• Job Description

  Req#: 43601

  Job Summary:
  The Leave and Worker's Compensation Specialist is responsible for administering and coordinating all leave of absence and worker's compensation programs for Erlanger employees. Ensures regulatory compliance by maintaining accurate documentation and record keeping of all processes and events. Evaluates and identifies improvement opportunities to enhance workers' compensation and leave of absence programs.
  
  Education:
  Required: Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Human Resources, Nursing or a related field.
  
  Preferred: N/A
  
  Experience:
  Required:
  - 3-5 years of experience in human resources, benefits administration, or leave coordination.
  - Knowledge and understanding of FMLA, ADA, Workers' Compensation laws and leave-related regulations.
  - Working knowledge of OSHA, TOSHA, and/or Tennessee Worker's Compensation regulations.
  - Working knowledge of Employee Health practices
  - Knowledge of federal and state employment laws, regulations, and compliance.
  
  Preferred:
  - Experience with workplace safety programs.
  - Experience in Occupational Medicine or similar clinic functions.
  - Litigation management background.
  - Experience preparing OSHA 300 logs.
  - Knowledge of insurance claims processing and case management.
  
  Position Requirement(s): License/Certification/Registration
  Required:
  Current licensure to practice nursing in the State of Tennessee (applies to nursing candidates only)
  
  The Nurse Licensure Compact will not change how to obtain or renew a Tennessee license. However, the Tennessee nursing license will be a single state license for Tennessee Residents or non-compact state residents. Tennessee licensure or multistate licensure from a compact state must be obtained within three months of hire for non-Tennessee residents.
  
  Preferred:
  - Case Management Certification
  
  Department Position Summary:
  The Leave and Worker's Compensation Specialist is responsible for administering and coordinating all leave of absence and worker's compensation programs for Erlanger employees. Ensures regulatory compliance by maintaining accurate documentation and record keeping of all processes and events. Evaluates and identifies improvement opportunities to enhance workers' compensation and leave of absence programs.
  
  Position Requirement(s): Critical Skills
  - Strong interpersonal skills to successfully navigate complexities while empathetic
  - Ability to regularly exercise discretion, handle conflict and be firm when required
  - Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  - Ability to maintain confidentiality with sensitive information and ensure HIPAA compliance.
  - Ability to plan time effectively, balance multiple tasks, work within stringent time frames, and execute projects to completion.
  - Works independently under minimal supervision using sound judgment to effectively handle challenging situations.
  - Ability to collect, analyze and apply data and other information; prepare and present written and oral reports.
  - Strong computer skills.

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• About the company

  Erlanger, named among "America's Best Hospitals"​ by U.S. News & World Report, is a non-profit, academic teaching center affiliated with the University of Tennessee College of Medicine. Erlanger is also a Level-One Trauma Center for adults and the only provider of tertiary care services for the citizens of an entire four-state region, encompassing southeast Tennessee, north Georgia, north Alabama and western North Carolina. With a history that dates back more than a century, Erlanger is recognized as one of the nation's finest public hospitals and a leader in healthcare. The Erlanger Health System includes Children's Hospital at Erlanger (CHE), the only academic medical center in the tri-state region devoted solely to children and is a Comprehensive Regional Pediatric Center (CRPC)— the highest designation in the state for pediatrics. CHE has a full range of pediatric subspecialists, as well as a pediatrics ER, ICU, and Level III neonatal intensive care unit, providing the highest level of care in the region for premature and sick infants. Each year, more than a quarter of a million people are treated by the team of healthcare professionals who are part of Erlanger.

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