Employee Health & Wellness Facilitator

Interior Health is hiring a tem specific full time Employee Health & Wellness Facilitator to join our Employee Health & Wellness (EH&W) department. The term of this position is until September 30, 2025. This position can be located within these areas: Penticton, Kelowna, Vernon and Salmon Arm.
What We Offer

• Career Growth
• Contribution to Municipal Pension Plan
• Competitive salary and an attractive remuneration package
• Employer paid training/education
• Employer paid vacation starting at 4 weeks (20 days)
• Medical Service Plan
• Extended Health & Dental coverage
• Employer paid insurance premiums
• Balanced lifestyle

What will you work on?
The Employee Health & Wellness Facilitator provides effective case management and administrative support for the Employee Health & Wellness process for occupational/non-occupational portfolios within Interior Health (IH) by assisting return to work support services that encompass assessing, planning, implementing, coordinating, facilitating, monitoring, and evaluating options available to meet an individual’s health needs; promoting recovery at work or return to work (RTW) efforts, the identification of claims for coordination of early intervention services, and facilitating modified/alternate work opportunities to mitigate absences from work due to occupational and non-occupational injury/illness; works with other members of the Employee Health & Wellness team to ensure integration of services that promote the highest level of physical and mental health for employees.
Some Typical Duties And Responsibilities Include

• Effectively communicates claim decisions to employees and managers and responds to inquiries from key stakeholders.
• Performs a variety of duties such as preparing correspondence, reports, minutes, charts, and graphs utilizing applicable software applications.
• Monitors claims for possible RTW opportunities; updates appropriate stakeholders by coordinating and documenting all RTW plans with the Union, Manager, employee, and insurers as required.
• Utilizes a disability case management model to assist employees in all aspects of managing their absences from work for occupational and non occupational illness/injury by connecting with early intervention initiatives and coordinating recovery plans, in collaboration with insurers, and other Employee Health & Wellness case management stakeholders.
• Implements and monitors RTW plans.
• Communicates with the insurers claim’s office to verify details of the claim around the status a claim, including the proposed treatment/rehabilitation plan; works with team members to identify options for modified Return-to-Work (RTW), including ongoing updates of the claim.
• Works with other team members to coordinate the enhanced disability management program (EDMP) process to ensure employees return to work in a safe and timely manner through a coordinated partnership with key stakeholders.
• Performs other duties as required.
• Acts as a contact for internal and external inquiries to Workplace Employee Health & Wellness Services for information and/or assistance; refers to the appropriate Employee Health & Wellness Services team member as necessary.
• Works with the Employee Health & Wellness Advisor to propose, develop, and/or implement recovery plans when they involve more in-depth medical case management and/or are complex cases.
• Compiles analyses and maintains statistical data; produces and distributes summaries and reports as required, receives correspondence from WSBC, LTD, HBT and other key stakeholders and enters relevant information into appropriate database.
• Provides support and education to managers on best practice principles in RTW.

How will you create an impact?
Joining our IH team will allow you to challenge yourself professionally while enjoying all the personal pursuits available to you within this fantastic community.
Reasons to Apply at Interior Health... What we can do for you
We offer a work environment conducive to growth and development of strong clinical skills. The opportunity to have a balanced lifestyle that allows you to maintain the quality of life you desire.
Come live, work and play where others only vacation. Make a difference. Love your work. Apply today!