RISK MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR 0955
DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS
Under general direction, an employee in this class directs and
coordinates the activities of the operating units of the Risk Management
Division of the Department of Civil Service/Human Resources. Responsibility is included for developing
policies and procedures applicable to the Workers’ Compensation, disability,
liability, loss control and employee safety units and work requires utilization
of independent initiative and judgment to ensure adequate self-funded or
outside insurance coverage and operation within legal and economic
directives. Work is reviewed by the
Personnel Director through conferences and reports. Does related work as required.
Reviews and analyzes
all Workers; Compensation, property, casualty, general liability, medical
malpractice and other specialty line insurance coverages for the County in
accordance with federal, state and local laws and effective risk management
strategies;
Formulates
recommendations for the types and amounts of insurance to be self-funded and
reviews self-funding levels with the executive and legislative branches of
County government;
Oversees and monitors
the Division’s operating budget and coordinates the compilation of complex
actuarial data for annual analysis;
Coordinates the
resolution of all risk management related claims, acting in liaison the
Reviews and analyzes
the various available coverages and loss experience to determine insurance
coverage needed by
Reviews leases entered
into by the county to ensure that the landlords provide the county with
necessary insurance coverages;
Reviews the work of
outside vendors under contract to the Risk Management Division, including
outside counsel and third party administrators, to ensure full performance of
contractual obligations;
Manages vendor
relationships for the Workers’ Compensation Unit to ensure optimum case
outcomes, cost performance and measurement criteria;
Analyzes
quantitative/qualitative loss data relating to Workers’ Compensation claims and
safety issues to examine the correlation between claims and safety across all
County departments.
FULL PERFORMANCE KNOWLEDGES, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND PERSONAL
CHARACTERISTICS
Comprehensive
knowledge of various types of liability and Workers' Compensation insurance and
benefits, including self-funded insurance and benefits; thorough knowledge of
claims administration; thorough knowledge of Federal, State and local laws
applicable to Workers’ Compensation and insurance coverage; good knowledge of
recent developments in the industry, current legislation and other sources of
information; ability to analyze insurance and benefit reports and needs in
order to project future budget requirements; ability to assess statistics and
factual data and to interpret insurance laws and contracts; ability to
establish and maintain effective working relationships with vendors, local
officials and outside agencies; ability to construct, review and analyze
technical reports; ability to supervise personnel in a manner conducive to full
performance and high morale; ability to express oneself clearly and concisely,
both orally and in writing; good judgment; physical condition commensurate with
the demands of the position.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
OPEN-COMPETITIVE
Graduation from a New
York State or regionally accredited college or university with a Bachelor’s Degree and five
(5) years of experience in insurance and risk management administration, three
(3) of which must have included supervision of a considerable-size staff in a
self-insured large municipality.
PROMOTIONAL
One (1) year of
permanent competitive status as a Principal Contracts Examiner.
05/05/08
Competitive