Hourly Pay Range: $25-$27.43

Shift: Monday-Friday 8:30am-4:00pm

Responsible for managing the employee leave of absence process and workers’ compensation self-insured program.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manages the employee leave of absence and workers’ compensation processes for the Agency.
• Manages all New York State Disability claims, NYSPFL claims, long-term disability, no-fault, and supplemental short-term disability claims.
• Manages the agency’s workers’ compensation program and exercises independent judgment in determining compensability of claims and assisting claims adjusters to resolve claims.
• Responsible for logging workers’ compensation recorded only, medical only and/or medical and lost time staff injuries, tracking, accident follow up and analyzing claims experience.
• Effectively communicates with employees regarding agency policies, their leave and expiration of their leave, supervisors, claims adjusters, medical providers, case managers, and legal counsel.
• Manages process related to work restrictions and transitional duty return to work program.
• Provides the Payroll team with accurate PTO and Health Reserve payment information for employees on leave of absence and workers’ compensation.
• Provides workers’ compensation injury data to the safety committee to help identify trends and develop loss control initiatives with a goal of reducing worksite injuries and or accidents.
• Coordinates sharps container process.
• Annual OSHA reporting.
• Manages the PTO buyback process.
• Complies with all Agency policies and procedures.
• Other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree and 1 year of experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Excellent computer and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Detail oriented.
• Ability to interact with all levels of personnel.
• Knowledge of all pertinent federal and state regulations, and compliance requirements: NYS Workers’ Compensation/ Disability, ADA, FMLA, PFL and HIPAA.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Why People Inc.?

When you join the People Inc. team, you can make a difference in the lives of people receiving services while also receiving outstanding benefits (generous PTO, PTO buyback, affordable insurances, tuition reimbursement, career mentoring, shift incentives, on-demand pay access and more), consistent schedules and the opportunity to help others move closer to their life goals and dreams. People Inc. is the regions most experienced provider of programs for people with developmental disabilities and other special needs. We understand that working one-on-one with people who have disabilities and helping them in all aspects of daily life takes someone who’s dedicated, caring and compassionate – that’s how we treat our employees.

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