Disability and Accommodation Specialist (PA Resident)

• 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.
• Identify the functions that are critical to the job and that the employee must be able to perform with or without an accommodation.
• Provide organization with recommended best practices that will improve return-to-work trends and experience.
• Creates, updates and provides education as needed across organization as related to subject matter
• Maintains knowledge/expertise on existing/proposed changes in all regulations; interprets and applies relevant laws, regulations, codes and standards, including making recommendations for work environment changes based on interpretations and principles of professional practices.

Work is typically performed in an office environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job.

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