Title: DDS Professional Relations Officer - #ARSD0553

State Role Title: Prog Admin Specialist II

Hiring Range: Starting salary $91,489 commensurate with experience.

Pay Band: 5

Agency: Dept for Aging & Rehab Svcs

Location: Aging & Rehab Svcs

Agency Website: https://www.dars.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Now Hiring: DDS Professional Relations Officer

Help us build strong partnerships with the medical community to support timely disability claim decisions.

Why Join DDS?
✅ Meaningful work
✅ Supportive team
✅ Excellent state benefits

Job Duties:

Disability Determination Services is to provide accurate, timely, and cost-effective determinations for disability claims filed under Title II, Title XVI, and Title XIX of the Social Security Act, as amended.

DDS is seeking a DDS Professional Relations Officer to establish and maintain cooperative relationships with the medical community and other professional organizations to ensure that medical reports are completed and submitted timely to support the adjudication of disability claims. 

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Performance Management - Utilizes the 5 tenets of performance management to maximize the job performance of others.
• Leadership - Serves on the office/agency/division leadership team.
• Program Management - Recruitment and Training of Consultative Examination (CE) Providers.
• Program Management - Improves Medical and Professional Source Relations.
  
  

Other duties and/or special projects as assigned.
Completes duties and/or projects as needed or directed by supervisor.

Minimum Qualifications:

The ideal candidate will have:

Knowledge/Experience:

• Recent, extensive knowledge of Social Security disability programs and medical body systems.
• Considerable knowledge of the laws regarding confidentiality and electronic transmission.

Skills/Abilities:

• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrated ability to organize a large volume of work and maintain strict timeframes, production, and quality goals.
• Demonstrated ability to review and direct the work of others.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively utilize position related computer applications.

Additional Considerations:

N/A

Special Instructions:

• Must pass HSPD-12 federal credentialing.
• 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.

Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during the application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. Contact recruitment@dars.virginia.gov for assistance.

Minorities, Individuals with disabilities, Veterans, AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other National Service Alumni are encouraged to apply.

To Apply:

Equal Opportunity Employer State applications will only be accepted as submitted online by 11:55 p.m. on the closing date through the Commonwealth of Virginia’s New Recruitment Management System. Mailed, emailed, faxed, or hand delivered applications and/or résumés will not be accepted. PageUp will provide you with a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Contact Information:

Name: Human Resources

Email: Recruitment@dars.virginia.gov

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.