Mgr Medical Case - Employment,career opportunity in USA

Job Title:  Mgr Medical Case
Location: - (Holcomb, Kansas, Mid-West United States, USA)
Company: Tyson Foods
Deadline: 5th Feb 2014
Job Type: Full Time
Minimum Years Experience Required: N/A


SUMMARY:
The Medical Case Manager will collaborate and act as a liaison between injured team members, plant management, medical providers and corporate workers' compensation to ensure that all necessary information and questions are timely addressed. The Case Manager will also ensure injured or ill team members are timely returned to their optimum level of function within the shortest time possible and be responsible for the following functions:
Maintain a close working relationship with plant health services, human resources, and operations management;
Develop individual medical case management plans for injured team members; maintain close relationship with local medical providers who treat injured team members; maintain relationships with injured team members through return to permanent placement or settlement of case (if permanent placement available);
Initiate permanent place process once permanent medical restrictions are assigned, and actas company liaison to explain benefits provided through workers' compensation; detailed duties and objectives will be discussed at the time on interview as well as expected standards of performance.

QUALIFICATIONS Education: Minimum academic preparations include: completion in an accredited registered school of nursing program or certification in an accredited vocational rehabilitation field. Commission of Case Management Certification (CCMC-CCM) or American Board of Occupational Health Nursing (ABOHN-Cm) certification or Occupational Health Nurse (COHN or COHN-S) preferred.

Experience: Knowledge of state workers' compensation regulations. Minimum 2 years experience in Occupational Health Nursing.

Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Strong people skills. Must be capable of communicating well both verbally and in writing with all levels of Team Members from hourly to upper management, as well as government officials.

Computer Skills: Basic computer skills.

Travel: Minimum of 1-3 trips per year outside of assigned location. As well as frequent travel locally to meet with medical providers as well as regular visits to team members due to in or outpatient hospital stays.

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