Disability Case Manager

1 week ago


Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Sun Life Financial 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.

Job Description:

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.

Our Disability Case Managers can make a difference in our customers' lives and are responsible for managing disability claims to resolution. This includes determining if the plan members are eligible for disability benefits through to implementing the right interventions to support recovery and return to work for approved claims.

Reporting to the Manager, Group Disability, you will:

- Work collaboratively and build strong relationships with plan members, plan sponsors, lawyers, health care practitioners and other stakeholders to address workplace absence issues, obtain information, provide claim status, create action plans and provide verbal and written decisions while maintaining confidentiality and privacy
- Engage plan members through open and respectful communication to understand the medical, social and personal dimensions of their workplace absence
- Assess claims for benefit entitlement by reviewing contractual, medical, functional and occupational information
- Develop and maintain outcome-focused case management plans to help plan members return to work
- Conduct telephone interviews to obtain information to ensure complete understanding of the absence and types of support required to assist with return-to-work planning
- Identify and assess medical and non-medical influencing factors pre and post disability, functional capability, restrictions and limitations to better understand what support is needed to get plan members back to work
- Prioritize work items to meet client service standards and Sun Life best practice guidelines
- Contribute to a dynamic work environment by identifying opportunities to improve processes and customer service delivery

What you bring to the table:

- Critical thinking and positive attitude with a commitment to stellar customer service skills and high-quality service
- Excellent listening and probing skills to uncover information while maintaining capacity for empathy
- Outstanding communication skills – written and verbal
- Ability to professionally manage stressful situations
- Ability to deliver difficult news in a tactful and sensitive manner
- Attention to detail with complex claims and contracts
- Analytical skills with a passion for solving problems
- Adaptability, flexibility and strong decision-making skills
- Excellent organizational skills and an ability to follow-up on several files at the same time
- Strong cross-functional team skills with the ability to work independently
- Previous disability management experience, assessing disability claims is an asset
- Previous knowledge of disability products is an asset

What Sets Us Apart?

- Our commitment to service excellence and quality, innovation and talent development
- Career progression is based on solid performance, knowledge of our business and products, positive engagement with our customers, and your interests opening a wide variety of career paths within Sun Life
- Ability to work in a dynamic, collaborative environment where you are encouraged to share your ideas
- Comprehensive benefits package including:

- Medical, dental, life, and disability insurance
- Retirement savings and Stock purchase plan
- Paid vacation
- Fitness facilities or subsidiaries in specific locations

- A supportive and interactive team environment
- Comprehensive training programs from the start of employment and ongoing coaching to set you up for success

At Sun Life Financial, we want to help people shine.

If this opportunity to contribute to the health of organizations and individuals speaks to you, we want to meet you

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Salary Range: 58,000/58 000 - 97,000/97 000

Job Category: Claims - Life & Disability

Posting End Date: 03/04/2025

Diversity and inclusion have always been at the core of our values at Sun Life. A diverse workforce with wide perspectives and creative ideas benefits our clients, the communities where we operate and all of us as colleagues. We welcome applications from qualified individuals from all backgrounds.

Persons with disabilities who need accommodation in the application process or those needing job postings in an alternative format may e-mail a request to thebrightside@sunlife.com.

At Sun Life we strive to create a flexible work environment where our employees are empowered to do their best work. Several flexible work options are available and can be discussed throughout the selection process depending on the role requirements and individual needs.

We thank all applicants for showing an interest in this position. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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