Job Description

Description :

National Vocational Rehab Specialist

We are growing our team of experienced vocationally focused, Rehabilitation Specialists! If you are passionate about improving health and assisting clients with vocational direction and enjoy working collaboratively with colleagues, employers, and clients, we need you.

This is an in-person role out of our Kelowna office located at 1772 Baron Road, Kelowna, British Columbia V1X 7G9

Take an inside look at what you\xe2\x80\x99ll do each day

• Assess and evaluate and the client\xe2\x80\x99s overall wellbeing an ongoing basis through in-depth personal interviews, and review of medical conditions and functional abilities.
• Develop therapeutic health and wellness plans that enhance the wellbeing and function the clients to help sustain or return to work.
• Assess employment barriers and provide vocational coaching to develop suitable return-to-work plans
• Ensure all practices are conducted with integrity and in alignment to Best Practice and CBI policies, including Privacy policies
• As a subject matter expert in rehabilitation best practices, provides professional rehabilitation services to assigned client groups or to individual disability claimants
• Assess the potential for early intervention involving a wide range of rehabilitation and return to work strategies such as graduated return to work, psychological counselling, physiotherapy, mental health activation or pain management through file review, phone and onsite interviews with claimants, policy holders, employers, unions and health care providers using professional and motivational interviewing techniques
• Source and select internal or external providers and associated clinical specialists to execute individual components of the rehabilitation plan,
• Implement the rehabilitation plan, monitoring and documenting its progress, resolving barriers that arise throughout the plan\xe2\x80\x99s execution, initiating solution focused interventions and addressing expectations of all stakeholders through regular, active contact and continuous relationship building activities.
• Collaborate with clinical specialist to maintain current information on claimant status while partnering with the client\xe2\x80\x99s community healthcare team to facilitate recovery and return to work.
• Within approved limits, monitor rehabilitation-related expenditures to ensure fees incurred are consistent with the approved rehabilitation budget.
• Consulting regularly with the referral source to facilitate the smooth flow of information, provide updates on progress, and collaborate on required changes to the rehabilitation plan; provide education on general provisions related to benefit entitlement and direct to referral source.
• Complete regular documentation of rehabilitation activities and outcomes in accordance with documentation standards.

What you need to be successful

• You possess an Undergraduate or Masters Degree in Vocational Rehabilitation, Occupational Therapy, Social Work, Psychology, or a related discipline.
• Broad knowledge of psychosocial rehabilitation
• You have knowledge of the disability insurance industry
• You understand the impact that medical restrictions have on clients\xe2\x80\x99 abilities to seek and secure work.
• Knowledge of goal directed; solution focused behaviour change interventions is an asset
• You have strong interpersonal skills and ability to develop strong therapeutic relationships.
• You excel in a collaborative, inter-disciplinary team environment.
• You possess, comprehensive assessment and report writing skills are required.

What CBI Health offers you:

Taking care of people is what we do best! That\xe2\x80\x99s why it\xe2\x80\x99s no surprise we offer outstanding benefits to help our team members fulfill their career goals. From training to career progression, you\xe2\x80\x99ll gain everything you need to thrive in our fast-paced environment. And you\xe2\x80\x99ll be encouraged to find a balance that fits your life so you can meet your personal goals as well.

Here\'s a look at our total rewards

• Continuous learning and skills development, including management opportunities
• Training and mentoring from a national network of experts
• Competitive compensation with comprehensive benefits and rewards package, including group health, dental and vision benefits, paid 100% by the employer
• Excellent administrative support, so you can focus on your patients
• Flexible hours, which allow work-life balance and focus on quality of life

About Us

For millions of Canadians, CBI Health is where better begins. We are Canada\xe2\x80\x99s leading community healthcare provider, reliably delivering innovative rehabilitation and home care programs that help our clients achieve their health goals. With 250+ locations and supporting more than 800 communities, people are at the heart of what we do. Every day, all across the country, our 13,000 staff work together to make a meaningful difference in our clients\xe2\x80\x99 lives and help shape healthcare for the better. Learn more at .

CBI Health is proud to be recognized by Deloitte as one of Canada\xe2\x80\x99s Best Managed Companies for the 15th year in a row. A huge thank you to all our team members, whose dedication, passion, and innovation have enabled us to achieve this recognition year after year.

CBI Health is committed to providing a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace where everyone feels safe and accepted as their authentic selves. We actively seek qualified candidates who share our commitment to equity and inclusion and contribute to the diversification of ideas and perspectives that help us innovate and provide the best possible care to our clients.

We welcome applications from all individuals regardless of race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or any other characteristics that make each of us different.

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