Workers Compensation Manager\Administrator

Job Location: 200 SW 1st Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33301

AutoNation - America’s largest automotive retailer is looking for qualified people to join our team. AutoNation has been named “America’s Most Admired” automotive retailer for 5 of the past 6 years by Fortune magazine. Our ability to perform at such a high level is directly related to the efforts of our talented team of professionals, and we’re looking for more great people to join our team. AutoNation offers unlimited earning potential, with an extremely generous compensation program in addition to industry leading benefits. Top performers deserve top pay-If You have the Drive, We have the Vehicle.

The Workers Compensation Manager/Administrator is responsible for the management, oversight and administration of the Workers Compensation program. The stewardship of this position includes management of third party vendors for best-in-class administrative performance, documentation and investigation management and prudent risk-reducing financial settlements; oversight of required State workers compensation legal filings through a third-party administrator; statistical, financial and managerial analysis to analyze workers compensation experience and develop recommendations for policy changes and/or pre-loss or post-loss intervention programs to reduce the frequency and severity of workers compensation experience.

Job Responsibilities:

• Execute State filings, audits, compliance and communications with monopolistic and non-monopolistic locations
• Administer TPA Claims adjudication management oversight including, reporting, documenting, investigating, legal settlements and statistical reporting; 3) Risk reduction strategies such as early or reduced financial settlements for significant exposures
• Develop prevention strategies, intervention models, supervisor tool-kits for "how-to" programs and regular reporting mechanisms are key to a strong workers compensation program
• Develop training programs, brochures and communications for the various components of the Workers Compensation program.
• Examine (independently or in coordination with Risk Management/Treasury) alternatives for outside funding programs for efficient financial sheltering of catastrophic losses
• Develop, negotiate rates/contracts and maintain management of outside partner vendors such as TPA's, consultants, legal counsel and brokers
• Develop and maintain a strong direct communications linkage to dealership and regional leadership
• Interface with the broker and insurance carrier to minimize the ultimate financial risk to the Corporation
• Coordinate and work with outside legal, adjusters and loss prevention consulting firms is also required
• Interface with other benefit partner's are also required to develop and operate early return-to-work activities and linkage to FMLA reporting.
• Coordinate with medical provider networks, durable medical equipment and prescription drugs is a vital focus to lower overall costs.

Qualifications:

• Education-College Degree
• Focus on demonstrated financial acuity is a must
• Prior experience in a position in workers compensation management with major a US employer is a plus but not required
• Demonstrated analytical skills for accumulating, analyzing, and reporting data with an output of understanding the dynamics and reasons for occupational management and losses
• Personal characteristics of interfacing and communicating successfully with corporate leadership
• Ability to develop and conduct training programs for management positions within locations and for third party administrator personnel
• Personal computer skills to perform administrative functions such as in Word or Powerpoint and ability to utilize statistical and mathematical programs such as Excel to perform analytical functions.