Sr. Accommodations Specialist
Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) · Posted Nov 6, 2024
- Portland, Oregon, United States
- Hybrid
- Full-time · Senior
- 3+ years
Serves as a senior subject matter expert on disability, pregnancy, and religious accommodations, providing strategic guidance and consultation to leadership and HR regarding complex accommodation cases and policy interpretation.
Responsibilities
- Meeting with employees and management about job responsibilities, operational needs, barriers/accommodation needs and potential solutions.
- Gathering necessary information from employees, care providers, management and others to evaluate eligibility for reasonable accommodations, essential functions, and undue hardship.
- Evaluating whether a particular job duty is an essential or marginal function and if a requested accommodation is reasonable or an undue hardship.
- Brainstorming and proposing accommodation ideas to help employees perform their essential functions.
- Documenting the interactive process, including approved accommodations, alternative accommodations, and denied requests.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree
- Nice to have: Master's degree
- Nice to have: 5+ years of experience managing the interactive process
- Nice to have: Experience in healthcare setting
- Nice to have: Experience with labor relations and collective bargaining