Vocational Case Manager - Chicago, IL
Company: Paradigm
Location: Highland Park
Posted on: October 14, 2024
Job Description:
Location: Highland Park, IL 60035, USA--- Chicago, IL, USA---
Hoffman Estates, IL, USA--- Naperville, IL, USA
Req Number: Req #1115
Paradigm is an accountable specialty care management organization
focused on improving the lives of people with complex injuries and
diagnoses. The company has been a pioneer in value-based care since
1991 and has an exceptional track record of generating the very
best outcomes for patients, payers, and providers. Deep clinical
expertise is the foundation for every part of Paradigm's business:
risk-based clinical solutions, case management, specialty networks,
home health, shared decision support, and payment integrity
programs.
We are seeking a Vocational Case Manager (VCM) to cover the
Chicago, IL area to include Highland Park, Hoffman Estates, and
Naperville. This individual will assist individuals with the
job/career related effects of physical, psychological, or cognitive
disabilities which may have resulted from work related accidents or
injuries. This position is 100% remote and requires some travel in
the area. WHY PARADIGM?
Enjoy a robust support system - spend more time with injured
workers and less time on administrative tasks.
- Utilize custom software for a seamless and straightforward case
management process.
- Enjoy an award-winning culture with the stability and
opportunity of a national company. Paradigm Complex Care Solutions
routinely wins Top Workplace and Best and Brightest Companies
awards.
- Autonomy to manage your own schedule. Responsibilities:
- Schedule appointments and meet with client (injured worker),
family, insurance adjuster, medical providers, employer, attorney,
vendors, and potential future employers as needed and
determined.
- Assist and coordinate with return to work planning which may
include completing job descriptions or job analysis, assessing job
modifications, and identifying suitable gainful employment
opportunities.
- Coordinate with treatment providers to identify physical
capabilities and return to work readiness.
- May monitor return to work progress to ensure successful return
to work outcome.
- Complete Vocational Assessments by gathering and analyzing
medical, social, economic, education, employment history, work
capabilities, transferable skills, and labor market
information.
- Develops knowledge of current job market to identify
alternative placements.
- Complete vocational testing, score testing and interpret
results.
- Develop Rehabilitation Plan/Case Management Plan specific to
client for success in overcoming barriers and re-entry to the
workforce.
- Complete Labor market surveys.
- Provide job-seeking skill training and coaching including
resume development and interview training.
- Provide job development and job placement services.
- May provide loss of earning - wage loss opinions.
- May provide expert testimony.
- May identify and place client in transitional work
opportunities.
- Provide ongoing support and counseling to the client.
- Maintains required timely communication and updates to all
required parties involved with the client providing progress,
status, barriers, and action plans.
- Complete forms according to jurisdictional and/or industry
requirements and follows.
- Required to prepare organized reports within a specified
timeframe, per account guidelines documenting activities, efforts,
and progress.
- Document all case activity in files.
- Complete ongoing educational requirements as required by
certifying bodies.
- Attend staff meetings and or team calls. Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree (B.S., B.A.) required in Rehabilitation
Counseling or related field with course work in rehabilitation
philosophy, rehabilitation history, rehabilitation ethics, medical
aspects of disability, psychological aspects of disability, job
placement, occupational information, counseling theory, personal
and vocation adjustment, work evaluation (minimum of 24 credit
hours).
- Master's degree in Rehabilitation Counseling or advanced
preferred or as required by state law.
- CRC, CCM, or CDMS certification required.
- Valid driver's license and good driving history
- Experience in providing Vocational Rehabilitation Services
- Knowledge of Managed Care or Workers' Compensation
preferred
- Knowledgeable of state and local regulations
- Effective multi-tasking skills in a high-volume, fast-paced,
team-oriented environment.
- Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis,
treatment and rehabilitation of physical and mental injury or
illness, and for career counseling and guidance
- Ability to interface professionally with claims staff, clients,
employers, attorneys, physicians and their representatives, and
advisors and coworkers.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
- Problem solving skills
- Completion of transferable skills analysis and application to
current labor market
- Vocational testing instruments, process and analysis
- Labor Market resources
- Occupational Information resources (i.e. O*Net, GOE, etc.)
- Ability to meet designated deadlines
- Computer proficiency and technical aptitude with the ability to
utilize MS Office including Excel, and Word.
- Strong interpersonal, time management and organizational
skills.
- Ability to work both independently and within a team
environment. Paradigm Benefits
- Health and wellness: We want our people to be and stay healthy
so we offer a wide variety of HMO, PPO, and HDHP health insurance
options with both Cigna and Kaiser Health.
- Financial incentives: Paradigm's financial benefits also help
prepare you for the future: competitive salaries, flexible
spending, commuter accounts, paid life insurance, employer HSA, and
401k contributions.
- Vacation: We believe strongly that work-life balance is good
for you and for our company. Our paid time off and floating-holiday
programs give you the flexibility you need to live your life to the
fullest.
- Learning and development: One of Paradigm's core values is
expertise, so we encourage our employees to continually learn and
grow. We support this in a variety of ways, including our new
Learning Excellence at Paradigm (LEAP) program.
Paradigm believes that fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace
is central to our mission of helping more people and transforming
lives. We're striving to build a culture that better reflects the
society we live in and empowers our team to deliver the highest
levels of compassion and care to those we serve. For us, achieving
this goal requires a workforce that respectfully embraces
differences and commits to positive change, creating an environment
where everyone is able to bring their whole self to work.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate
against any employee or applicant for employment because of race,
color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation,
gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or
any other federal, state or local protected class.
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