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APPROXIMATE ANNUAL SALARY -
$45,142.56 to
$66,628.08
PAY GRADE: 32
For more information on benefit and retirement programs, please see the sections below.
In order to receive consideration, applicants must indicate their availability for any work type, travel, and location requirements listed.
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Work Type: Permanent, full time vacancies as they may occur
in this geographical location.
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Department: Employment, Training and Rehab |
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Division: Rehabilitation |
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Location: Carson, Minden, Gardnerville, Genoa |
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Job Class Code:
12.428
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Announcement Number: 40479
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Open to all qualified persons. |
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Posted
08/10/2020
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Close Date:
08/24/2020
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Recruiter:
PAULA
MILES
Phone: (702)486-7957
Email: pgmiles@detr.nv.gov
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Applications accepted
for another Expired
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Disability Adjudicators evaluate disability claims and make determinations in accordance with laws, rules, regulations, policies and procedures governing Social Security Disability Programs. Work involves the evaluation of medical evidence to make judgments about the presence, onset, clinical severity and prognosis of physical or mental impairments and determination of the vocational potential of claimants in order to allow or deny Social Security benefits.
Incumbents possess a degree of knowledge and proficiency sufficient to perform work independently with little or no additional training.
This recruitment will be used to fill vacancies as they occur for the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation in our Northern Bureau of Disability Adjudication office. The position is an underfill for a Disability Adjudicator 3. Incumbents will progress to the next level when they meet minimum qualifications. Candidates who possess the experience for the Disability Adjudicator 3 position upon hire will be progressed to the DA 3 title on the second day of employment. Applicants for this position are subject to a favorable passing of federal background check in accordance with HSPD-12 requirements as a condition of employment. The State of Nevada is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action in recruitment of its employees and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, domestic partnership, genetic information (GINA), or compensation and/or wages.
***THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE AT ANY TIME BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED. QUALIFIED PPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.***
In order to be qualified, you must meet the following requirements:
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Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in a social
science, health science, legal studies, business or public administration, or related field and one year of professional experience adjudicating claims for Social Security disability; managing a caseload; reading and interpreting medical and psychological diagnostic and treatment reports; and writing explanations of determinations of eligibility; OR Associate's degree from an accredited college or university in a social science, health science, legal studies
, business or public administration, or related field and two years of professional
experience as described above; OR graduation from high school or equivalent education and three years of professional experience described above; OR
one year of experience as a Disability Adjudicator I in Nevada State service;
OR an equivalent combination of education and experience as described above. |
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A pre-employment criminal history check and fingerprinting are required. Persons offered employment in this position will be required to pay for fingerprinting. |
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Experience adjudicating Social Security Disability claims is required. |
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| The exam will consist of an application evaluation. It is essential that applications include detailed information with time frames regarding education and experience. The most qualified applicants will be contacted by the hiring agency for interview. The hiring agency may require specific skills related testing as part of the interviewing process. |
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