workers' compensation hearings officer v

This posting is for the State of Hawaii, Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Disability Compensation Division. This position is located on the Island of Oahu
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Position is Full-time. In person interviews may be required.

Hiring rates will be based on availability of funds, the applicant's qualifications, and other relevant factors.
This recruitment will remain open until 15 applications are received.
Please apply immediately as this recruitment may close at any time.

• Consideration may be given at the III, II, and I level:

Workers' Compensation Hearings Officer III

Workers' Compensation Claims Specialist II

Workers' Compensation Claims Specialist I

Salary: Level V : SR-26, $6,535 to $7,952 per month, Step D to I

Level III : SR-22, $5,369 to $6,535 per month, Step D to I

Level II : SR-18, $4,590 per month, Step D

Level I : SR-16, $4,243 per month, Step D

**To apply, visit the DLIR Website
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MAIL Completed APPLICATION And SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONS To:***
Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Human Resources Office

830 Punchbowl St., Room 415

Honolulu, HI 96813

Please ensure your application is LEGIBLE, COMPLETE, and SIGNED. Illegible, incomplete, or unsigned application may be deemed ineligible.
Workers' Compensation Hearings Officer V :
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.

Workers' Compensation Hearings Officer III :
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.

Workers' Compensation Claims Specialist II :
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.

Workers' Compensation Claims Specialist I :
Receives training and assists in a trainee capacity in activities relating to the Hawaii State Workers' Compensation Program; and performs other duties as required.

• Click here to view Class Specifications

TO QUALIFY, YOU MUST MEET ALL OF THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS:
Education:
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. To be acceptable, the experience must have been of such scope, level and quality as to assure the possession of comparable knowledge, skills and abilities.

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.

*General Experience:*
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.

Examples of such experience include (but are not limited to) the following:

• Active participation in the examination and determination of disfigurement and/or disability awards for workers' compensation claims;
• Enforcement of workers' compensation laws, rules and regulations by investigating and examining employers financial records and/or related personnel records, interviewing employers, employees or others;

identification of violations or lack of alleged violations and preparing reports recommending action; and

• Representation of self-insured employer, insurance carrier, employee or other party, as a regular work assignment, regarding claims for workers' compensation benefits and awards which involved review of pertinent case documents, determination of issues and advocacy of the clients' position relative to the case.

**Specialized Experience:
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.

• Click here to view MINIMUM QUALIFICATION SPECIFICATIONS

*PUBLIC SERVICE LOAN FORGIVENESS (PSLF) PROGRAM
The PSLF Program is a federal program that is intended to encourage individuals to work in public service by forgiving the balance of their federal student loans. To qualify, the individual must have made 120 qualifying payments while employed by a qualifying employer. For more information, please click:
To apply, visit the DLIR Website
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*MAIL Completed APPLICATION And SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONS To:*
Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Human Resources Office

830 Punchbowl St., Room 415

Honolulu, HI 96813

*Please ensure your application is LEGIBLE, COMPLETE, and SIGNED. Illegible, incomplete, or unsigned application may be deemed ineligible.*
Please Note
: The Department of Labor and Industrial Relations is handling all aspects of this recruitment. If you have any questions regarding this announcement, please contact at: DLIR.HRO.Admin
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Application must be signed.
(Applications received without signature may not be considered)

Any date-stamped submissions stamped after this job posting closed or no date-stamped submissions delivered after the closing will not be considered.