Disability Assistant

Disability Assistant

TELUS Health is empowering every person to live their healthiest life. Guided by our vision, we are leveraging the power of our leading edge technology and focusing on the uniqueness of each individual to create the future of health. As a global-leading health and well-being provider – encompassing physical, mental and financial health – TELUS Health is improving health outcomes for consumers, patients, healthcare professionals, employers and employees.

Employees can be absent from work for a variety of reasons: casual absence, work-related illness and/or injury, or health issues requiring the employee to be away from the work place for an extended period. Our absence management program helps employers strategically manage those absences- focusing on reducing overall costs, realizing administrative efficiency, and enhancing support for employees and employers. All with the goal of returning employees to health and productivity. The role of the Disability Assistant is to communicate with claimants and clients as it relates to initiating a claim or the status of a claim; to ensure claim documents are processed when received and to send out all documentation for claims in a timely manner; and to follow the initial claims process procedures for claims received.

Responsibilities:

• Answers incoming calls; assisting customers in how to apply for a leave of absence, short term disability or reporting an incidental absence through the Automated Reporting system
• Processes incoming documents.
• Reviews and analyzes FMLA and STD documents received and determines if all necessary information has been provided to proceed with claim assignment / processing.
• Informs claimants of documentation required to process claims, required timeframes, and claims status either by phone, written correspondence and/or claims system when inquiry is received.
• Updates claim notes with appropriate claim and certification information.
• Assists Case Managers and Nurse Consultants as needed
• Will follow all processes as laid out in the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and/or as detailed in trainings/meetings.
• Other projects and tasks as assigned.

Qualifications:

• The ideal candidate has 2 years of call center customer service experience
• High School Diploma
• Strong interpersonal and helping skills along with assessment and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent computer skills and the ability to work primarily online in a paperless environment.
• Able to work f/t hours between 8:00am-7:00pm EST, Mon-Fri

Strongly Preferred:

• At least two (2) years experience in Human Resources,
• Disability management and / or FML administration
• Associate's Degree.

We're a people-focused, customer-first, purpose-driven team who works together every day to innovate and do good. We improve lives through our technology solutions and foster a culture of innovation that empowers team members to solve complex problems and create remarkable human outcomes in a digital world.

TELUS Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer that aims to foster an inclusive culture that embraces diversity. It is our policy to hire without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship status, sex, marital status, age, disability, sexual orientation or veteran status. We offer accommodation for applicants with disabilities, as required, during the recruitment process.

By applying to this role, you understand and agree that your information will be shared with the TELUS Group of Companies' Talent Acquisition team(s) and/or any leader(s) who will be part of the selection process.