WORKERS' COMPENSATION ADMIN - SES - 43000810

Requisition No: 842273 

Agency: Financial Services

Working Title: WORKERS' COMPENSATION ADMIN - SES - 43000810

 Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 43000810 

Salary:  $66,950.00 

Posting Closing Date: 12/16/2024 

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*****OPEN COMPETITIVE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY*****

DIVISION:  RISK MANAGEMENT

BUREAU:  STATE EMPLOYEE WORKERS’ COMPENSATION CLAIMS

CITY: TALLAHASSEE

COUNTY: LEON

SPECIAL NOTES:

 Five (5) years of experience adjusting workers’ compensation claims is required.

 

Preferences:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university. 
• A professional insurance designation.
• Two (2) years supervising claims adjusters handling workers’ compensation occurring in the state of Florida.
• Two (2) years supervising workers’ compensation claims adjusters.
• Experience adjusting Workers’ Compensation permanent total claims.

  

This position requires a security background check, including fingerprint as a condition of employment. 

 

The salary for this position is $66,950.00.

 

Employees of the Department of Financial Services are paid on a monthly pay cycle. 

 

Responses to qualifying questions must be clearly supported by the state application and any omission, falsification, or misrepresentation in the answering of the qualifying questions will be cause for immediate elimination from the selection process.

 

Minimum Qualifications for this position include the following REQUIRED ENTRY LEVEL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES AND OTHER JOB-RELATED REQUIREMENTS:

• Comprehensive knowledge of the components of a workers’ compensation program, including extensive knowledge of the workers’ compensation claims adjusting process.
• Knowledge of basic management principles and practices.
• Knowledge of the principles and techniques of effective communication.
• Ability to understand and to apply applicable rules, regulations, policies and procedures relating to the workers’ compensation program.
• Ability to examine and evaluate data relating to the workers’ compensation program.
• Ability to supervise and to train staff.
• Ability to determine work priorities, assigns work, and ensures proper completion of work assignments.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others
• Ability to solve problems arid to make decisions.
• Ability to work independently and to prioritize work.

 

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES:

This is a highly technical and responsible position involving the direct management and supervision of adjusting staff assigned to handle lost time claims in the Bureau of State Employee Workers’ Compensation Claims within the Division of Risk Management. This position will also adjust claims.

 

If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida. Your current retirement benefits may be canceled, suspended, or deemed ineligible depending upon the date of your retirement.