Worker's Compensation Specialist - Englewood, CO

Worker's Compensation Specialist Full-time
- Salary Pay Range: $70,000.00 - $75,000.00 Exempt

Schedule:

Monday
- Friday Make a difference by providing great care and love for our treasured residents

At Morning Star Senior Living, we talk a lot about culture. In fact, we are rather obsessed about it. For without a transformative culture, we cannot begin to elevate and celebrate the lives of our resident heroes and be ourselves changed for the good in the process. So, we seek great hearts, other people like us, who care and want to do work that matters.

We select people like us who believe that the most satisfying life is one that is outward-bound and rooted in servant-leadership.

The Workers' Compensation Specialistâ¯is responsible forâ¯the administration, coordination, and support of Morning Star Senior Living's workers' compensation program acrossall locations. This position serves as a liaison between injured team members, community leadership, medical providers, insurance carriers, third-party administrators, and internal stakeholders to ensure prevention,timelyâ¯claim reporting, effective case management, regulatory compliance, positive return-to-work outcomesandoverall,Workers’ Compensation and safety management.

• Health Insurance offerings such as medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Other Insurance offerings such as life, disability, accident, and critical illness insurance
• 401k plan with matching
• HSA options
• Employee assistance programs
• Paid sick, vacation and birthday!
• Career development programs and opportunity for advancement
• Charitable and philanthropic opportunities
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Free shift meal

• Serve as the primary point of contact for workers' compensation inquiries from community and team members and partners.
• Partner with community locations, broker partner(s), insurance carrier andother partners to ensure each claim is reviewed, reported properly, and followed upon asdeemed
• Educate managers andall teammemberson injury reporting protocols and return-to-work practices.â¯
• Review incident reports and documentation for completeness,accuracy, and applied learnings.â¯
• Monitorâ¯active claims and track claim progress through resolution.â¯
• Assistâ¯in coordinating investigations related to workplace injuries and accidents.â¯

• Coordinate transitional duty and return-to-work programs for injured team members.â¯
• Work collaboratively with community leaders toâ¯identifyâ¯modified-duty opportunities whenâ¯appropriate.â¯
• Track work restrictions and ensure compliance with physician recommendations.â¯
• Monitorâ¯employee return-to-work status and communicate updates to management.â¯
• Coordinate workers' compensation matters with leave administration processes, including FMLA, ADA accommodations, and state leave requirements as applicable.â¯

• Monitorâ¯claim activity toâ¯identifyâ¯trends, high-risk cases, and opportunities for intervention.â¯
• Assistâ¯with claim reviews and carrier meetings.
• Support efforts to reduce workers' compensation costs through proactive claim management and follow-up.
• Prepare reports related to claims activity, injury trends, and program metrics.
• Assist–leadership with reserve reviews and claim status updates when requested.
• Assistâ¯with policy development and process improvement efforts.â¯

• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local workers' compensation regulations across multipleâ¯jurisdictions.
• Maintainâ¯OSHA-related injury records and all applicable state reporting requirements.
• Identify trends of injuries within communities and/or regions and/or the company so an applicable action plan can be put in place to rectify the negative trend.

• Provide resources, training and accountability for onsite safety protocols.
  
  Including training for and managing monthly safety meetings, safety inspections, and overall guidance to community leadershipâ¯regardingâ¯best practices for a safe work environment.
• Audit completion of safety meetings and other activities within the communities.
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