Disability Medical Consultant

Job Posting Title

Disability Medical Consultant

Agency
805 DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION SERVICES

Supervisory Organization

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Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the posting end date above.

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Full/Part-Time
Full time

Job Type
Regular

Compensation
Salary: $78.29 per hour

Positions in this job family are assigned responsibilities involving the administration and support for disability insurance programs, as well as disability claims for both state and local government employees and retirees. This position makes medical and vocational determinations under the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) policies and rules on eligibility for applications for Social Security Disability. Incumbents are also responsible for completion of the medical assessment for adjudication of applications for Social Security Disability.

• Applies medial specialty knowledge in evaluation of Social Security Disability cases
• Reviews and analyzes evidence of illness, injury, disease, or other medical conditions which prevent an individual from working or gaining employment
• Prepares a detailed written medical analysis of the facts of a disability case
• Prepares and finalizes a written residual functional capacity assessment based on the severity of the medical condition and the nature of the impairment
• Determines the need for medical tests, evaluations, or consultative examinations in the fields of medicine, psychology, psychiatry, or other specialties and advises non-medical staff to request additional medical records or arrange for a consultative examination
• Consults with internal and external professionals or contract providers, including physicians and psychologists to address highly complex issues
• Assists and advises examiners in complex case developments
• Assists in medical training of non-medical adjudicative personnel to ensure uniform understanding of instructions containing medical content
• Protects and safeguards confidential and sensitive personal, medical, and vocational information in accordance with federal and state mandates

Level I - This is the basic/entry level of the job family, where medical consultants, under direct supervision, receive mandatory classroom training in medical evaluation and terminology based on medical specialty knowledge, internal procedures for medical development within the provisions of the Social Security Act, concerning eligibility for disability benefits. Incumbents learn to analyze medical records with medical source opinions, effects of medication and/or pain to provide medical evaluations for Title II and Title XVI disability claims at all case levels using various secure software applications with Federal and State operating systems.

Incumbents routinely analyze and evaluate multiple cases simultaneously. Employees at this level may be recognized as Medical Consultant trainees.

Level II - This is the full performance level of the job family where Medical Consultants function independently analyzing and evaluating medical records of disability claims at different levels of complexity. Incumbents at this level will review legally defensible disability determinations prepared by Disability Determination Specialists and may prepare disability determinations.

Level III - This is the specialist level of the job family where Medical Consultants function independently analyzing and evaluating medical records of disability claims at different levels of complexity. The Medical Consultant may perform advanced level professional work and provide expertise in disability claim evaluation by advising other staff. Incumbents at this level will review legally defensible disability determinations prepared by Disability Determination Specialists and may prepare disability determinations in non-routine situations.

Duties at this level may also include mentoring staff. At this level Medical Consultants are given wide latitude for exercising independent judgment.

Level IV - This is the leadership level of the job family where Medical Consultants are subject matter experts with responsibility for providing expert medical evaluation relating to disability policy and leadership of Disability Medical Consultants. Medical Consultants at this level develop and present initial and ongoing training to staff, perform quality assurance functions in insuring the timeliness and accuracy of Disability Determination Specialist and Medical Consultant decisions and actions at all levels of disability claims.

Duties at this level include direct supervision with the full range of supervisory duties, including recommending hires, of a designated unit of Medical Consultants.

Level I - Knowledge,

Skills and Abilities

required include knowledge of rules and regulations of the Social Security Act, state regulations, and office regulations; of…