Location: Augusta,Maine,United States
BUREAU OF HUMAN RESOURCES
OFFICE OF EMPLOYEE HEALTH AND WELLNESS, WORKERS' COMPENSATION
Opening Date: November 25, 2024
Closing Date: December 11, 2024
Job Class Code: 0458
Grade: 17
Salary: $20.07 - $27.61/Hourly
Position Number: 004400420
Help join our mission to make the State of Maine, THE Employer of Choice!
JOB DESCRIPTION
The Office of Employee Health & Wellness, Workers’ Compensation is responsible for the overall management of the State’s self-insured workers’ compensation program. Through comprehensive partnerships and initiatives, we assist in the prevention of workplace injuries and provide the necessary services such as medical care and compensation to injured State of Maine employees.
This position provides support to a fast-paced office working in receiving, retrieving, processing, tracking, and maintaining records on workers’ compensation claims.This is done primarily by entering collected data into an information system.The position involves regular contact with injured workers and other partners. Work is performed under limited supervision.
DUTIES INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
- Processing First Reports of Injuries, including interviewing injured employees.
- Preparing other workers’ compensation Board forms.
- Representing OWC by supporting claims for assigned departments.
- Providing administrative support.
- Participating in meetings and projects as assigned.
- Receiving, processing, tracking, and maintaining records on workers’ compensation claims.
- Reviewing bills, authorizing payments and entering bill information into the workers’ compensation database system.
- Issuing timely payments and approving reimbursement requests.
- Resolving billing issues/questions.
- Processing pharmacy requests.
- Conducting research utilizing various computer data bases, manuals and case files in order to respond to questions, resolving problems or providing needed information.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Combination of related post-secondary education, training, or experience demonstrating basic knowledge in workers’ compensation administration and human resource functions.
- Preference will be given to applicants with experience in workers’ compensation.
If you have these key skills, please apply!
- Ability to prioritize and adapt to shifting priorities.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office desktop applications (e.g., Word, Power Point & Excel).
- Knowledge of workers' compensation procedures and practices.
- Strong organizational skills.
- Keen attention to detail and accuracy.
- Ability to document critical financial transactions accurately.
- Ability to organize well, multi-task and handle a varity of competing priorities and deadlines.
- Ability to gather information and analyze results from multiple data sources.
- Ability to understand and apply policies and procedures.
- Ability to verify, code, and reconcile data on standard documents.
- Ability to work and plan independently.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships (internal and external).
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively (verbal and written).
Why You'll Love Working with Us...
We're thrilled you're interested in the position we're offering! We are proud to provide tools and services to our employee population to get them back to work they love. What makes us really stand out? Well, besides being passionate about our mission and our dedication to our employee population, we also support programs such as work station ergonomics and the return-to-work program. So, if you're looking for a hardworking, supportive, and fun-loving team to thrive with, look no further than us.
Benefits of working for the State of Maine:
No matter where you work across Maine state government, you find employees who embody our state motto—"Dirigo" or "I lead"—as they provide essential services to Mainers every day. We believe in supporting our workforce's health and wellbeing with a valuable total compensation package, including:
- Work-Life Fit – Rest is essential. Take time for yourself using 13 paid holidays, 12 days of sick leave, and 3+ weeks of vacation leave annually. Vacation leave accrual increases with years of service, and overtime-exempt employees receive personal leave.
- Health Insurance Coverage – The State of Maine pays 85%-95% of employee-only premiums ($11,196.96 - $12,514.32 annual value), depending on salary. Use this chart to find the premium costsfor you and your family, including the percentage of dependent coverage paid by the State.
- Dental Insurance – The State of Maine pays 100% of employee-only dental premiums ($387.92 annual value).
- Retirement Plan – The State contributes the equivalent of 18.09% of the employee's pay towards the Maine Public Employees Retirement System (MainePERS).
State employees are eligible for an extensive and highly competitive benefits package, covering many aspects of wellness. Learn about additional wellness benefits for State employees from the Office of Employee Health and Wellness.
Note: Benefits may vary somewhat according to specific collective bargaining agreements and are prorated for anything less than full-time.
There's a job and then there's purposeful, transformative work. Our aim is to create a workplace where you can learn, grow, and continuously refine your skills. Applicants demonstrate job requirements in differing ways, and we appreciate that many skills and backgrounds can make people successful in this role.
As an Equal Opportunity employer, Maine State Government embraces a culture of respect and awareness. We are committed to creating a strong sense of belonging for all team members, and our process ensures an inclusive environment to applicants of all backgrounds including diverse race, color, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity, physical or mental disability, religion, age, ancestry, national origin, familial status or genetics.
If you’re looking for a great next step, and want to feel good about what you do, we’d love to hear from you. Please note reasonable accommodations are provided to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request.
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