ADA Accommodations Partner

Additional Information About the Role

This role serves as a comprehensive ADA case manager of simple to complex requests. The work includes facilitation of the Interactive Process to include determining essential job functions for a wide variety of roles, obtaining clarified work status information, managing leave as an accommodation and temporary and permanent accommodations requests, reassignments, medical separations, and performing a full range of activities necessary to making appropriate ADA determinations. Requires excellent knowledge of ADA case management, independent judgement, and critical thinking. Ideal candidates should have the ability to communicate well with leaders, employees and outside partners and use critical judgment skills.

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Overview

BJC HealthCare is one of the largest nonprofit health care organizations in the United States, delivering services to residents primarily in the greater St. Louis, southern Illinois and southeast Missouri regions. With net revenues of $6.3 billion and more than 30,000 employees, BJC serves patients and their families in urban, suburban and rural communities through its 14 hospitals and multiple community health locations. Services include inpatient and outpatient care, primary care, community health and wellness, workplace health, home health, community mental health, rehabilitation, long-term care and hospice.

BJC is the largest provider of charity care, unreimbursed care and community benefits in the state of Missouri. BJC and its hospitals and health service organizations provide $785.9 million annually in community benefit. That includes $410.6 million in charity care and other financial assistance to patients to ensure medical care regardless of their ability to pay. In addition, BJC provides additional community benefits through commitments to research, emergency preparedness, regional health care safety net services, health literacy, community outreach and community health programs and regional economic development.

BJC’s patients have access to the latest advances in medical science and technology through a formal affiliation between Barnes-Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Children’s Hospital with the renowned Washington University School of Medicine, which consistently ranks among the top medical schools in the country.

Preferred Qualifications

Role Purpose

This position will assist with the implementation and administrative support for the Americans with Disabilities Act, as amended (ADA) program, and similar Missouri and Illinois laws to address accommodation obligations at BJC. This will include responsibility for the development of process maps, standard work, correspondence templates, and checklists to ensure a consistent, efficient, and effective processes. This position will be responsible for the entry and maintenance of documentation within a tracking system to ensure effective capture of approved and denied accommodation requests for risk mitigation. This position will provide continuous analysis and reporting of the overall program to ensure alignment with state and federal laws, and identification of any risks or compliance concern. Including proposal of revisions to BJC’s Disability Accommodations Policy as needed, and continuous analysis of ADA compliance across BJC.This position will develop and provide educational information regarding process and considerations around ADA and lead the training and education sessions. Additionally this position will provide communications on any program updates around ADA.

Responsibilities

Assists with implementation of the framework of the ADA program within BJC. Development of process maps, standard work, correspondence templates, and checklists to support the ADA program while driving efficiency and ensuring compliance.

Ensure proper documentation and tracking of all reasonable accommodations received orally or in writing within a tracking system. Provide guidance and assure timely processing and responses to accommodations requests, with consistent letters/correspondence and transactions. Must maintain a high level of confidentiality.

Conduct analysis of ADA and similar state law compliance and development of dashboards and reports to identify any risk or potential gaps across BJC. Identifying any areas for continuous improvement to ensure compliance and reduce or mitigate risk. . Including proposal of revisions to BJC’s Disability Accommodations Policy as needed, and continuous analysis of ADA compliance across BJC.

Develop and provide educational information regarding process and considerations around ADA, and lead training and education sessions.

Develop communications on any program updates around ADA and actively provide awareness updates.

Minimum Requirements

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Experience

<2 years

Preferred Requirements

Education

Master’s Degree

Licenses & Certifications

Valid Driver’s License

Benefits and Legal Statement

BJC Total Rewards

At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
• Pension Plan*/403(b) Plan funded by BJC
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition Assistance available on first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
• Adoption assistance

To learn more, go to www.bjctotalrewards.com/Benefits

*Not all benefits apply to all jobs

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer