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DDS Case Consultant - Training Unit - Fairfax

Please see Special Instructions for more details.

Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. Contact recruitment@dars.virginia.gov for assistance. Minorities, Individuals with disabilities, Veterans, Americorp, Peace Corps, and other National Service Alumni are encouraged to apply. Equal Opportunity Employer. 

State applications will only be accepted as submitted online by 11:59 p.m. on the closing date through the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Job Board/Recruitment Management System (RMS). RMS provides a confirmation of receipt when your application is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your RMS account to check the status of your application for this position.

Position Information

Working Title DDS Case Consultant - Training Unit - Fairfax
Role Title HlthCare Comp Spec II - 49172
Job Open Date 01/03/2022
Job Close Date 01/18/2022
Open Until Filled No
Is this position funded in whole or in part by the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (Stimulus Package)? No
Hiring Range Maximum starting salary $68,250
Agency Dept for Aging & Rehabilitative Service (262)
Agency Website https://www.vadars.org/
Location Fairfax (City) - 600
Sublocation
Position Number D0552
Job Posting Number 1091474
Type of Recruitment General Public - G
Does this position have telework options? Yes
Bilingual/Multilingual Skill Requirement/Preference No
Job Type Full-Time (Salaried)
Job Type Detail Full-Time Salaried - Non-Faculty- FTS-1
Pay Band 05
Job Description
Serves as a lead worker in a unit of trainee disability analysts by assisting the unit supervisor, providing programmatic guidance of casework assistance to trainees who are learning to process claims according to Social Security regulations, performing special tasks assigned by the unit supervisor and maintaining a caseload. Consults with individual unit members regarding casework and advises appropriate actions to be taken on the claims in accordance with applicable policies. Provides direction and training to unit staff. Accurately adjudicates assigned caseload of disability claims filed under Title II, Title XVI, and Title XIX of the Social Security Act, as amended. May represent the Agency as a participant in Medicaid Appeal Hearings.
Minimum Qualifications
Successful applicants should possess considerable knowledge of 
  • Techniques for gathering, reviewing, and analyzing medical, vocational, and functional information, arriving at well-supported decisions or conclusions following established policies and procedures in accordance with Title II, Title XVI, and Title XIX of the Social Security Act.

 
Demonstrated ability to:

  • Independently research and accurately interpret and apply complex policies and procedures 
  • Multi-task and meet multiple established deadlines
  • Organize and manage a caseload requiring that actions taken are timely, accurate, and cost effective
  • Sustain a high level of productivity
  • Prepare written analyses of medical, vocational, and other relevant information to reach logical and supported conclusions
Preferred Qualifications
An undergraduate degree in a human service or medically related discipline or closely related field preferred. 

Current or previous experience with Disability Determination Services
Special Requirements
In accordance with Executive Directive #18, the Commonwealth of Virginia requires all Executive Branch employees, including new hires to disclose their vaccination status upon hire. Proof of vaccination will be required on your first day of work. If you are not vaccinated, you will be required to be tested for COVID-19 once per week on an indefinite basis.

“This has been designated a sensitive position under Va. Code § 2.2-1201.1. The Social Security Administration (SSA) will conduct an extensive fingerprint-based criminal history check and credentialing process on all final candidates. All job offers will be contingent upon the applicant successfully passing the required SSA background process.”
Special Instructions to Applicants
Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. Contact recruitment@dars.virginia.gov for assistance. Minorities, Individuals with disabilities, Veterans, Americorp, Peace Corps, and other National Service Alumni are encouraged to apply. Equal Opportunity Employer. 

State applications will only be accepted as submitted online by 11:59 p.m. on the closing date through the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Job Board/Recruitment Management System (RMS). RMS provides a confirmation of receipt when your application is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your RMS account to check the status of your application for this position.
Name Human Resources
Phone
Fax
Email recruitment@dars.virginia.gov
Address
Disability Determination Services
11150 Fairfax Blvd., Suite 200
 Fairfax, VA 22030-5066

Posting Specific Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

  1. * Do you have an Interagency Placement Screening Form (Yellow Form) as issued under Policy 1.30 Layoff? (Commonwealth of Virginia Employees Only);
    • Yes
    • No
    • Not Applicable
  2. * Do you have a Preferential Hiring Form (Blue Form) as issued under Policy 1.30 Layoff? (Commonwealth of Virginia Employees Only)
    • Yes
    • No
    • Not Applicable
  3. * How did you find this employment opportunity?
    • State Recruitment Management System (RMS)
    • Agency Website or Bulletin Board
    • Job Board (Indeed, Monster, Dice, etc.)
    • Social Media (Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.)
    • Newspaper or Professional Journal (Please specify below)
    • Career Fair or Job Event (Please specify below)
    • VEC (Virginia Employment Commission)
    • Radio/TV (Please specify below)
    • Other (Please specify below)
  4. * Please specify the actual source from your response to question #3 above (Name of newspaper, Journal Title, Job Board, Career Fair, Agency Website, Social Media Type, etc.) If unknown or none, enter: N/A.

    (Open Ended Question)

  5. * Do you have experience adjudicating disability determination claims under the Social Security Act?
    • Yes
    • No
  6. * If you answered yes to the previous question, discuss in detail how you have adjudicated cases under the Social Security Act

    (Open Ended Question)

Applicant Documents

Required Documents
Optional Documents
  1. Resume
  2. Cover Letter
  3. Blue/Yellow Card
  4. Transcript
  5. Other Document