This position is located at the Disability Determination Division in Oklahoma City.

Essential Functions:  Under general supervision, develops and adjudicates all types of cases which include initial, reconsideration and Continuing Disability Review (CDR) claims for eligibility under the Social Security Administration.

Positions in this job family perform complex professional level work, interpreting and implementing provisions of the Federal Social Security Act to determine eligibility for disability benefits for applicants throughout the state of Oklahoma.  Incumbents obtain, evaluate and analyze all pertinent information to prepare a legally defensible disability determination to approve or deny benefits.

This job family consists of four levels of work which are distinguished by the level of complexity and diversity of the specific job assignments, the level of expertise required for the completion of duties assigned and the responsibility assigned for assisting, training and supervising others.

Level III:
This is the specialist level where  the employees perform advanced level professional work  and provide expertise in the disability claims adjudication process by advising other staff, as well as analyzing and evaluating unusually complex and difficult cases which encompass sensitive, controversial and technical issues; evaluate the total effect of multiple interrelated issues; perform a complete and independent evaluation of all facts and evidence defining legal and factual issues; research pertinent decisions and other reference materials; apply laws, regulations, policies and procedures to determine appropriate action; and apply guidelines and  precedents in non-routine situations.  Duties at this level may also include training and mentoring staff.  At this level employees are given wide latitude for exercising independent judgment.

Level III:
Education and Experience requirements at this level consist of a bachelor's degree and three (3) years of professional level experience in adjudicating disability determinations for the Social Security Administration in a designated state agency; or an equivalent combination of education and experience, substituting one additional year of qualifying experience for each year of the required bachelor’s degree.

Scores based on:  100% Qualification Review 

***NOTE:  Names of eligible applicants can be made available to State agencies upon their request, immediately following the closing date and time.