Technical Medical Specialist - 20068644

A Little

About Us

With roughly 1,600 employees in 11 offices across Ohio, BWC is the state agency that cares for Ohio workers by promoting a culture of safety at work and at home and ensuring quality medical and pharmacy care is provided to injured workers.

For Ohio employers, we provide insurance policies to cover workplace injuries and safety and wellness services to prevent injuries.

Our Culture

BWC is a dynamic organization that offers career opportunities across many different disciplines. BWC employees strive to maintain an inclusive workplace. We begin by being an

equal opportunity employer. Employees can participate in and lead employee resource groups, participate in online forums discussing society’s impact on our services and workplace, and learn about how different perspectives can improve leadership

skills.

Our Vision

To transform BWC into an agile organization driven by customer success.

Our Mission

To Deliver Consistently Excellent

experiences for each BWC customer every day.

Our Core Values

One Agency, Personal Connection, Innovative Leadership, Relentless Excellence.

What Our Employees Have To Say

BWC conducts an internal engagement survey on an annual basis. Some comments from our employees include:

I have worked for BWC for 27 years and it has been a positive

experience. I have worked with a wonderful group of people from management down to my co-workers.So much opportunity for growth here, the leadership from top to bottom is stellar, the employees have pride in our agency - a great place to work!Coming up on 30 years and still love what I do and where I work!I find BWC to be a dynamic agency that not only provides a much-needed public service, but also has a culture of learning and development where employees are encouraged to be a part of the agency as a whole.

If you are interested in helping BWC grow, please click this link to read more, and then come back to this job posting to submit your application!

BWC is currently operating under a hybrid schedule that may incorporate both teleworking and in-person office hours. Employees must be able to report to the office when requested by management &/or for their initial job training.

What You'll Do

Demonstrates thorough knowledge of medical/vocational rehabilitation treatment, coverage & reimbursement techniques to develop programmatic policies and serve as subject matter expert.Assists in the development of the vocational rehabilitation provider fee schedule by conducting in-depth research and provides recommendations for revisions to fee schedule.Provides case facilitation & support to stakeholders (e.g., Field Operations staff, Managed Care Organizations, medical & vocational rehabilitation providers, injured workers, employers, attorneys). Evaluates & serves as decision-maker for issues involving eligibility for vocational rehabilitation, living maintenance wage loss, living maintenance, medical hold &/or injured worker travel for vocational rehabilitation purposes.Actively participates in formulating and implementing transitional work grant and bonus program procedures to ensure consistency & equitable application of guidelines to all program applicants. Reviews and evaluations transitional work grant plans based on program criteria.Audits the transitional work bonus reports for accuracy. Participates in the

education of the transitional work programs to all stakeholders.

What’s In It For You

At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive

benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees. For a list of all the State of Ohio

Benefits, visit our Total Rewards website! Our

benefits package includes:

Medical Coverage

Quality, affordable, and competitive medical

benefits are offered through the available Ohio Med plans.

Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance

Dental, vision, and basic life insurance premiums are free after completed eligibility period. Length of eligibility period is dependent on union representation.

Time Away From Work And Work/life Balance

Paid time off, including vacation, personal, and sick leave 11 paid holidays per yearChildbirth/Adoption leave

Employee Development Funds

The State Of Ohio Offers A Variety Of

educational and professional development funding that varies based on whether you are a union-exempt employee or a union-represented employee.

Ohio Public Employees Retirement System

OPERS is the retirement system for State of Ohio employees. The employee contributes 10% of their

salary towards their retirement. The employer contributes an amount equal to 14% of the employee’s

salary. Visit the OPERS website for more information.

Deferred

Compensation

The Ohio Deferred

Compensation program is a 457(b) voluntary retirement savings plan. Visit the Ohio Deferred

Compensation website for more information.

To Qualify, You Must Clearly Demonstrate

Required

Experience And/or

Education

Certified medical coder in current procedural terminology (CPT) hospital coding, or current icd coding system; 12 mos. exp in writing medical policies & procedures for medical provider or insurance company; 12 mos. practical exp in health care field.

Or completion of undergraduate program core coursework in pre-medicine, allied medical field, nursing or related field of study; 12 mos. practical exp. in health care field; 12 mos. exp. in writing medical policies & procedures for medical provider or insurance company. -Or, completion of graduate core program in health care administration; 12 mos. exp. in medical policy development for medical provider or insurance company.Or equivalent of Minimum Class

Qualifications for Employment noted above.

Job

Skills: Health Administration

Primary

Location

United States Of America-ohio-franklin County-columbus

Work

Locations

William Green Building

Organization

Workers'

Compensation

Classified Indicator

Classified

Bargaining Unit / Exempt

Exempt

Schedule

Full-time

Compensation

$35.74/hr.

Unposting Date

Apr 15, 2024, 10:59:00 PM

Primary Job Skill

Health Administration

Technical

Skills

Health Administration, Nursing, Medical Terminology

Professional

Skills

Attention to Detail, Interpreting Data, Written Communication, Confidentiality

Agency Contact Name

Bwc Human Resources

Agency Contact Information

a85603@bwc.state.oh.us