Under the direction of the Supervisor of Risk Management, the Risk Management Coordinator will help manage the Prince George’s County Schools’ self-insured workers’ compensation and liability programs. The incumbent of this position will work directly with the Board’s claims administrator and legal counsel to ensure workers’ compensation and liability claims are appropriately processed and resolved. The incumbent will be responsible for developing, implementing and overseeing efforts designed to avoid, eliminate, reduce and/or mitigate workers’ compensation and liability claims and associated claim costs, as well as assisting in other areas related to risk management. 

Establishes and implements risk management strategies and processes which eliminate risks, reduce risks and/or minimize the adverse effect and associated cost of risks;

Assesses and optimizes working environments, including identifying and implementing best practices and other research-based interventions aimed at eliminating safety threats or reducing the severity and probability of worker-related injuries;

Conducts monthly file reviews and critical claims meetings with the Board’s claims administrator and legal counsel;

Monitors the performance and provides additional oversight of the Board’s claims administrator and claim service providers;

Monitors claim reserves and makes adjustments when necessary;

Provides settlement authority to the Board’s claims administration firm;

Attends workers’ compensation hearings and liability trials;

Assists the Board’s legal services function with litigated workers’ compensation and liability claims;

Manages the Board’s workers’ compensation disability leave programs to include the Board Disability Leave and Assault Leave program and Temporary Total Disability through the third-party administrator;

Works in conjunction with Risk Management and outside departments, internal and external legal counsel, as well as the third-party administrator in the oversight and direction of claim processing, return to work, and file resolution; and

Performs other duties as assigned.

Ability to understand workers’ compensation laws of Maryland and legal liability concepts;

Ability to efficiently handle a wide variety of diversified tasks associated with planning and administering an effective and responsive accountability framework linking goals and objectives;

Evidence of effective leadership skills;

Ability to develop, implement, and maintain a highly complex reporting system;

Ability to appear before groups and to speak clearly and concisely in eliciting support for program strategies;

Ability to establish and maintain effective and professional work relationships with other school officials, and outside agencies;

Proficient with Microsoft Office to include PowerPoint and Excel and Google applications;

Strong quantitative, data analysis skills; and

Exceptional oral and written communications skills.

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in risk management, operations research, industrial management, business administration or a closely related field required; Master’s degree preferred. A minimum of three (3) years of experience with claim investigation, establishing claim reserves, claim resolution, and/or monitoring the performance of workers’ compensation service providers (e.g. nurse case managers) required.



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May oversee the work of assigned personnel.



The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, talk, hear, walk, sit, and use fingers, tools or controls. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision such as to read handwritten or typed material, the ability to adjust focus, and depth perception. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally push or lift up to 25 lbs.




The work environment characteristics are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job.




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