Rehabilitation Consultant

3 weeks ago

Waterloo, Canada Sun Life Full time

You are as unique as your background, experience and point of view. Here, you’ll be encouraged, empowered and challenged to be your best self. You'll work with dynamic colleagues - experts in their fields - who are eager to share their knowledge with you. Your leaders will inspire and help you reach your potential and soar to new heights. Every day, you'll have new and exciting opportunities to make life brighter for our Clients - who are at the heart of everything we do. Discover how you can make a difference in the lives of individuals, families and communities around the world.

Are you interested in contributing to the health of Canadians? At Sun Life, we believe health is a significant determinant of success for both organizations and individuals; the two are intimately and materially linked. If you are interested in playing a proactive and positive role in this pursuit, we want you to join our company. Are you well-organized, service oriented, experienced in disability management, and able to demonstrate empathy? As a Rehabilitation Consultant (RC), you will be making a difference in our customers’ lives and in return, we actively support your professional development. We offer a dynamic and challenging workplace, which includes rewarding work and opportunities to build a career

**As a Rehabilitation Consultant**: _You will be responsible to work in partnership with our Disability Case Managers (DCMs) in the management of disability claims towards resolution. The focus of the RC is to provide high quality rehabilitation services in collaboration with our stakeholders including plan members (employees), plan sponsors (employers), internal partners and the member’s health care team. Providing effective health and rehabilitation services contributes to client satisfaction and retention of group disability business. This role is multidimensional and is focused on determining the right interventions to support recovery, return to work, vocational planning, and reduced durations for workplace absences._

**What will you do?**
- Engage plan members through open and respectful verbal and written communication to understand the medical, social, and personal dimensions of their workplace absence.
- Conduct assessments to obtain information and ensure a complete understanding of the absence and types of support required to assist with vocational planning, in keeping with the terms of the group insurance contract.
- Identify, actively assess and manage medical and non-medical influencing factors pre
- and post-disability, functional capability, as well as restrictions and limitations, to better understand what support is needed to impact on and achieve return to work focused outcomes.
- Collaborate and provide high quality customer service to our internal and external partners, such as: plan members, their health care practitioners, plan sponsors, DCMs, internal partners, and other stakeholders (lawyers, etc.).
- Create action plans and communicate progress towards recovery, while maintaining confidentiality, privacy, and addressing business needs.
- Develop and maintain outcome-focused case management plans to help clients return to work.
- Empower the client to take ownership of their health and recovery by providing them the tools and resources.
- Contribute to a dynamic work environment by identifying opportunities to improve and processes and customer service delivery.

**What You Bring to the Table**:

- As this position is posted in several locations, we specify that bilingualism (French, English, both oral and written) is required **for Quebec only** for the frequent interactions with English and French-speaking colleagues or internal partners across Canada or worldwide.
- Post secondary education with preference in Human and Health Science/Psychology or Sociology/Disability Management or vocational background.
- Regulated health care background, or
- Training in a vocational rehabilitation profession
- CCRC (Canadian Certified Rehabilitation Counselor) / RRP (Registered Rehabilitation Professional) / CVRP (Certified Vocational Rehabilitation Professional) designation or working to achieve one.
- NIDMAR Certification - Certified Return to Work Coordinator (CRTWC) or Certified Disability
- Group disability insurance experience.
- Experience with case management of complex claims.
- Excellent listening skills, capacity for empathy and ability to influence others.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to adapt communication style for a range of needs.
- Effective interpersonal skills including negotiation and facilitation.
- Resourceful and collaborative with the ability to work independently and with self-direction.
- Able to manage time effectively and efficiently.
- Proactive, creative, and innovative case management skills.
- Stellar customer service skills.
- Computer literacy/savvy; knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, MS Teams), SharePoint, Internet, etc. (savvy

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