Rehabilitation Specialist

WHO ARE WE?

Since 2002, the Disability Management Institute has been providing comprehensive claims management and claims review services to clients throughout Canada.

YOUR ROLE

As a Rehabilitation Specialist, you are a Self-Employed sub-contractor with excellent verbal and written communication skills to provide services in Canada. We employ a “holistic outcomes” approach in all of our services and to uncover the underlying drivers that are at the root of unnecessary or prolonged absence.

YOUR IMPACT

You will be responsible for providing a high caliber of varied rehabilitation services to a broad customer and client base within both the Insurance and Employer marketplace. The focus will be to assist the client to attain a more productive lifestyle including a return to work. This will be done through the development of timely, cost effective rehabilitation planning and coordination, while positively impacting the claims handling process.

• You will serve as an expert rehabilitation management resource to interview, review and evaluate health event factors to determine degrees of ability and employability.
• You will provide assessment of clients for determination of suitable rehabilitation goal setting in keeping with insurer policy provisions.
• You will provide interpretive analysis of medical documentation and other data.
• You will develop and implement cost effective rehabilitation programs, which meet contractual agreements made with the customer while meeting the standards committed to by DMI.
• You will utilize external and internal resources, as necessary, to progress files forward to resolution, with a focus on function and gainful employment.
• You will manage external referrals, services and relationships with service providers and strategic partners through research and knowledge of local community resources.
• You have an understanding of job descriptions, job demands in relation to functional abilities.
• You engage in professional interaction with client, employer, insurer and union representatives on a regular basis including timely and efficient follow up to telephone and email communication.
• You will provide timely in-depth documentation and report writing to ensure progression and fulfillment of rehabilitation goals.

THIS IS YOU

• You have 3-5 years' experience with Injury, recovery, disability and rehabilitation.
• You have excellent analytical and problem solving abilities
• You are able to compile and generate detailed, accurate and comprehensive reports.
• You have strong ethical standards, practices and professional integrity is essential.
• You have additional requirements include the ability to multi-task and work in a dynamic and fast paced environment demonstrating superior oral and written communication skills, solid organizational skills, and the ability to coordinate with several vocational programs simultaneously.

THIS IS NICE

• You have relevant post secondary degree in Kinesiology, Occupational Therapy, Rehabilitation, Physical Therapy (with associated designation).
• You have a good standing relationship with an associated regulatory body (i.e. BCAK, CAOT-BC, etc.), and/or a member of the Vocational Rehabilitation Association of Canada (VRA).

WHAT YOU'LL GET

• Competitive Compensation.
• Flexible working arrangement.
• You will receive training, ongoing development and support.
• Work in a engaging team environment.

Please note that this is a self-employed sub-contractor opportunity, remote within Canada; This is a continuous opportunity, and as our team expands, we will reach out to shortlisted candidates.