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119120

WORKERS' COMPENSATION DISPUTE RESOLUTION SPECIALIST 1

AS611     $32,781 - $56,181
Creation Date: 06/29/1987
Change Date: 01/01/2025

FUNCTION OF WORK:
To provide support services to, to conduct research for, and to prepare summaries for a Workers' Compensation Judge or a mediator which will assist the judge and the mediator in his or her evaluation of the legal and factual issues presented in Workers' Compensation disputes.
LEVEL OF WORK:
Entry
SUPERVISION RECEIVED:
Close from a Workers' Compensation Judge or mediator.
SUPERVISION EXERCISED:
None.
JOB DISTINCTIONS:
Differs from Workers' Compensation Dispute Resolution Specialist 2 by lack of journeyman level duties.
CORE COMPETENCIES:
IDENTIFIED BY STATE CIVIL SERVICE, CORE COMPETENCIES ARE THE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND BEHAVIORS BASED ON THE WORK TASKS OUTLINED IN THE EXAMPLES OF WORK. MORE INFORMATION ON THE SCS COMPETENCY MODEL CAN BE FOUND HERE.

Communicating Effectively	Displaying Expertise	Making Accurate Judgments
Thinking Critically

EXAMPLES OF WORK:
EXAMPLES BELOW ARE A BRIEF SAMPLE OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. NOT ALL POSSIBLE TASKS ARE INCLUDED.

Performs extensive professional Workers' Compensation communication.

Applies extensive work experiences in conducting intensive investigations to discover and evaluate insurance facts.

Provides procedural guidance and conveys oral and written procedural information to public and federal officials, employees, employers, insurance carriers, attorneys, and the medical community in resolving Workers' Compensation disputes.

Contacts private and governmental officials, insurance carriers, and the legal community in providing interpretations of the state's Workers' Compensation procedures as they relate to resolution of disputed claims.

Researches, examines, and Shepardizes law in connection with preparation of a Workers' Compensation Judge's opinions.

Summarizes depositions (before or after hearings) in order to facilitate the Workers' Compensation Judge's rendering of decisions in a timely manner.

Determines what portions of evidence and what legal principles are critical to a Workers' Compensation Judge's decision and brings these matters to his or her attention.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Three years of experience in worker’s compensation, injury investigation, insurance claims examining, insurance claims investigation, or insurance claims resolution; OR

Six years of full-time experience in any field; OR

A bachelor’s degree.

EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION:
Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field.