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Workers Compensation Admin Assistant
Upstate Caring Partners
Administration
Utica, NY, USA
USD 18-20 / hour
Posted on Oct 2, 2025
Pay $18.00 - $20.00 an hour
Are you passionate about employee well-being, workplace safety, and making a meaningful impact? We’re looking for a detail-oriented and compassionate Workers’ Compensation Representative (Safety Specialist) to help support our team and ensure a safe, supportive environment for all employees.
In this role, you’ll play a key part in managing our employee incident and injury program, assisting in our workers’ compensation benefits, and facilitating return-to-work processes. You’ll also help maintain and improve our HRIS system, ensuring data integrity and providing valuable insights through customized reporting.
Core Responsibilities
- Support the administration of our self-insured workers’ compensation program in accordance with NYS guidelines.
- Communicate with medical providers to determine employee work eligibility.
- Assist employees with workers’ compensation-related leaves, including claims processing, benefit coordination, and issue resolution.
- Collaborate with department leaders on injury reports and leave management.
- Investigate workplace accidents and recommend preventative safety measures.
- Conduct site inspections and maintain accurate documentation.
- Participate in agency-wide meetings to gather feedback and promote safety awareness.
Qualifications
- Education: Associate’s degree in risk management, occupational health, case management, or a related field (preferred).
- Experience: At least 2 years in medical finance, case management, insurance processing, or risk management - Workers’ compensation experience is a plus!
- Skills: Strong written and verbal communication skills, attention to detail, and a proactive mindset.
- Other: A valid NYS driver’s license is required.
Benefits
Our work environment provides the opportunity to grow and learn in a fast-paced atmosphere. We offer competitive benefits and salary to include a low-cost individual health insurance plan, dollar for dollar retirement match (up to 7%), life insurance, voluntary benefits and generous paid time off.
- Comprehensive Health/Dental/Vision
- Direct Deposit
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Retirement Plan 403(b)
- Life Insurance
- Voluntary Benefits
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Generous PTO Plans (Sick, Vacation and Employee Leave)
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Service Awards
- Employee Appreciation Events
- Employee Discounts
Upstate Caring Partners is the premier provider of direct-care services and programs in Central New York for individuals of all abilities and their families. If you believe in empowering people, Upstate Caring Partners is an excellent place to start or grow your career. Please visit our careers website to access the full job description located within the job posting. upstatecpjobs.org
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