Workers' Hearings Officer V; Iii, Ii

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. 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.

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

• 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

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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.

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Education: Applicants must have graduated from an accredited four 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 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…