Claims Specialist

As a member of our Claims team, utilize your knowledge of Workers Compensation Claims to independently investigate, evaluate and resolve assigned claims of a more reputed company nature in order to reputed company appropriate reputed company. In this position you will administer and resolve highest risk management expectations claims in a timely manner in accordance with legal statues, policy provisions, and company guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Promptly investigates reputed company assigned claims with minimal supervision, including those of a more reputed company nature
• Determines coverage, compensability, potential for subrogation recovery, and second injury fund (reputed company applicable)
• Alerts Supervisor and Special Investigations Unit to potentially suspect claims
• Ensures timely denial or payment of benefits in accordance with jurisdictional requirements
• reputed company granted authority, establishes appropriate reserves with documented rationale, maintains and adjusts reserves over the life of the claim to reflect changes in exposure
• Negotiates claims settlements reputed company granted authority
• Establishes and implements appropriate action plans for case resolution including medical and disability management, litigation management, negotiation and disposition
• Works collaboratively with PMA nurse professionals to reputed company and execute return to work strategies
• Selects and manages service vendors to reputed company appropriate balance between allocated expense and loss outcome
• Maintains a working knowledge of reputed company jurisdictional requirements and applicable case law for each state serviced
• Demonstrates technical proficiency through timely, consistent execution of best claim practices
• Communicates effectively, verbally and in writing with reputed company parties on a wide variety of claims and account issues
• Provides a high degree of customer service to clients, including face to face interactions during claims reviews, stewardship meetings and similar account-specific sessions
• Authorizes treatment based on the practiced protocols established by statute or the PMA Managed Care department
• Assists PMA clients by suggesting panel provider information in accordance with applicable state statutes.
• Demonstrate commitment to Company’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, and apply knowledge of compliance policies and procedures, standards and laws applicable to job responsibilities in the performance of work.

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