Job Description

Requisition ID: 343282

Position Number: 20001486

Posting End Date: August 25, 2023

City: Winnipeg

Site: WRHA Corporate

Department / Unit: OESH Disability Management Program

Job Stream: Non-Clinical

Union: EXEMPT

Anticipated Start Date: ASAP

FTE: 0.80

Anticipated Shift: Days

Daily Hours Worked: 7.75

Annual Base Hours: 2015

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Position Overview

Under the direction of the Manager, Disability Management Programs, the Disability Management Coordinator is responsible for providing disability case management services to the employees in the assigned portfolio. This includes facilitating the assessment of employee fitness for work, and the need to modify the occupational demands for workers experiencing a disability, while balancing the needs of the employee and the employer.

Experience

• 5 years experience providing disability management services, in an employer based program preferred.

Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)

• University degree in a related field, such as Commerce, Psychology, Sociology, Social Work, Nursing, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, or Athletic Therapy/Kinesiology required.
• Training/certification in disability case management (or general case management) required.
• CDMP or CRTW designation preferred.

Certification/Licensure/Registration

• Valid driver\'s license and access to a vehicle.

Qualifications and Skills

• Knowledge of employer based disability management programs, policies, procedures and principles.
• Knowledge of the vocational rehabilitation process.
• Demonstrated knowledge of provincial legislation concerning employees with disabilities.
• General knowledge of human resources principles, practices and legislation (i.e. Employment Standards, Labour Relations Act, Personal Health Information Act (PHIA), Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA)).
• Demonstrated familiarity of medical terminology, assessment and treatment modalities, and early return to work principles.
• Demonstrated knowledge of workers compensation and third party disability insurance plans.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, and as part of a team.
• Ability to obtain, assess and evaluate information to rationalize case management work and decision making.
• Ability to prioritize a heavy workload and competing work demands.
• Ability to work under pressure with deadlines while providing superior customer service in sometimes confrontational situations.
• Ability to demonstrate highly effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to demonstrate effective decision making, problem solving skills and conflict resolution skills.
• Ability to facilitate the work of interdisciplinary teams.
• Familiar with the use of personal computers and software in a Microsoft environment.

Physical Requirements

Not Applicable

This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained no more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment.

Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions across the WRHA legal entity that combine to equal more than 1.0 EFT. The WRHA legal entity includes Churchill Health Centre, Deer Lodge Centre, Grace Hospital, Middlechurch Home of Winnipeg, Pan Am Clinic, River Park Gardens, Victoria General Hospital, WRHA corporate programs, and WRHA community health services.

Interviewed candidates may be called upon to participate in a skills assessment.

Any application received after the closing time will not be included in the competition.

We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority