Workers Compensation Consultant - Level 3

Sedgwick

11d

About The Position

By joining Sedgwick, you'll be part of something truly meaningful. It’s what our 33,000 colleagues do every day for people around the world who are facing the unexpected. We invite you to grow your career with us, experience our caring culture, and enjoy work-life balance. Here, there’s no limit to what you can achieve. Sedgwick has been recognized as America’s Greatest Workplaces, a National Top Company Certified as a Great Place to Work®, and among Fortune Best Workplaces in Financial Services & Insurance. We’re hiring Workers’ Compensation Consultants! If you have experience handling Workers Compensation claims across Canadian jurisdictions—or background in absence management, leave administration, STD/LTD adjudication—we’d love to have you on our team. If you are passionate about supporting colleagues through challenging times and ensuring compliance, we want to hear from you! The primary purpose of this role is to analyze complex or technically difficult workers' compensation claims to determine benefits due; to work with high exposure claims involving litigation and rehabilitation; to ensure ongoing adjudication of claims within service expectations, industry best practices and specific client service requirements; and to identify subrogation of claims and negotiate settlements. Sedgwick is the world’s leading risk and claims administration partner, which helps clients thrive by navigating the unexpected. The company’s expertise, combined with the most advanced AI-enabled technology available, sets the standard for solutions in claims administration, loss adjusting, benefits administration, and product recall. With over 33,000 colleagues and 10,000 clients across 80 countries, Sedgwick provides unmatched perspective, caring that counts, and solutions for the rapidly changing and complex risk landscape.

Requirements

Five (5) years of claims management experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Subject matter expert of appropriate insurance principles and laws for line-of-business handled, recoveries offsets and deductions, claim and disability duration, cost containment principles including medical management practices and Social Security and Medicare application procedures as applicable to line-of-business.
Excellent oral and written communication, including presentation skills.
PC literate, including Microsoft Office products.
Analytical and interpretive skills.
Strong organizational skills.
Good interpersonal skills.
Excellent negotiation skills.
Ability to work in a team environment.
Ability to meet or exceed Service Expectations.

Nice To Haves

Experience handling Workers Compensation claims across Canadian jurisdictions.
Background in absence management, leave administration, STD/LTD adjudication.
Paralegal expertise for handling claims, appeals, and compliance matters.
Strong knowledge of workers’ compensation legislation and health & safety standards.
Proven ability to manage complex claims processes and collaborate with stakeholders.
Experience in HR leave programs, disability case management, and policy interpretation.
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
Professional certification as applicable to line of business.

Responsibilities

Analyzes and processes complex or technically difficult workers' compensation claims by investigating and gathering information to determine the exposure on the claim; manages claims through well-developed action plans to an appropriate and timely resolution.
Negotiates settlement of claims within designated authority.
Calculates and assigns timely and appropriate reserves to claims; manages reserve adequacy throughout the life of the claim.
Calculates and pays benefits due; approves and makes timely claim payments and adjustments; and settles clams within designated authority level.
Prepares necessary state fillings within statutory limits.
Manages the litigation process; ensures timely and cost effective claims resolution.
Coordinates vendor referrals for additional investigation and/or litigation management.
Uses appropriate cost containment techniques including strategic vendor partnerships to reduce overall cost of claims for our clients.
Manages claim recoveries, including but not limited to: subrogation, Second Injury Fund excess recoveries and Social Security and Medicare offsets.
Reports claims to the excess carrier; responds to requests of directions in a professional and timely manner.
Communicates claim activity and processing with the claimant and the client; maintains professional client relationships.
Ensures claim files are properly documented and claims coding is correct.
Refers cases as appropriate to supervisor and management.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Supports the organization's quality program(s).
Travels as required.