WORKERS' COMPENSATION DISPUTE RESOLUTION SPECIALIST 1/2 - Louisiana Department of State Civil Service
Baton Rouge, LA
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WORKERS' COMPENSATION DISPUTE RESOLUTION SPECIALIST 1/2
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WORKERS' COMPENSATION DISPUTE RESOLUTION SPECIALIST 1/2
Salary
$2,602.00 - $4,682.00 Monthly
Location
Baton Rouge, LA
Job Type
Classified
Job Number
WCDRS12-200945-100724HC
Department
LWC-Office of Workers' Compensation
Opening Date
10/08/2024
Closing Date
10/18/2024 11:59 PM Central
+ Description
+ Benefits
+ Questions
Supplemental Information
Workers’ Compensation Dispute Resolution Specialist 1/2
Office of Workers’ Compensation
Hearing’s District 5
Baton Rouge, La
WCDRS12-200945-100724HC
This position may be filled as either a Probational or a Job Appointment (open to all qualified applicants); a Promotion (open to all statewide classified and agency wide permanent status employees); or by Detail to Special Duty. Current permanent status, classified employees may be required to accept a Probational appointment if selected. If filled as a Job Appointment, there is a possibility that this position may be converted to a Probational Appointment should funding become available.
No Civil Service test scoreis required in order to be considered for this vacancy.
AN IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL POSSESS THE FOLLOWING COMPETENCIES:
Communicating Effectively: The ability to relay information correctly and appropriately to connect people and ideas.
Displaying Expertise: The ability to exhibit specialized skills or knowledge gained from experience or training
Making Accurate Judgments: The ability to form an opinion objectively and decisively based on relevant information and in accordance with established standards.
Thinking Critically:The ability to objectively question, analyze, interpret, and evaluate information to form a conclusion.
This position participates in a Career Progression Group (CPG)and may be filled as a Workforce Development Specialist at which the vacancy is filled will be determined by the qualifications of the candidate selected. This position opportunity to advance within this job series. The actual starting salary depends on the education and experience of the selected applicant.
Please click on the below links to learn more about each job level:
WORKERS' COMPENSATION DISPUTE RESOLUTION SPECIALIST 1 (https://apps01.civilservice.louisiana.gov/onestopjobinfo/DisplayJobSpec.aspx?JobCode=119120)
WORKERS' COMPENSATION DISPUTE RESOLUTION SPECALIST 2
To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.
*Resumes WILL NOTbe acceptedin lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.
The Louisiana Workforce Commission is an equal employment opportunity employer and SAME agency which serves as a model employer for the recruitment, hiring and retention of individuals with disabilities. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities • TDD# 800-259-5154
For further information about this vacancy contact:
Heather Courville
hcourville@lwc.la.gov
Minimum Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
A baccalaureate degree.
SUBSTITUTIONS:
Six years of full-time work experience in any field may be substituted for the required baccalaureate degree.
Candidates without a baccalaureate degree may combine work experience and college credit to substitute for the baccalaureate degree as follows:
A maximum of 120 semester hours may be combined with experience to substitute for the baccalaureate degree.
30 to 59 semester hours credit will substitute for one year of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.
60 to 89 semester hours credit will substitute for two years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.
90 to 119 semester hours credit will substitute for three years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.
120 or more semester hours credit will substitute for four years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.
College credit earned without obtaining a baccalaureate degree may be substituted for a maximum of four years full-time work experience towards the baccalaureate degree. Candidates with 120 or more semester hours of credit, but without a degree, must also have at least two years of full-time work experience to substitute for the baccalaureate degree.
NOTE:
Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university.
Job Concepts
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.
Location of Work:
Department of Labor, Office of Workers' Compensation.
Job Distinctions:
Differs from Workers' Compensation Dispute Resolution Specialist 2 by lack of journeyman level duties.
Examples of Work
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.
Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.
As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:
Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/
Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leave
More information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx
Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:
+ New Year's Day
+ Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,
+ Mardi Gras,
+ Good Friday,
+ Memorial Day,
+ Independence Day,
+ Labor Day,
+ Veteran's Day,
+ Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
* Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor
State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.
Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):
+ Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your_Retirement_System.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system
+ Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),
+ Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others
01
Do you have experience with general clerical work?
+ Yes
+ No
02
Do you have experience with Workers' Compensation procedures as it relates to resolving claims.
+ Yes
+ No
03
Rate your ability to communicate effectively based on our definition: The ability to relay information correctly and appropriately to connect people and ideas.
+ 1=I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable communicating effectively
+ 2=I have limited experience or require assistance to communicate effectively
+ 3=I can communicate effectively
+ 4=I can communicate effectively and help others improve their communication
04
Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below.
05
Rate your ability to display expertise based on our definition: The ability to exhibit specialized skills or knowledge gained from experience or training.
+ 1=I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable displaying expertise
+ 2=I have limited experience or require assistance to display expertise
+ 3=I can display expertise
+ 4=I can display expertise and help others improve their ability to display expertise
06
Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below.
07
Rate your ability to make accurate judgments based on our definition: The ability to form an opinion objectively and decisively based on relevant information and in accordance with established standards.
+ 1=I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable making accurate judgments
+ 2=I have limited experience or require assistance to make accurate judgments
+ 3=I can make accurate judgments
+ 4=I can make accurate judgments and help others improve their ability to make accurate judgments
08
Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below.
09
Rate your ability to think critically based on our definition: The ability to objectively question, analyze, interpret, and evaluate information to form a conclusion.
+ 1=I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable thinking critically
+ 2=I have limited experience or require assistance to think critically
+ 3=I can think critically
+ 4=I can think critically and help others improve their ability to think critically
10
Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below
Required Question
Agency
State of Louisiana
Address
For agency contact information, please refer to
the supplemental information above.
Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802
Phone
(866) 783-5462
Website
http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm
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WORKERS' COMPENSATION DISPUTE RESOLUTION SPECIALIST 1/2
Salary
$2,602.00 - $4,682.00 Monthly
Location
Baton Rouge, LA
Job Type
Classified
Job Number
WCDRS12-200945-100724HC
Department
LWC-Office of Workers' Compensation
Opening Date
10/08/2024
Closing Date
10/18/2024 11:59 PM Central
+ Description
+ Benefits
+ Questions
Supplemental Information
Workers’ Compensation Dispute Resolution Specialist 1/2
Office of Workers’ Compensation
Hearing’s District 5
Baton Rouge, La
WCDRS12-200945-100724HC
This position may be filled as either a Probational or a Job Appointment (open to all qualified applicants); a Promotion (open to all statewide classified and agency wide permanent status employees); or by Detail to Special Duty. Current permanent status, classified employees may be required to accept a Probational appointment if selected. If filled as a Job Appointment, there is a possibility that this position may be converted to a Probational Appointment should funding become available.
No Civil Service test scoreis required in order to be considered for this vacancy.
AN IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL POSSESS THE FOLLOWING COMPETENCIES:
Communicating Effectively: The ability to relay information correctly and appropriately to connect people and ideas.
Displaying Expertise: The ability to exhibit specialized skills or knowledge gained from experience or training
Making Accurate Judgments: The ability to form an opinion objectively and decisively based on relevant information and in accordance with established standards.
Thinking Critically:The ability to objectively question, analyze, interpret, and evaluate information to form a conclusion.
This position participates in a Career Progression Group (CPG)and may be filled as a Workforce Development Specialist at which the vacancy is filled will be determined by the qualifications of the candidate selected. This position opportunity to advance within this job series. The actual starting salary depends on the education and experience of the selected applicant.
Please click on the below links to learn more about each job level:
WORKERS' COMPENSATION DISPUTE RESOLUTION SPECIALIST 1 (https://apps01.civilservice.louisiana.gov/onestopjobinfo/DisplayJobSpec.aspx?JobCode=119120)
WORKERS' COMPENSATION DISPUTE RESOLUTION SPECALIST 2
To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.
*Resumes WILL NOTbe acceptedin lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.
The Louisiana Workforce Commission is an equal employment opportunity employer and SAME agency which serves as a model employer for the recruitment, hiring and retention of individuals with disabilities. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities • TDD# 800-259-5154
For further information about this vacancy contact:
Heather Courville
hcourville@lwc.la.gov
Minimum Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
A baccalaureate degree.
SUBSTITUTIONS:
Six years of full-time work experience in any field may be substituted for the required baccalaureate degree.
Candidates without a baccalaureate degree may combine work experience and college credit to substitute for the baccalaureate degree as follows:
A maximum of 120 semester hours may be combined with experience to substitute for the baccalaureate degree.
30 to 59 semester hours credit will substitute for one year of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.
60 to 89 semester hours credit will substitute for two years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.
90 to 119 semester hours credit will substitute for three years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.
120 or more semester hours credit will substitute for four years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.
College credit earned without obtaining a baccalaureate degree may be substituted for a maximum of four years full-time work experience towards the baccalaureate degree. Candidates with 120 or more semester hours of credit, but without a degree, must also have at least two years of full-time work experience to substitute for the baccalaureate degree.
NOTE:
Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university.
Job Concepts
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.
Location of Work:
Department of Labor, Office of Workers' Compensation.
Job Distinctions:
Differs from Workers' Compensation Dispute Resolution Specialist 2 by lack of journeyman level duties.
Examples of Work
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.
Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.
As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:
Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/
Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leave
More information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx
Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:
+ New Year's Day
+ Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,
+ Mardi Gras,
+ Good Friday,
+ Memorial Day,
+ Independence Day,
+ Labor Day,
+ Veteran's Day,
+ Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
* Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor
State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.
Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):
+ Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your_Retirement_System.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system
+ Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),
+ Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others
01
Do you have experience with general clerical work?
+ Yes
+ No
02
Do you have experience with Workers' Compensation procedures as it relates to resolving claims.
+ Yes
+ No
03
Rate your ability to communicate effectively based on our definition: The ability to relay information correctly and appropriately to connect people and ideas.
+ 1=I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable communicating effectively
+ 2=I have limited experience or require assistance to communicate effectively
+ 3=I can communicate effectively
+ 4=I can communicate effectively and help others improve their communication
04
Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below.
05
Rate your ability to display expertise based on our definition: The ability to exhibit specialized skills or knowledge gained from experience or training.
+ 1=I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable displaying expertise
+ 2=I have limited experience or require assistance to display expertise
+ 3=I can display expertise
+ 4=I can display expertise and help others improve their ability to display expertise
06
Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below.
07
Rate your ability to make accurate judgments based on our definition: The ability to form an opinion objectively and decisively based on relevant information and in accordance with established standards.
+ 1=I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable making accurate judgments
+ 2=I have limited experience or require assistance to make accurate judgments
+ 3=I can make accurate judgments
+ 4=I can make accurate judgments and help others improve their ability to make accurate judgments
08
Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below.
09
Rate your ability to think critically based on our definition: The ability to objectively question, analyze, interpret, and evaluate information to form a conclusion.
+ 1=I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable thinking critically
+ 2=I have limited experience or require assistance to think critically
+ 3=I can think critically
+ 4=I can think critically and help others improve their ability to think critically
10
Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below
Required Question
Agency
State of Louisiana
Address
For agency contact information, please refer to
the supplemental information above.
Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802
Phone
(866) 783-5462
Website
http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm
Apply
Please verify your email addressVerify Email
Source : Louisiana Department of State Civil Service