Vocational Rehab Consultant- Benefit Operations

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Here we work to provide the employee benefits and service solutions that enable employees at our client companies to thrive throughout lifes moments. And this starts with ensuring that every one of our team members enjoys opportunities to succeed both professionally and personally. To enable this we provide:

• Award-winning culture

• Inclusion and diversity as a priority

• Performance Based Incentive Plans

• Competitive benefits package that includes: Health Vision Dental Short & Long-Term Disability

• Generous PTO (including paid time to volunteer!)

• Up to 9.5% 401(k) employer contribution

• Mental health support

• Career advancement opportunities

• Student loan repayment options

• Tuition reimbursement

• Flexible work environments

And thats just the beginning

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The Vocational Consultant is responsible for reviewing analyzing and interpreting vocational and medical information. As a VRC you will work collaboratively with claims professionals and other resources in multiple settings to assess vocational information and provides vocational opinion on duties and demands. This role engages employers claimants healthcare providers and internal resources to facilitate return to work and stay at work services. The VRC is responsible for delivering exceptional service in every interaction taking full accountability for a positive experience.

This is a hybrid role based out of Chattanooga Tennessee or Portland Maine.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Application of vocational knowledge through assessment and synthesis of claim file information and ability to offer balanced conclusions
• Ability to concisely communicate (written and verbally) complex vocational issues in a fast-paced team work environment
• Partners with multiple resources to identify develop coordinate and implement complex vocational rehabilitation and return to work plans
• Collaboration with internal and external resources to gather pertinent vocational and medical documentation to accurately assess file direction
• Completes comprehensive forensic vocational assessments
• Provides coaching of claims professionals to increase vocational knowledge
• Operates with a sense of urgency and flexibility to meet the needs of a rapidly changing environment while meeting performance standards set for quality and quantity of work
• Displays capacity and drive for learning and developing broad business and leadership skills; openness to diverse ideas & experiences and has self-awareness re: strengths and areas of development
• Required to maintain professional certifications stays abreast of new trends in the vocational field and completes other required educational activities

Job Specifications

• Masters degree in Vocational Rehabilitation or a related field
• Certification required in rehabilitation counseling disability management or case management
• 3 years vocational experience preferred
• Proven ability to work in a fast-paced team environment
• This position may be filled at either the Vocational Rehabilitation Consultant (VRC) or Senior Vocational Rehabilitation Consultant (Senior VRC) level depending on the selected candidates background skills qualifications and relevant experience.
  

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Unum and Colonial Life are part of Unum Group a Fortune 500 company and leading provider of employee benefits to companies worldwide. Headquartered in Chattanooga TN with international offices in Ireland Poland and the UK Unum also has significant operations in Portland ME and Baton Rouge LA - plus over 35 US field offices. Colonial Life is headquartered in Columbia SC with over 40 field offices nationwide.

Unum is an equal opportunity employer considering all qualified applicants and employees for hiring placement and advancement without regard to a persons race color religion national origin age genetic information military status gender sexual orientation gender identity or expression disability or protected veteran status.

The base salary range for applicants for this position is listed below. Unless actual salary is indicated above in the job description actual pay will be based on skill geographical location and experience.

$53300.00-$100700.00

Additionally Unum offers a portfolio of benefits and rewards that are competitive and comprehensive including healthcare benefits (health vision dental) insurance benefits (short & long-term disability) performance-based incentive plans paid time off and a 401(k) retirement plan with an employer match up to 5% and an additional 4.5% contribution whether you contribute to the plan or not. All benefits are subject to the terms and conditions of individual Plans.

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