Vocational Coach

Are you interested in changing lives by helping people with disabilities meet their work challenges?  Do you want to be a change maker all while enjoying a work-life balance?  Excellent!  We appreciate your consideration of us and know your time is valuable so we’ll keep this brief…

• Can you quickly form a rapport with a customer over the telephone while assessing their motivation and needs to help them reach an appropriate work goal?
• Are you passionate about forming creative recommendations that will help customers safely work productively?
• Do you have what it takes to  partner and communicate with internal business partners, managers, HR/Benefits administrators, health care providers, and customers so that everyone can get on the same page to promote productive and safe work?
• Are you ready to be relied on as an expert by our collaborative claims managers, nurses, and doctors?

Being a Vocational Coach in the Healthy Working Life Department means that you will work with customers who have a very wide array of injuries or illnesses that impact their ability to work and business outcomes.  Your sole job will be to work with customers who want to work with you and help them reach appropriate goals that you will help them to set.  Our team is very collaborative and we want you to be able to grow with us as we continue to delivery wins for our customers and our clients every day.

On to the good stuff …What you’ll do:

• Bring your work to life through professional documentation- Ability to document your work showing your amazing impact on the lives of our customers. Understands and is able to articulate a customer's perspective.
• Know your audience - Work with employers who may need help to understand how a person with disability can be at work.  Explain to health care providers what occupations involve.  Keep customers engaged.  Use telephone, email, and written correspondence to your advantage.
• Manage your day through competing priorities - Plan to maximize your time to help customers with disabilities to meet work goals and adjust your plans for the day when a customer or client needs more support than anticipated.
• Strategize and execute effective vocational case management – Maintain timely contacts and follow-ups while providing superior stay-at- and return-to-work planning.
• Improve (us and you) – Collaborate with a network of CRC Vocational Coaches to talk about best-in-class approaches to our program and individualized work with the customers we serve.
• Use Vocational Expertise­ – Help claim management partners understand occupational demands and transferability.  Quickly assimilate policy language and explain how it impacts a customer’s return-to-work journey.

What you need for the job:

• Passion for helping people adapt to physical, emotional, and cognitive challenges and not just go back to a but stay in a meaningful job.
• Master’s Degree with focus in Rehabilitation Counseling.
• Active Certification as a Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC; or will by your first day of work).
• Be tech savvy.  Microsoft Word, Outlook, Sharepoint, and being able to quickly learn proprietary claims management systems are a must.
• Be creative.  Generates innovative ideas, approaches and solutions while being flexible and adaptable.
• Effective team (virtual and in-person), written, and verbal communication skills.
• Be a master case load manager.  We want you to be able help customers and talk to them frequently so time management and planning your day are very important
• Document, document, document.  Case documentation to clearly articulate efforts to aid the customer in meeting their unique needs, next steps, and reactions of the customer, client, health care provider per internal policies and procedures.
• Always acts in a manner in line with ethical obligations issued by the Company and the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification.

Bonus points for these:

• Experience working with people with mental health disabilities to seek gainful, meaningful, and productive employment while working to strategize ways to reduce workplace stigma.
• Additional relevant licenses (LPC or LPC – I) and certifications (CCM, CDMS, CLMS, CEAS, PHR/SHRM-CP etc.).
• Experience aiding customers with job seeking skills education and job placement assistance.
• Deep understanding of occupational titles with experience completing Transferable Skills Analyses along with authoring reports of findings.
• Understanding of ergonomic coaching techniques.
• Three years of experience as a vocational rehabilitation counseling practitioner or two years vocational rehabilitation experience in disability claim environment.

Work Location:  Pittsburgh, PA and Plano, TX are preferred.  Virtual or remote working will be considered for strong candidate with experience working from home.

About Cigna

Cigna Corporation (NYSE: CI) is a global health service company dedicated to improving the health, well-being and peace of mind of those we serve. We offer an integrated suite of health services through Cigna, Express Scripts, and our affiliates including medical, dental, behavioral health, pharmacy, vision, supplemental benefits, and other related products. Together, with our 74,000 employees worldwide, we aspire to transform health services, making them more affordable and accessible to millions. Through our unmatched expertise, bold action, fresh ideas and an unwavering commitment to patient-centered care, we are a force of health services innovation.

When you work with Cigna, you’ll enjoy meaningful career experiences that enrich people’s lives while working together to make the world a healthier place. What difference will you make?  To see our culture in action, search #TeamCigna on Instagram.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, age, disability, sex, childbirth (including pregnancy) or related medical conditions including but not limited to lactation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital or familial status, genetic information, status with regard to public assistance, citizenship status or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws.

If you require an accommodation based on your physical or mental disability please email: SeeYourself@cigna.com.  Do not email SeeYourself@cigna.com for an update on your application or to provide your resume as you will not receive a response.