WCB Dedicated Disability Management Consultant Job Listing at City of Edmonton in Edmonton, AB (Job ID 54455)

Description

The Edmonton Police Service (EPS) is seeking one (1) innovative and experienced Disability Management Consultant to assist our employees with navigating the Workers' Compensation Board (WCB), disability processes. Our Disability Management Consultants actively work in consultation with employees, the work area and other internal/external stakeholders to develop and implement return to work plans and acting on opportunities to provide early interventions to prevent lost time from work.

Key responsibilities of this position include:

• Managing the EPS WCB account through monitoring and strategically interpreting time loss statistics in order to identify risks and proactively plan improvements with the Occupational Health & Safety Section. The Disability Management Consultant promotes employee health through the implementation of early intervention initiatives (Occupational Injury Service (OIS) Clinics, on – site nurse practitioner, physiotherapy, etc) and modified work opportunities.
• Collaborate with WCB and guided by the collective agreements, case management and all aspects of building return to work plans for  WCB claims. Nature of illness, treatment plan, and prognosis for return to work, barriers to return to work and the functional abilities for the employee are considered when developing case plans. The desired outcome is to provide wage replacement benefits to eligible employees and successfully assist them in returning to the workplace.
• Leading the duty to accommodate process to ensure compliance with legislation which will require strong negotiation skills and knowledge of Human Rights Legislation.
• Ongoing development and improvement of our current disability management processes and best practices.
• Developing a positive and results oriented working relationship with a multidisciplinary team including labor relations, occupational safety, occupational health nurses, Reintegration Unit and Employee and Family Assistance.
• Public speaking to provide education on our programs to all levels of the organization.
• Contributing to project work which may include leading or participating.