Vocational Case Manager
Enlyte
- Gainesville, FL
- $61,400-76,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
Gainesville, FL area due to regular local travel.Perks: Full and comprehensive benefits program, 24 days of paid vacation/holidays in your first year plus sick days, home office equipment including laptop and desktop monitor, mileage and travel reimbursement, Employee Assistance and Referral Program, and hands-on workers’ compensation case management training.Join our compassionate team and help make a positive difference in an injured person’s life. As a qualified Vocational Case Manager, you will provide counseling and expertise to individuals with employment-related psychological or physical challenges, assess readiness for employment, skills, and identify vocational alternatives that are within an individual’s current skill and functional ability levels. In this role, you will:
- Demonstrate advanced knowledge, skills, and competency in the application of vocational case management standards of practice.
- Conduct comprehensive vocational assessments to recommend and coordinate injured worker participation in various programs, activities, and services designed to prepare them for reentry in the workplace.
- Review assessments, interviews and tests, alongside medical information to formulate vocational goals.
- Collaborate with treating physicians and therapists to advocate for and coordinate medical assessments to aid in counseling the injured worker on vocational alternatives.
- Work with past or present employers and employment facilities to advocate for modifications of job duties based on medical limitations and the individual’s functional assessment.
- Research and recommend training programs to individuals, and coordinate/monitor participation.
- Facilitate return to work by providing job search skills to injured workers.
- Serve as representative of the Company in communications with attorneys, insurance carriers, physicians, employers, and injured workers.
- Perform other duties such as coordinate appointments, maintain files, prepare reports, communicate with outside parties, provide expert testimony, and potentially train new staff.
- Education: Associate Degree or Bachelor’s Degree in vocational evaluation, special education, behavioral psychology, or related field required. Master’s level and/or advanced study strongly preferred or as required by state law.
- Certifications, Licenses, Registrations: CRC, CCM, CDMS, LRC, or CVE eligibility required. Actual certification preferred, or as required by state law.
- Experience: Prior industry-related experience in workers’ compensation preferred.
- Skills: Must meet all vocational case management eligibility requirements of the state/jurisdiction of hire. Ability to work independently. Knowledge of basic computer skills including Excel, Word, and Outlook Email. Proficient grammar, sentence structure, and written communication skills. Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Internet: Must have reliable internet.
- Transportation: Must have reliable transportation and be able to travel to and attend in-person appointments with injured workers in assigned geography.