Workers' Compensation Clerk

Req #: 0000177400

Category: Clerical / Administrative Support

Status: Full-Time

Shift: Day

Facility: Barnabas Health Medical Group

Department: Corporate Care at MSC

Location:

MMC Southern Campus, 600 RIVER AVE, LAKEWOOD, NJ 07470

Job Overview

Performs all workers' compensation clerical duties necessary to assist the Workers Comp Specialist Team to provide employee and client work-place incident and injury case management. Utilizes critical thinking skills to effectively communicate information, observations, and/or activities to appropriate individuals.

Qualifications

Required:

• High School Diploma or Equivalent
• Strong Communication/Phone Skills
• Strong computer skills; working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (i.e. Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc)
  
  

Preferred

• Previous clerical experience and customer service/medical office preferred
  
  

Scheduling Requirements

• Working Shift: Monday-Friday
• Day Shift, 8:30AM-5:00PM
• Full-Time, 40 Hours Per Week
  
  

Essential Functions

• Monitoring all Employee Safety VERGE event reports and sending follow-up emails to corresponding departments
• Monitoring, processing, and scanning all documents to the EMR/Agility received in the Workers' Comp Docs email box and appropriately distributing same
• Completing medical records requests from law offices and/or insurance carriers via secure fax, Proofpoint encrypted emails or certified mail
• Following up with Providers' offices to obtain treating Specialists' notes
• Following up with external clients and insurance carriers for claim numbers via phone and email
• Preparing and distributing monthly safety reports and nightly incident emails
• Researching and processing ancillary employee Workers Comp bills using Shared drive spreadsheet for forwarding to appropriate contacts
• Processing inbound/outbound correspondence - legal updates/emails/certified letters
• Scan, fax, copy records as required
• Special projects: including annual OSHA reporting data entry
• Performs other duties as assigned by the Director
  
  

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time, with or without notice.

Benefits And Perks

At RWJBarnabas Health, our market-competitive Total Rewards package provides comprehensive benefits and resources to support our employees physical, emotional, social, and financial health.

• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Medical and Prescription Drug Insurance
• Dental and Vision Insurance
• Retirement Plans
• Short & Long Term Disability
• Life & Accidental Death Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Health Care/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Wellness Programs
• Voluntary Benefits (e.g., Pet Insurance)
• Discounts Through our Partners such as NJ Devils, NJ PAC, Verizon, and more!
  
  

Choosing RWJBarnabas Health!

RWJBarnabas Health is the premier health care destination providing patient-centered, high-quality academic medicine in a compassionate and equitable manner, while delivering a best-in-class work experience to every member of the team. We honor and appreciate the privilege of creating and sustaining healthier communities, one person and one community at a time. As the leading academic health system in New Jersey, we advance innovative strategies in high-quality patient care, education, and research to address both the clinical and social determinants of health.

RWJBarnabas Health aims to truly make a unique impact in local communities throughout New Jersey. From vastly improving the health of local residents to creating educational and career opportunities, this combination greatly benefits the state. We understand the growing and evolving needs of residents in New Jersey whether that be enhancing the coordination for treating complex health conditions or improving community health through local programs and education.

Equal Opportunity Employer

RWJBarnabas Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer