Rehabilitation Specialist (Insurance) – 100% Remote (Ontario)

Are you looking for a stimulating and dynamic job? Would you like to be part of a team that believes in your potential and part of a great company that will help you advance in your career? This is the job for you! We are currently looking for a Rehabilitation Specialist (Insurance) for one of our clients in the insurance industry.

What is in it for you:

• 20 days of vacation as of Day 1
• A focus on work-life balance to ensure your wellbeing and productivity. This position offers a remote work arrangement exclusively within Ontario.
• Permanent full-time position (35 hours per week).
• Pension fund contributions after 1 year of service.
• Flexible work schedule from Monday to Friday (daytime)
• Insurance Benefits as of Day 1
• Annual salary ranging from $60,000 to $90,000.

Responsibilities:

• Works with the analyst and/or coordinator to determine the needs, potential, and resulting appropriateness of a rehabilitation referral.
• Takes responsibility for fully managing files transferred to rehabilitation:
• Proposes creative solutions;
• Assesses intervention extensions or terminations.
• Encourages permanent returns to work.
• Effectively manages the factors that influence the duration of the disability;
• Holds discussions/meetings with employers upon return to work;
• Documents the file;
• Conducts negotiations with insured individuals and reinsurers for lump-sum settlements.
• Gets doctors involved;
• Selects, hires, and develops business relationships with service and care providers
• Monitors milestones.
• Communicates with all stakeholders verbally and in writing;
• Manages approximately 30 rehabilitation files at a time.
• Works in partnership and discusses regularly with the various actors involved in the file:
• Coordinates various stakeholders and their involvement to ensure quick, safe, and cost-effective resolution of disability.
• Establishes, follows closely, and guides to completion realistic, cost-effective rehabilitation plans:
• Mobilizes insured individuals;
• Shares opinions with care providers;
• Ensures continuous communication and provides advice and support to analysts in their disability files.
• Establishes clear mandates based on a cost-benefit analysis according to schedules and budgets;
• Pays benefits;
• Creates rehabilitation mandates and assumes the responsibilities and expenses they incur
• Tracks the achievement of objectives and controls costs;

What you will need to succeed:

• Fluent in French (a strong asset but not required)
• Knowledge of insurance industry best practices and standards.
• Experience in disability management (asset).
• Fluent in English
• Comfortable in a dynamic work environment
• Adapts to and works under pressure.
• Uses interpersonal skills to create a unique and distinctive client experience.
• Analytical mindset, capable of analyzing information and identifying missing details to effectively manage a rehabilitation file.
• Exhibits excellent time management to achieve both timely and high-quality performance targets.
• Shows empathy.
• Gets involved in a team where success is centred around collaboration and communication.
• Experience as a rehabilitation consultant at an insurer or a firm (could be an asset).
• Specialization in mediation, conflict resolution, and/or rehabilitation (asset).
• Valid driver’s licence (mandatory).
• Adheres to, supports, and contributes to the priorities set by the department.
• Proficient in summarizing and synthesizing information verbally and in written form
• Skilled in establishing strong relationships and possesses excellent communication abilities.
• Proficient in conflict management.
• Independent and self-motivated, requiring minimal supervision.
• Bachelor’s degree and/or significant experience in a field relevant to rehabilitation.
• Adaptable communication style to suit different situations.

Why Recruit Action?

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