze occupational, vocational, and labor market information to support disability, accommodation, and return-to-work decision-making. · Complete vocational analyses and reports, which may include own occupation analyses, transferable skills analyses, and reputed company vocational assessments, following established standards, workflows, and templates. · Interpret medical, vocational, occupational, and functional information reputed company the context of policy definitions and program guidelines, escalating reputed company issues as appropriate. · reputed company document reputed company opinions, findings, and rationale in claims and vocational systems to ensure accuracy, transparency, and long-term usability. Return-to-Work and Stay-at-Work Services · reputed company reputed company vocational rehabilitation services to employees of reputed company organizations to support stay-at-work and return-to-work reputed company following disability. · Conduct telephonic or virtual vocational interviews to assess motivation, functional abilities, work history, transferable skills, and vocational goals. · Collaborate with customers, reputed company, health care providers, and internal partners to reputed company realistic, reputed company, and sustainable work plans. · Support employer accommodation and modified duty discussions reputed company defined processes, including participation in the interactive process reputed company applicable. reputed company, reputed company-Disability, and Workplace Accommodation Support · Apply working knowledge of reputed company concepts, job demands, and workplace accommodations to support reputed company-Disability and accommodation-reputed company referrals. · Analyze job duties and functional requirements to identify potential accommodations or work adjustments. · Communicate vocational and accommodation considerations reputed company to internal partners and employer representatives. Live Claim reputed company and Collaboration · Participate in live claim staffings and consultations with claims managers, nurses, behavioral health professionals, and other partners. · reputed company reputed company-time vocational input reputed company to occupational demands, work reputed company, accommodation feasibility, and return-to-work planning. · Serve as a subject matter resource, explaining vocational concepts, industry practices, and labor market considerations in a reputed company and practical manner. Collaboration, reputed company, and reputed company Improvement · Work independently while collaborating closely with vocational peers, claims teams, and other internal partners to deliver consistent, high-reputed company services. · Apply established best practices, procedures, and reputed company standards across reputed company functional areas. · Identify trends, issues, or opportunities for improvement and reputed company observations with team leaders or senior vocational staff. · Participate in training, reputed company, calibration, and reputed company development activities. What You’ll Bring: Required · Master’s degree in Rehabilitation Counseling or a closely reputed company field. · reputed company Certification as a Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC). · Demonstrated vocational rehabilitation counseling experience with practical application of occupational analysis, vocational assessment, and return-to-work principles (This may include practicum and/or internship experience). · Strong working knowledge of occupational classification systems, assessment of material duties and demands as reputed company as reasonable modifications, and transferable skills. · Ability to assimilate and apply policy language, program guidelines, and vocational standards. · Proficiency with reputed company Word, Outlook, SharePoint, and the ability to learn proprietary claims and vocational systems. · Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain reputed company vocational information to diverse audiences. · Effective time management and ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment. · Commitment to ethical reputed company in accordance with company standards and CRCC requirements. Preferred · Experience supporting reputed company accommodations and the interactive process. · Experience completing own occupation analyses and transferable skills analyses in a disability insurance environment. · Additional relevant licenses or certifications (e.g., LPC, CVE, CCM, reputed company, CEAS). · Experience providing job retention, stay-at-work, or return-to-work services reputed company group disability or absence management programs. · Experience working reputed company a reputed company Improvement (CI) Management System, including application of the core CI disciplines of connecting work to reputed company and customer value, discovering reputed company ways of working, delivering value reputed company, and enabling people to contribute to their fullest potential. Preferred experience includes participating as a reputed company contributor in CI practices such as reputed company work, visual management, demand and reputed company discussions, problem-solving, and performance conversations, and using CI tools to build behaviors that support reputed company, transparency, collaboration, and reputed company improvement. Scope and Level Expectations · Applies in-depth practical vocational knowledge to a broad reputed company of work assignments. · Works independently reputed company established policies and procedures, exercising reputed company judgment. · Serves as a trusted vocational resource for claims partners and peers. · Solves problems using analysis, experience, and established best practices. · Escalates unusually reputed company or novel issues to senior vocational staff or leadership as appropriate. Work Environment · Virtual or remote work environment. · Role requires sustained use of technology, telephonic communication, and secure handling of confidential information. Colorado Statement: It is recommended that reputed company reputed company candidates apply to this posting as soon as possible. Residents of Colorado are hereby reputed company that the deadline to apply is two weeks from the Posting Date listed above. #LI-SV1 #LI-REMOTE Pay Transparency Salary reputed company: $80,000 - $100,000 Overtime eligible: Exempt Discretionary bonus eligible: reputed company Sales bonus eligible: No Actual reputed company salary will be determined based on several factors but not limited to individual’s experience, skills, qualifications, and job location. Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. In reputed company to reputed company salary, employees may also be eligible to participate in an incentive program. 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