Workers Compensation Hearings Officer V, Iii, II And I - Downtown, Oahu

State of Hawai'i•Island of Oahu, HI

6d•Onsite

About The Position

This recruitment is for a full-time position located in Downtown Honolulu, Oahu. The job posting will remain open until 30 applications are received, and may close at any time, so immediate application is encouraged. The position involves performing difficult workers’ compensation claims examination, conducting administrative hearings, making determinations on benefits, and providing consultative services. Different levels (V, III, II, I) have varying degrees of responsibility, from independent performance of complex duties to trainee-level activities.

Requirements

Legal Authorization to Work: Must be a citizen, national, or permanent resident alien of the U.S., or eligible under federal law for unrestricted employment.
Graduation from an accredited four (4) year college or university with a bachelor’s degree, or equivalent 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.
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.
Specialized experience is progressively responsible professional experience of the kind and nature described under General Experience, 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.

Nice To Haves

Experience may be substituted for education on a year-for-year basis.
Satisfactory completion of course work required for a law degree may be substituted for General or Specialized Experience.
Excess Specialized Experience may be substituted for the required General Experience on a year-for-year basis.

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 regarding workers’ compensation benefits.
Provides consultative services regarding workers’ compensation matters to representatives of claimants, insurance carriers and employers.
Independently examines simple claims for workers’ compensation benefits requiring conduct of a hearing.
Determines the amount and duration of awards.
Conducts hearings to hear viewpoints of claimants and their representatives, representatives of insurance carriers or self-insured employers and others.
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.
Receives training and assists in a trainee capacity in activities relating to the Hawaii State Workers’ Compensation Program.
Performs other duties as required.