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NEOGOV · 13 hours ago

WORKERS' COMPENSATION HEARINGS OFFICER V (III, II, I)

Island of Oahu

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$6,535/mo - $7,952/mo

1+ years exp

NEOGOV is the State of Hawaii's Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Disability Compensation Division. They are seeking a Workers’ Compensation Hearings Officer V who will independently perform difficult workers’ compensation claims examination and conduct administrative hearings to determine benefits.

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Responsibilities

Independently performs difficult workers’ compensation claims examination for the determination of workers’ compensation benefits, requiring the conduct of administrative hearings; makes a variety of determinations; provides consultative services regarding workers’ compensation matters to representatives of claimants, insurance carriers and employers; and performs other duties as required

Independently examines simple claims for workers’ compensation benefits requiring conduct of a hearing; determines amount, and duration of awards; conducts hearings in order to hear viewpoints of claimants and their representatives, representatives of insurance carriers or self-insured employers and others; and performs other duties as required

Prepares workers’ compensation injury cases for administrative hearings; recommends awards on disfigurement cases for which hearings are waived; counsels injured employees or their family members on workers’ compensation benefits and assists them in filing claims; and performs other duties as required

Receives training and assists in a trainee capacity in activities relating to the Hawaii State Workers’ Compensation Program; and performs other duties as required

Qualification

Workers' Compensation LawAdministrative HearingsAnalytical SkillsReport WritingProblem SolvingCommunication Skills

Required

Applicants must have graduated from an accredited four (4) year college or university with a bachelor's degree

Excess work experience as described below in the General or Specialized Experience sections, or any other responsible administrative, professional, or analytical work experience that provided knowledge, skills and abilities comparable to those acquired in four (4) years of successful study while completing a college or university curriculum leading to a baccalaureate degree may be substituted on a year-for-year basis

The education or experience background must also demonstrate the ability to write clear and comprehensive reports and other documents; read and interpret complex written material; and solve complex problems logically and systematically

Level V, and III: One and a half (1 ½) years general experience required

Level II: One-half (1/2) year general experience required

Level I: No general experience required

General experience is demonstrated by progressively responsible professional, investigative, or other analytical work which involved gathering, evaluating and analyzing facts and other pertinent information; identifying, evaluating and analyzing issues involved; interpreting and applying provisions of the Hawaii State Workers' Compensation laws, rules and regulations to determine appropriate courses of action; and recommending courses of action

Such experience must have demonstrated the ability to elicit information orally and in writing, apply problem solving methods and techniques, and prepare clear and concise written reports of facts, issues, application of the law and recommendations for action

Level V: Two (2) years specialized experience required

Level II, II, and I: No specialized experience required

Progressively responsible professional experience of the kind and nature described under General Experience, above, which involved examination of claims for workers' compensation benefits and awards which included conducting administrative hearings for determination of awards or participating in administrative hearings as an advocate of the client, self-insured employer or insurance carrier, or other interested party as a regular work assignment

For the class Workers' Compensation Hearings Officer V, at least two (2) years of experience must have been comparable in scope and difficulty to Workers' Compensation Hearings Officer Ill in the State service