Disability and Accommodation Specialist

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🔔 Pennsylvania – Remote

🔔 Pennsylvania – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

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Geisinger

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1915

💊 Pharmaceuticals

🧘 Wellness

Healthcare • Pharmaceuticals • Wellness

Geisinger is a healthcare organization that has been providing accessible medical services for over a century in Pennsylvania. It focuses on meeting the healthcare needs of its communities and is dedicated to innovative patient care. With career opportunities in various fields including nursing, allied health, and administration, Geisinger promotes professional development and a supportive workplace for its employees, emphasizing diversity, equity, and inclusion.

📋 Description

• Supports the Strategic HR Partner as the disability and accommodation Center of Excellence subject matter expert across the enterprise. • Responsible for driving HR excellence across respective service lines in all areas related to disability programs and accommodation management. • Analyze data and provide summary of observations related to disability and accommodation management- making uses, including identifying trends and/or gaps in the data. • Maintains reasonable communication with employees with accommodation needs to facilitate smooth and timely return to work; relays communication between employees and their managers in instances of complex disability-related accommodation requirements or escalations. • Partners with Worker’s Compensation, Risk Management, and other departments as needed to meet organizational needs. • Receives, reviews, and provides guidance to leaders and employees on accommodation requests under the Americans with Disabilities Act. • Research available accommodations and review the options as part of interactive process. • Drafts and/or recommends revisions to company policies to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local laws and regulations. • Maintains complete and accurate records of leave and accommodation requests in accordance with specified legal requirements and documentation of best practices. • Assist in the identification and development of transitional return to work programs, assisting employees return to work in a safe and timely manner and providing the employee with temporary modified jobs where applicable. • Work with supervisors to adjust workplace accommodations within the scope of return-to-work programs. • Educate department heads on the value of a successful return-to-work program and recommended best practices that will improve their trends and experience. • Mentor departments and explore return-to-work opportunities by providing suggestions of potential modified jobs within their industry.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree-Related Field of Study (Required) • Minimum of 3 years-Related work experience (Required) • Skills: Analytical Thinking, Communication, Computer Literacy, Group Problem Solving, Professional Presentation

🏖️ Benefits

• Full benefits (health, dental and vision) starting on day one • Three medical plan choices, including an expanded network for out-of-area employees and dependents • Pre-tax savings plans with healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSA) and a health savings account (HSA) with employer contribution • Company-paid life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability coverage • 401(k) plan that includes automatic Geisinger contributions • Generous paid time off (PTO) plan that allows you to accrue time quickly • Up to $5,000 in tuition reimbursement per calendar year • MyHealth Rewards wellness program to improve your health while earning a financial incentive • Family-friendly support including adoption and fertility assistance, parental leave pay, military leave pay and a free Care.com membership with discounted backup care for your loved ones • Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Referrals for childcare, eldercare, & pet care; Access free legal guidance, mental health visits, work-life support, digital self-help tools and more • Voluntary benefits including accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, identity theft protection, universal life and pet and legal insurance