Case Manager

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Job Title : Case Manager

Job Type :

Permanent / Full time

Job Location : Edmonton, Alberta

Case Manager

Client Services

Edmonton & Calgary, AB

Permanent, Full Time

Start every day feeling good about the work you do. If you value service, care, excellence and fairness, you’ll fit right in. Embrace a rewarding role with diverse and challenging work to make a difference that creates a safer, healthier and stronger Alberta by putting people first.

How you’ll make a difference :

You’ll build strong relationships, collaborate with injured workers, their employers, medical service providers and others to develop individualized recovery services and planning. You’ll play a pivotal role in facilitating medical and re-employment services for clients, working to get them back to work and their lives. You’ll use your strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills to create a collaborative plan that supports a safe recovery and return to work. With people at the heart of everything we do, you will deliver high level customer service and act as an educator and negotiator when managing client expectations.

Your responsibilities :

• Manage a caseload of complex disability claims involving injured workers, employers, health-care providers, and representatives within strict timelines and a high-volume environment.
• Review medical information, workplace details, legislation, and policy to determine whether injuries meet the criteria for a compensable workplace claim.
• Assess and make entitlement decisions for wage replacement benefits and communicate difficult decisions including denial, conclusion or adjustment of benefits clearly, respectfully, and professionally, even when clients may be distressed, upset, or disagree with the outcome.
• Interpret medical reports, coordinate or authorize medical treatment and ensure timely, appropriate medical interventions.
• Evaluate functional abilities and return-to-work readiness, develop detailed plans and facilitate re-employment services that support a safe and sustainable return to suitable work.
• Apply structured critical thinking and advanced problem solving to analyze information, identify gaps, and make defensible, evidence-based decisions aligned with the Workers’ Compensation Act and policies.
• Navigate conflict and lead challenging conversations using de-escalation, empathy, and conflict resolution skills to maintain productive relationships using various communication methods (phone, written correspondence, conference calls, and in-person meetings).
• Deliver high level customer service and act as an educator and negotiator when managing client expectations.
• Uphold the values, principles and regulations of the Alberta Workers’ Compensation Act.

Your experience and skills :

What we offer :

As one of Alberta’s Top Employers we offer competitive salaries, a comprehensive benefits package, flexible work schedules and hybrid work opportunities (combination of work from physical Edmonton or Calgary office and primary home residence) that foster a healthy work-life balance. Take the next great step in your career and help us change lives. For more information, please see our Employee Handbook on our website : Employee_handbook

Salary : $81,485 to $97,826 per annum (Pay Grade 11)

Our next Case Manager class will start in May. Please note s uccessful candidates must be available to attend five (5) months of training at the time of hire. Candidates will be expected to attend in-person classroom training and work in-office as scheduled. Skills assessments will be administered as part of the selection process. Final successful candidates for this position will be asked to undergo a security clearance.

We are committed to providing equal opportunity to all qualified persons, without regard to race, colour, religion or national origin, gender (or gender identity expression), age, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability. Equal opportunity is provided in employment, promotions, and wages.

Posting Date : February 6, 2026

Closing Date : February 19, 2026

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only candidates under consideration will be contacted.