LOA Case Manager

Posting Date

12/12/2025

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

To enhance return-to-work efforts for disability, leave of absence and workers compensation claims; to review

medical information for temporary and permanent accommodation requests; to negotiate, facilitate and

monitor successful return to work of Teammates; to determine specific physical functionalities and vocational

skills required for specific Teammate positions; to contact Managers to gather specific job site/employment

information and prepare related reports documenting results; to assist with job site modification and/or

obtaining adaptive equipment necessary; and to ensure medical, legal and accreditation standards are

maintained.

This is a contract, temporary role. This role is hybrid in Denver 2 days a week (Tues/Wed).

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

· Manages ADA (Americas with Disabilities Act) claims. Includes engaging in the interactive process with

teammate, PSD/PSM and FA/Manager to ensure that reasonable accommodations are made and risk from

legal action is mitigated.

· Analyzes complex LOA cases to determine if an accommodation is needed and has an in depth knowledge of

state and federal regulations so is able to ensure company compliance based on those regulations.

· Facilitates interactive discussions and assists with implementing creative and compliant return to work

strategies.

· Coordinates resolution of escalated disability and leave of absence claims.

· Partners with DaVita’s Leave of Absence Third Party Vendor on escalated issues.

· Facilitates “Fitness for Duties” while ensuring compliance with federal, state and company policy.

· Supports leave/disability related projects and issues.

· Proactively identifies areas of concern and high risk with individual LOA cases and involves legal when

appropriate. Leads calls between Managers and legal, and has an in depth knowledge of the company and

jobs within the company and so is able to coach managers to negotiate reasonable accommodations or

termination as appropriate.

· Conducts LOA and accommodation training for leaders as needed.

· Answers questions related to Leave of Absence policies and Paid Sick Leave.

· Partners with departments including legal, payroll, worker’s compensation

· Other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

· 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 application and interpretation of 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

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At DaVita, we strive to be a community first and a company second.  We want all teammates to experience DaVita as "a place where I belong."  Our goal is to embed belonging into everything we do in our Village, so that it becomes part of who we are. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and comply 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.

This position will be open for a minimum of three days.

The Salary Range for the role is $56,500.00 - $75,000.00 per year.

 

 

 

Compensation for the role will depend on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience. DaVita offers a competitive total rewards package, which includes a 401k match, healthcare coverage and a broad range of other benefits. Learn more at https://careers.davita.com/benefits  

  

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.