L&I INVESTIGATOR 3

About the Role

The Investigations Program works to identify, combat, and prevent fraud, theft, abuse, and violations perpetrated by injured workers, employers, providers, and other entities in support of "Keeping Washington Safe and Working". In this role, you'll be responsible for conducting investigations into allegations of wrongdoing affecting the Industrial Insurance Act (Title 51, RCW). This includes planning and investigating complex civil and criminal allegations of economic benefit fraud by injured workers and providers, investigating complex/difficult allegations of claim suppression and discrimination as well as evading taxes and premiums due from businesses employing workers in the State of Washington. Additionally, this position will investigate other significant violations under L&I's statutory authority including sensitive and controversial cases.

Responsibilities

• Manages, organizes, documents and completes a caseload of investigative assignments in accordance with established priorities and standards of timeliness and quality.
• Gathers facts and develop evidence for the purpose of substantiating allegations of fraud, misconduct, or unfair business practices, in order to prove or disprove allegations.
• Analyzes, focuses, resolves, and report on relevant investigation issues employing a full range use of investigative methods and procedures. Follows up on all leads provided by the reporting parties.
• Independently conducts stationary or moving surveillance of people over extended periods of time while sitting in a vehicle or on foot.
• Performs videotaping and photography while conducting surveillance activities.
• Conducts in-person interviews in order to gather and record statements of fact, confessions, and other information pertinent to the investigation, including interviews of an adversarial nature.
• Researches and obtains records and documentation pertinent to the investigation.
• Adheres to legal requirements and responsibilities.
• Prepares, obtains, issues and serves legal documents in accordance with established statutes, laws, regulations, policies and procedures. Coordinates the service of search warrants.
• Presents completed investigations to fraud adjudicators, prosecutors, Assistant Attorneys General, or the U.S. Attorney's Office.
• Testifies in court for legal and administrative hearings.
• Negotiates legally binding settlement agreements.
• Analyzes medical billing payment records.
• Coordinates investigative resources with other departments and/or agencies.
• Coordinates investigative resources with non-governmental organizations.

Required Qualifications

• Two years of experience as an Investigator 2 OR Five years of experience as an investigator with a criminal justice government agency or private organization, or other directly allied field, three years must include field experience.
• Qualifying investigative experience is interpreted to be experience gathering and substantiating facts through the use of investigative duties such as:
  • Researching records and developing case files
  • Gathering and preserving documentary evidence
  • Obtaining statements of fact, depositions, or confessions
  • Obtaining and serving subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses or the production of records
  • Conducting field surveillance
  • Obtaining and coordinating the service of search warrants
  • Advising parties of their constitutional rights
  • Writing investigative reports, establishing proof of facts and evidence sufficient to be used in a court or administrative hearing
  • Reviewing the case with private attorneys, Assistant Attorneys General or Prosecuting Attorney
  • Presenting completed investigation to a county prosecutor, Office of the Attorney General or U.S. Attorney's Office
  • Testifying in court or other proceedings as necessary
• Note: Two years of related college-level course work may be substituted for one year of experience.
• Must possess a valid and unrestricted driver license.

Equity Competencies

• Ability to take action to learn and grow.
• Ability to take action to meet the needs of others.

Preferred Qualifications

• Criminal Investigation degree from a two-year program consisting of 60 credit hours focusing on the fundamentals of proper evidence handling, law enforcement techniques, and interrogation.
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university with major focus in the areas of criminal justice, forensic science, or closely related field of study.
• Demonstration of position-specific skills, abilities and competencies (for a full list of these competencies, please request the Position Description Form).

Work Schedule and Location

Telework is dependent upon business needs and supervisor approval. The assigned duty station for this position may be Mount Vernon, Bellingham, or Everett, WA. This is a field position. In office attendance is as needed or as requested. L&I offers flexible custom work schedules.

Benefits

State employees who meet the qualifications will become eligible for a generous retirement package at the end of the employee's career.

This response is AI-generated, for reference only.