Safety Specialist

Pay $18 - $20 an hour

The Workers Compensation Representative (Safety Specialist) is responsible for assisting with the professional administration and communication of the agency’s employee incident/injury management program, including administration of worker’s compensation benefits and return to work. In addition, the responsibilities of the position include developing and maintaining the HRIS software functionality, creating and generating standard and customized reports, recommending system improvements, maintaining system integrity and documentation, training end users, participating in agency activities and ensuring compliance with internal and external regulations and operating standards.

Core Responsibilities 

• Assists with the agency’s self-insured worker’s compensation program; ensuring proper reporting of claims per NYS worker’s compensation guidelines.
• Corresponds with physician offices to determine employee work-eligibility.
• Assists with employee leave of absence related to worker’s compensation, including employee conferencing, communicating updates, researching/resolving issues, processing claims, and ensuring proper benefits.
• Confers with department heads regarding employee injury reports and worker’s compensation leaves of absence.
• Investigates accidents to ascertain causes for use in recommending and developing preventative safety measures.
• Assists with site visit inspections and reports.
• Maintain all required documentation.
• Participates in meetings on a regular basis as needed at all locations to identify issues, concerns and needs; obtain employee opinions and suggestions

Qualifications

• Associates Degree preferred in risk management, occupational health, case management, or related field. 
• 2 years’ experience in medical finance, case management, insurance processing, and/or risk management. 
• Preferred experience with workers compensation.
• Must be able to communicate effective, both orally and in writing.
• Must have a valid NYS Driver’s license.

Benefits 

Our work environment provides the opportunity to grow and learn in a fast-paced atmosphere.  We offer competitive benefits and salary to include a low-cost individual health insurance plan, dollar for dollar retirement match (up to 7%), life insurance, voluntary benefits and generous paid time off.   

• Comprehensive Health/Dental/Vision
• Direct Deposit
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Retirement Plan 403(b)
• Life Insurance
• Voluntary Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Generous PTO Plans (Sick, Vacation and Employee Leave) 
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Service Awards
• Employee Appreciation Events
• Employee Discounts

Upstate Caring Partners is the premier provider of direct-care services and programs in Central New York for individuals of all abilities and their families.  If you believe in empowering people, Upstate Caring Partners is an excellent place to start or grow your career.  Please visit our careers website to access the full job description located within the job posting.  upstatecpjobs.org 

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