State Risk Adjuster 5
Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Description: Louisiana Department of State Civil Service is currently seeking to employ State Risk Adjuster 5 right now, this career will be reside in Louisiana. Detailed specification about this career opportunity kindly read the description below. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: A baccalaureate degree plus three years of professional level insurance claims adjusting work. One year of the required experi! ence must have involved worker's compensation or property and casualty insurance claims adjusting. SUBSTITUTIONS: Experience in the fields of accident investigation, insurance claims examining, insurance claims investigation or insurance claims adjusting will substitute for the required college training on the basis of 30 semester hours for one year of experience. NOTE: This substitution allows any combination of experience and college hours to substitute for the baccalaureate degree. Thirty semester hours of college training is accepted as equivalent to one year of work experience, and college credit in increments of fewer than 30 hours is prorated on this basis. NOTE: Any college hours or degree must be from a school accredited by one of the following regional accrediting bodies: the Middle States Commission on Higher Education; the New England Association of Schools and Colleges; the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools; the Northwest Commission on Colleges ! and Universities; the Southern Association of Colleges and Sch! ools; and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.
The Division of Administration/Office of Risk Management has one (1) vacancy. This job title has been assigned a pay grade level of AS-617. This position is being announced as Promotional. Only permanent classified fulltime employees of The Division of Administration will be considered. This position is responsible for the management of a claims unit in a fast paced, high volume environment ensuring timely and equitable investigation, evaluation, reserving, negotiation and settlement of applicable claims administered by a third party administrator. Applicant must be self motivated, detail oriented, possess the ability to multitask, make decisions and possess excellent customer service skills.
Preference may be given to applicant with experience and knowledge of general liability claims handling.
Work schedule will be Monday-Friday with driving and overtime required. No Civil Service test score ! is required in order to be considered for this vacancy. It is the policy of the Division of Administration to conduct a criminal history check on all new hires or any current employee changing positions including laterals, promotions, demotions and transfers. Prospective employees may be subject to pre-employment drug testing also. All prospective new hires will be subject to employment eligibility verification via the federal government’s E-verify system.
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. Although applying online through LA Careers is the preferred method, paper applications will still be accepted. Please Note: text resumes are not accepted for this job application process. OLD VERSIONS OF THE PAPER APPLICATION WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED .
The current version of the paper application is available for download: http://www.civil! service.la.gov/Forms/EmploymentApplication.pdf
Paper applic! ations should be mailed to:
Division of Administration
Attn: Human Resources
P.O. Box 94095
Baton Rouge, LA 70804
Paper applications must include supplemental questions and reference the following job number: ORM 052413 KA . Failure to follow these instructions may result in your application not being considered. Applicants can check the status of their application at any time by selecting the ‘Application Status’ link after logging into their account. Below are the most common status messages and their meanings. Application Status Message What it Means Application received Your application has been submitted successfully. Checking for required test score We are making sure you have an active, passing score for the required written test. Evaluating experience Your application is being reviewed by Human Resources to ensure you meet the minimum qualifications for the position. Eligible for consideration You are among a group of applican! ts who MAY be selected for the position. Referred to hiring manager for review Your application has been delivered to the hiring manager. You may or may not be called for an interview. Position filled Someone has been selected for the position. Position canceled The agency has decided not to fill the position. For further information about this posting, please contact:
Karlita Anderson, HR Specialist Division of Administration/Office of Human Resources Karlita.anderson2@la.gov
Job Concepts:
FUNCTION OF WORK: To supervise a unit of claims adjusters for the State's multi-line property and casualty self-insurance program. LEVEL OF WORK: Supervisor. SUPERVISION RECEIVED: Broad review from the State Risk Adjuster 6. SUPERVISION EXERCISED: Line over lower level State Risk Adjusters. LOCATION OF WORK: Division of Administration and the Office of the Governor. JOB DISTINCTIONS: Differs from the State Risk Adjuster 4 by serving in a supervisory capacit! y and by a higher claim payment authority limit. Differs from the State! Risk Adjuster 6 by the absence of responsibility for the full claims adjusting division.
Examples of Work:
Supervises the activities of adjusters who conduct comprehensive investigations and prepare the defense or negotiate settlement of insurance claims.
Interviews, selects, and trains adjusters in adjusting policies and procedures; assigns work, determines priorities; assesses work of subordinates by reviewing case files for correctness and completeness of data and to ensure adherence to established guidelines, policies and procedures.
Evaluates cases involving litigation and assigns cases to adjusters based on level of complexity; refers the most complex and sensitive cases to the Attorney General for legal opinions, especially cases requiring legal interpretation and/or posing major financial losses to the state; submits all completed case analyses to the Attorney General.
Serves as a voting member of the Claims Council th! at authorizes claims settlements up to a limit of $500,000; monitors payments due to claimants from commercial carriers to ensure payments of claims by private insurers.
Engages in joint projects with the loss prevention unit and the underwriting section, coordinating the activities of subordinate adjusters to address and resolve special problems in specific agencies and departments which have produced, or could result in, personal injury and/or property damage.
Participates in contract negotiation for professional claims adjusting and legal services.
May perform the duties of the State Risk Adjuster 6 in his/her absence.
Supervises and administers the application of the worker's compensation laws, rules, regulations, policies and procedures; reviews and analyzes applicable legislation and recommends changes as necessary.
Receives and processes all petitions filed by employees to receive compensation for work related injuries; ap! proves cooperative agreements for rehabilitation services, monitoring t! he quality and quantity of work.
Testifies in court with respect to workers' compensation cases.
Oversees the rehabilitation of injured workers, working closely with the rehabilitation efforts of the physician and rehabilitation counselors in an effort to return the claimant to a gainful occupation within the shortest possible time.
Evaluates permanent partial and permanent total disability cases upon completion of the rehabilitation program to determine claimant's occupational ability.
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This career will be opened on: Sat, 25 May 2013 01:43:44 GMT
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