Rehabilitation Consultant

at  Bridges Health Services Inc

JOB OVERVIEW

Are you looking for a rewarding career that offers both flexibility and portability of your workload? With this full-time work opportunity we offer you support and flexibility in terms of when, where, and how you work.
Bridges Health is a Canadian-owned health services company, in operation since 1997. We provide a wide array of services including disability management, return to work, attendance support as well as cutting edge AI software to assist your case management. As we serve a wide range of customers your caseload can be as broad or niched as you prefer.
We are searching for independent Vocational Rehabilitation and Disability Management Consultants to complement our team and expand our high touch approach and proactive services to our customers in a work from anywhere capacity.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Affiliation with a professional college or association (CVRP, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy or Kinesiology)
• Minimum 3 years experience in relevant field of vocational rehabilitation, disability management or occupational health
• Excellent written and spoken communication
• Demonstrated resiliency, empathy and compassion with customers while maintaining sponsor expectations.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Reliable high-speed internet
• Ability to work across time zones
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Strong ethical standards & professional integrity
• Above average organizational and time management skills
• Ability to participate in remote team environments & work independently
• Maintain a safe and secure home-based office

Conduct assessments to identify clients’ needs and develop individualized rehabilitation plans with a goal of return to work or stay at work
Action and prioritizing daily tasks such as emails, telephone calls, assessments, reports within pre-determined timelines and maintain accurate and up to date records
Coordinate with multiple healthcare professionals, insurers, and other relevant parties to ensure comprehensive care
Monitor clients’ progress and adjust rehabilitation and return to work plans as needed

Maintain file management of simple to complex claims including but not limited to:

• Absence Management
• Sick Leave Adjudication
• Disability Management
• Rehabilitation Planning

Complete comprehensive assessments and reports including

• Initial Assessments
• Progress Updates
• Return to/Stay at work plans
• Letters, correspondence and medical questionnaires