Leave of Absence Case Manager

Leave of Absence Case Manager

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$57,784.00/yr - $76,000.00/yr

01/07/2026

2000 16th Street, Denver, Colorado, 80202, United States of America

This is a hybrid role requiring 2 days in office Tue/Wed at our Denver office.

• Enhance return‑to‑work efforts for disability, leave of absence and workers' compensation claims; review medical information for temporary and permanent accommodation requests; negotiate, facilitate and monitor successful return to work of teammates; determine specific physical functionalities and vocational skills required for specific teammate positions; contact managers to gather specific job site/employment information and prepare related reports documenting results; assist with job site modification and/or obtaining adaptive equipment necessary;
  
  ensure medical, legal and accreditation standards are maintained.
• Manage ADA and other disability claims. Engage in the interactive process with teammates, PSD/PSM and FA/Manager to ensure that reasonable accommodations are made and risk from legal action is mitigated.
• Analyze complex LOA cases to determine if an accommodation is needed and apply in‑depth knowledge of state and federal regulations to ensure company compliance.
• Facilitate interactive discussions and assist with implementing creative and compliant return‑to‑work strategies.
• Coordinate resolution of escalated disability and leave of absence claims; partner with DaVita’s Leave of Absence Third Party Vendor on escalated issues; facilitate “Fitness for Duties” while ensuring compliance with federal, state and company policy; support leave/disability related projects and issues.
• Proactively identify areas of concern and high risk with individual LOA cases, involve legal when appropriate, and lead calls between managers and legal. Coach managers to negotiate reasonable accommodations or termination when appropriate.
• Conduct LOA and accommodation training for leaders as needed; answer questions related to Leave of Absence policies and Paid Sick Leave; partner with departments including legal, payroll, worker’s compensation; and perform other duties as assigned.

• High School Degree or equivalent;
  College Degree preferred.
• 4+ years of related experience.
• Thorough understanding of compliance issues (legal/regulatory) including comprehensive knowledge of FMLA, ADA and other federal/state regulations and state‑specific leave.
• Excellent knowledge of the application and interpretation of the Americans with Disability Act (ADA), Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and other federal, state and local laws and regulations governing disabilities and medical procedures.
• Excellent working knowledge of return‑to‑work (RTW) and/or job accommodation procedures.

• Comprehensive benefits:
  Medical, dental, vision, 401(k) match, paid time off, PTO cash out.
• Support for you and your family:
  Family resources, EAP counseling sessions, access to Headspace®, backup child and elder care, maternity/paternity leave and more.
• Professional development programs:
  DaVita offers a variety of programs to help strong performers grow within their career and also offers on‑demand virtual leadership and development courses through DaVita’s online training platform Star Learning.

DaVita is proud to be an equal‑opportunity workplace and complies with state and federal affirmative action requirements. Individuals are recruited, hired, assigned and promoted without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other protected characteristic.

Colorado residents:
Please do not respond to any questions in this initial application that may seek age‑identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You may also redact this information from any materials you submit during the application process. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

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