Workers Compensation Coordinator

Built-in 1973, Dignity Health Methodist Hospital of Sacramento is committed to providing daily excellence in health care for residents of Sacramento’s southern suburbs, including the Elk Grove, Wilton, and Galt communities. Methodist Hospital is home to a 158 acute-care bed facility with 1,120 employees, 283 medical staff, and 29 Emergency Department beds. Methodist Hospital also owns and operates Bruceville Terrace – a 171-bed, sub-acute skilled nursing long-term care facility adjacent to the hospital that provides care for the elderly, as well as those requiring extended recoveries. Methodist Hospital is home to the Family Medicine Residency Program, an accredited and nationally recognized program which provides resident physicians with specialty training in primary care family medicine. Together, the hospital and residency program implemented a ground-breaking curriculum addressing the identification, treatment, and assistance of human trafficking victims and created a one-of-a-kind health clinic for victims, the Human Trafficking Medical Home.

One Community. One Mission. One California 

This position will be based at Woodland Hospital with occasional travel to Methodist.

Job Summary: 

The Workers' Compensation Coordinator is responsible for directing, implementing and managing all aspects of the workers' compensation program for one or more facilities within a given Market. The position will provide advocacy and support for injured employees and influence safety investigation and loss prevention follow up with key stakeholders. This role will be responsible for understanding and communicating key policies and key metrics across all levels of the Market and Region.

Job Duties:

• Manage the Return-to-Work Program to include: Coordinate participation in transitional duty and communicate/enforce the Transitional Duty policy, review medical reports for restrictions, encourage permanent placement in alternate positions and monitor for ADA and other regulatory compliance by referring to human resources timely.

• Communicate claim and incident trending information to key stakeholders to facilitate and influence loss prevention and mitigation opportunities and programs.

• Develop and provide internal communication and education to all levels within the Market and/or Region regarding workers’ compensation program details and processes.

• Advocate and support injured employees.

• Coordinate claim investigation and the completion of root cause analysis (RCAs) with supervisors, injured employees, witnesses and others to ensure appropriate loss prevention mitigation or safety corrections occur.

• Participate in claim reviews and settlement discussions to strategize and identify best practices and timely claim resolution.

• Maintain OSHA logs, including proper posting and reporting per OSHA regulations.

Minimum Qualifications

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or Equivalent experience may be considered in lieu of degree 

• Minimum of three (3) years’ experience in workers’ compensation, employee safety or human resources required without degree or

• Minimum of two (2) years’ experience in workers’ compensation, employee safety or human resources required with degree 

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Training

• General office skills, computer experience including but not limited to Google Workspace, Microsoft Office, web-based applications, e-mail, Internet, fax machine, copy machine and various audio visual equipment 

• Ability to prepare and present presentations 

• Strong analytical capabilities 

• Ability to work independently, while exhibiting excellent time management, prioritization and organizational skills