Injury Management Advisor

Job description

As part of icare’s major reset to improve recovery and return to work outcomes for injured workers, DXC has now commenced workers’ compensation claims management in New South Wales.

Join the DXC team and contribute to bringing DXC’s claims management expertise to icare and the people of New South Wales.

In the role of Injury Management Advisor is to advise, communicate and assist the team members within allocated teams with appropriate medical strategies. Ensure that appropriate medical treatment/strategy is available on file. Ensure that actions are completed within agreed timeframes.

Responsibilities and duties

• Influence health and occupational rehabilitation providers in relation to the appropriateness of treatment and adherence to scheme principles
• Drive rehabilitation provider to achieve the required outcomes
• Review and determine appropriate treatment in line with clinical frameworks 
• Provide needs-based services to people with work-related injuries to achieve the best possible outcome and durable independence for that individual 
• Ensure tasks and activities are followed through as set out in case conferencing 
• Assist in the development of strategies 
• Meet with workers and treaters in coordinating and managing workers’ claims  

Required skills, experience and qualifications

• Sound Medical knowledge
• At least two years’ experience in workplace-based rehabilitation, with a preference for a degree in a medical or health-related field; (desirable)
• Extensive knowledge of medical and paramedical terminology and procedures, including the forms of treatment applicable to injury.
• Teamwork with coaching and mentoring experience
• Flexibility and ability to adapt to change
• Ability to interpret and implement decision according to the rules and regulations
• Intermediate computer skills

About DXC

DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC) helps global companies run their mission critical systems and operations while modernising IT, optimising data architectures, and ensuring security and scalability across public, private and hybrid clouds. The world’s largest companies and public sector organisations trust DXC to deploy services to drive new levels of performance, competitiveness, and customer experience across their IT estates. Learn more about how we deliver excellence for our customers and colleagues at DXC.com.

Your working environment

Our ‘people first’ mindset comes to life offering the ultimate in working flexibility. We take a virtual first approach and our teams are spread across multiple geographies delivering a broad range of customer projects, which means we can tailor working arrangements that work for our people.

No matter where you are located, you’ll never feel alone and will always be supported with our diverse range of employee interest and social support groups. Whatever your passion, you will be amongst friends – from #PetsofDXC to photography, cycling or cooking groups, or, we welcome you to make your mark and start your own group.

Our culture and benefits

DXC is committed to building better futures for our customers, colleagues, environment, and communities. We take care of each other and foster a culture of inclusion, belonging and corporate citizenship. We put this to action developing and implementing societal initiatives within our Social Impact Practice. #WeAreDXC

As an employer of choice, our “people first” philosophy means we offer competitive remuneration, benefits, training, and career opportunities that reflect our commitment to improving the lives of our employees, and the communities in which we live and work.

We are an equal opportunity employer

DXC is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we welcome submissions from people from all walks of life. We celebrate our diversity and recognise it is the unique contributions of our people that give us our edge. We stand by the ‘bring your whole-self to work’ philosophy. It is our inclusive culture that powers our results, and our company grows only if our people grow.

Accommodation of special needs for qualified candidates may be considered within the framework of the DXC Accommodation Policy. In addition, DXC Technology is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to support qualified individuals with physical and mental disabilities.

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