BAAS06-2024-00680-Office Support Specialist II-Cheyenne - State of Wyoming
Cheyenne, WY
About the Job
Open Until Filled
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
The Office Support Specialist II under limited supervision is responsible for providing support to the disability examiner unit, which consists of Disability Examiners, Senior Disability Examiners, and Disability Hearing Officers. Prepares claims for disability determination specialists and disability hearings officers by developing claims that require requests for medical evidence and sending various forms to claimants.
The Office Support Specialist II under limited supervision is responsible for providing support to the disability examiner unit, which consists of Disability Examiners, Senior Disability Examiners, and Disability Hearing Officers. Prepares claims for disability determination specialists and disability hearings officers by developing claims that require requests for medical evidence and sending various forms to claimants.
Human Resource Contact: 307-777-8727
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: The listed functions are illustrative only and are not intended to describe every function which may be performed at the job level.
- Prepares claims for the Disability Determination Specialists and Disability Hearing
Officers to adjudicate claims at the initial, appellate, and continuing entitlement
levels for disability benefits filed under the Social Security Act based on federal regulations, standards, and guidelines; independently develops, analyzes and
evaluates medical, psychiatric, vocational, and essential third-party evidence for
consistency, validity, and sufficiency - Performs claim screening of Social Security disability claims to determine if there
are missing forms including but not limited to SSA-827, SSA-3367, SSA-3368,
SSA-3369 and SSA-1696 - Conducts status checks of medical evidence of record and consultative examination reports. Documents actions taken on Social Security disability claims
- Faxes documents to medical vendors. Ensures received faxes are filed appropriately and accurately
- Performs various mail room duties including distributing mail to appropriate parties
- Greets public and/or claimants and directs calls and incoming claimant questions to the appropriate party, ensuring claimant confidentiality
- Creates barcode sheets for various forms and letters. Scans various documents
into the electronic disability folder. Review the orphan queue at different times of
the day to associate documents to the correct electronic folder - Tracks the hours of each medical consultant weekly and provides information to the Senior Accountant for payment.
- Attends meetings and trainings and performs other duties as assigned to support the organization
Job Type: Permanent Full-time
Location: Cheyenne, Wyoming
Agency: 053-Office of the Director - Office of Standards and Compliance - Disability Determination Services
Source : State of Wyoming