Management Years Experience
Resume:
CARLOS J. ESTEVE
Shadow Hills, CA 91040
213-***-**** cell
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Twenty-four years experience in the Workers' Compensation industry managing
Return to Work/Managed Care for insurance companies
EXPERIENCE:
Sedgwick Claims Management Services- The Boeing Co. Account
Return to Work Specialist II- 2009- present (lay off)
. Negotiate, facilitate and monitor successful return to work of
claimants within appropriate disability duration guidelines
. Evaluate specific physical tolerances and vocational skills required
for specific employment positions
. Assist case management staff with client competence decisions for
individual positions
. Contact employers to gather specific job site/employment information
and prepare related reports documenting results
. Assist with job site modification and/or obtaining adaptive equipment
necessary
. Developed file review template adopted by the company for all Return
to Work Specialists
. Highest audit scores of the entire team
. Acting Lead Specialist in the absence of the Supervisor
Esteve Professional Rehabilitation, Inc.
Return to Work/ Rehabilitation Counselor- 1985 to 2009
. Developed and implemented managed Care/Return to Work plans for over
3,000 workers with temporary/permanent work restrictions in compliance
with reasonable accommodations laws, rules and regulations
. Appeared and testified in hearings, depositions and trials in
representation of insurance carriers/employers and workers
. Met with workers, attorneys, doctors and employers to facilitate
reasonable accommodation and Return to Work options
. Prepared monthly progress and closing reports on workers' progress and
successful completion of programs
. Knowledge of FMLA/Absence Management
. WCAB appearance experience
EDUCATION University of California, Los Angeles
Bachelor of Arts Degree, Psychology, 1985
Certified Disability Management Specialist, in
progress
LANGUAGES English/Spanish/French
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