Injury Management Coordinator

Job Description:

Better and fairer care. Always.

St Vincents has been a leader in Australias health and aged care landscape for more than 165 years. Since our founders the Sisters of Charity opened our first hospital in 1857 our services and nearly 30000 people have been behind some of Australias most important medical breakthroughs. We are a microcosm of Australias health and aged care system and are uniquely positioned to lead and respond to our rapidly changing environment.

We are looking for a special kind of person - a St Vincents kind of person. Someone who puts excellence compassion connection and caring for other people at the heart of everything they do.

St Vincents Work Health & Safety team is looking for an Injury Management Coordinator to join our WHS WorkCover team in Melbourne. Reporting to the State WorkCover Lead your role will be to effectively manage workers compensation claims and injury management including early intervention strategies. Your goal is to positively influence injury management outcomes in order to achieve timely and safe return to normal duties for workers who have suffered an injury/illness.

This role is available on a Permanent Part Time basis working 3 days per week (0.6 FTE) based out of our Group Office in Melbourne VIC.

Key responsibilities of the role:

• Support and encourage injured workers and their representatives the opportunity to give feedback on the rehabilitation process
• Provide advice to relevant managers regarding fitness for work and pre-employment medical assessments
• Lodge workers compensation claims with the insurer and create and maintain confidential claims file within St Vincents injury management database system proactively managing claims
• Advise and guide managers on injury management and return to work workers compensation processes liability and employer responsibilities
• Manage a portfolio of workers compensation claims
• Participate and collaborate in meetings and training champion continuous improvement initiatives and support in promoting injury management processes and benefits to the wider St Vincents

Things that work for us:

• Qualifications in Return to Work Coordination for relevant jurisdictions
• 3 years experience in injury and return to work (RTW) coordination and claims management ideally in a similar complex and large organisation
• Excellent working knowledge of workers compensation legalisation practice and trends including insurer requirements and a great understanding of injury management/rehabilitation
• Demonstrated problem solving and conflict resolution skills and experience with a strong early intervention and return to work focus
• Strong interpersonal influencing and negotiation skills to gain acceptance and support of ideas provide feedback and guidance to assist others
• Proactive customer focus mind-set with the ability to maintain collaborative and effective relationships across St Vincents

Things that work for you:

• Ability to visibly see your impact on the business and its service
• Competitive salary packaging options
• Discounted private health insurance
• Employee Assistance Program for staff and their families
• Access to the Fitness Passport (FP)

Why become part of St Vincents Health Australia Because youre like us you believe in our vision that every person whoever and wherever they are is served with excellent and compassionate care by a better and fairer health and aged care system. Better for all our people who work tirelessly to provide the highest levels of care and quality of life for our patients and clients. And better support for the local communities we play an important role in and continue to support.

Reconciliation Action Plan As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. For further information visit celebrate diversity & inclusion and are committed to equal employment opportunity for everyone.

Your employment is conditional upon the completion of all required pre-employment checks including relevant immunisations.

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