Date Posted:

December 8, 2016

Salary:

$40.58-$49.35 Hourly

Description:

Class Definition:
Under limited supervision, to analyze, review, investigate and adjust claims submitted by County employees for Workers’ Compensation Benefits and to review the work of, evaluate, guide and train lower level Claims Adjusters.

Qualifications:

Sufficient education, training and work experience to demonstrate the possession of the following knowledge and abilities:

Possession of a Bachelor’s Degree or a total of four (4) years of specialized workers’ compensation programs and courses and/or experience comparable to a Claims Technician with Santa Clara County.

And one (1) of the following:

A. Possession of a State of California Self-Insurance Certificate.

OR

B. Completion of at least 160 hours of workers’ compensation training, of which at least 120 hours shall be conducted in a classroom with an instructor, complete within a 12 month period.

OR

C. Have worked five (5) years in the last eight (8) years of on-the-job experience adjusting California workers’ compensation claims, or supervising claims adjusters handling workers’ compensation claims.

Possession of a valid California driver’s license prior to appointment and the ability to qualify for and maintain a County Driver’s Permit.

Workers’ Compensation Claims Adjusters III are required to complete Post Designation Training of thirty (30) hours every two (2) years.

Knowledge of:
Workers’ compensation principles and policies;

Provisions of the Workers’ Compensation Laws of California;

Practices and procedures of the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board;

Medical and legal terminology;

Current trends in decisions of the courts and Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board on compensation cases;

The effective use of the Schedule for Rating Permanent Disabilities.

How to Apply:

Go to the County of Santa Clara job opportunities website at https://www.sccgov.org/sites/esa/employment/Pages/oco.aspx, search for Workers’ Compensation Claims Adjuster III and follow the application filing directions.

Filing Deadline:

1/6/2017