WORKERS COMPENSATION HEARINGS OFFICER V, III, II AND I - DOWNTOWN, OAHU

About the role

The position is full-time and located in Downtown Honolulu, Oahu. THIS JOB POSTING WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL 30 APPLICATIONS ARE RECEIVED. PLEASE APPLY IMMEDIATELY AS THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE AT ANY TIME.

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.
  • Workers’ Compensation Hearings Officer V
  • Workers’ Compensation Hearings Officer III
  • Workers’ Compensation Claims Specialist II
  • Workers’ Compensation Claims Specialist I
• 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 II
  • Workers’ Compensation Claims Specialist I

Qualifications

• Legal Authorization To Work: The State of Hawaii requires all persons seeking employment with the government of the State shall be citizens, nationals, or permanent resident aliens of the United States, or eligible under federal law for unrestricted employment in the United States.
• Minimum Qualification Requirements: Graduation 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.
• General Experience: 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.
• Specialized Experience: 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.

Benefits

Satisfactory completion of course work required for a law degree from a school of law accredited by a nationally recognized specialized accrediting body (or course work deemed comparable by a nationally recognized specialized accrediting body) which included study of legal research and writing, evidence, contracts, civil procedures, and torts, may be substituted for the General or Specialized Experience required on the basis of one semester of full-time course work load for one-half (1/2) year of experience up to a maximum of one and one-half (1-1/2) years of General Experience and/or one and one-half (1-1/2) years of Specialized Experience.