Agent - Workers Compensation & Insurance Fraud

Agent - Workers Compensation & Insurance Fraud

Agency : 049 ATTORNEY GENERAL

Supervisory Organization : Office of Attorney General

Location of Work : Oklahoma City or Tulsa, OK

Schedule : Full-time

Job Description :

Agents of the Oklahoma Attorney General's (OAG) Office are commissioned state law enforcement officials tasked with investigating violations and alleged violations of criminal and civil Oklahoma state statutes. As the sole state law enforcement entity under the Oklahoma Attorney General, OAG Agents have the unique investigative and prosecutorial advantage in working with and collaborating with state OAG prosecutors on a daily basis. As commissioned state law enforcement officials, OAG Agents are automatically enrolled and are designated beneficiaries of the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System (OLERS). To help ensure OAG Agents are capable of fulfilling their responsibilities to the citizens of Oklahoma as state law enforcement officials, OAG Agents are subject to medical and physical fitness evaluations. All OAG agents may be reassigned to another unit within the OAG at any time.

Unit Summary :

The Unit investigates and prosecutes Worker's Compensation and Insurance fraud as well as crimes ancillary to the fraud.

Essential Functions :

Develop and investigate cases

Communicate and collaborate with other Agents, Supervisory Agents, and prosecutors

Interview witnesses, victims, and suspects, and then document findings

Effectively and professionally research, prepare, analyze, and understand complex information and legal issues.

Maintain the integrity of the Attorney General's Office as well as the confidentiality of information as required by the Attorney General.

Ability to provide sound judgment, as well as exhibit excellent report writing skills

Prepare and provide testimony in courtroom settings

Execute search and arrest warrants

Maintain safety protocol for the Office of the Attorney General

Required Qualifications :

Qualified individuals must :

Be a CLEET-certified peace officer in Oklahoma, or be eligible to become a CLEET-certified peace officer through reciprocity or by successfully meeting and completing the standards and requirements of the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training (CLEET) to become a certified peace officer in Oklahoma. (Which may include the successful admission and completion of the CLEET Academy)

Possess a valid Oklahoma driver's license

Preference will be given to individuals with :

A Bachelor's Degree

At least four years of investigative experience

Accounting Experience

Experience with complex financial matters

Experience investigating financial crimes

All applicants must agree in writing to complete, and satisfactorily pass, a background investigation.

Physical Demands :

Incumbents in this position will be required to take and pass a medical physical examination and a rigorous physical fitness evaluation. The physical fitness evaluation includes, but may not be limited to : push-ups, sit-ups, 300-meter sprint, and a mile and a half run. As a state law enforcement official, this position regularly requires effective utilization of all extremities, the ability to operate vehicles, objects, or controls, and reach or extend hands and arms. OAG Agents are expected to communicate effectively orally and adequately hear within the context of interview, interrogation, and courtroom settings. Agents are required to be able to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, and lift 50 pounds. As state law enforcement officials, OAG Agents are expected to work effectively in various environmental settings, including but not limited to offices, outdoors, and extreme or hazardous weather conditions.

Mental Demands :

While performing the duties of this position, the employee must be able to use written and oral communication skills; read and interpret data, information and documents; interpret policies and procedures; learn and apply new information or new skills; work under deadlines with some interruptions; and interact with OAG staff, other organizations; and interact with suspects, victims, other law enforcement officers, Court officials, and the general public. The incumbent will be required to take and pass a preliminary psychological assessment (MMPI).

Work Environment :

As a state law enforcement official, OAG Agents are expected to work effectively in different types of environmental settings to include but not limited to : offices, outdoors, vehicles, and extreme or hazardous weather conditions. The incumbent needs to have the ability to operate in a professional office environment and use standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, and fax machines. This position frequently calls for the incumbent to work outdoors and within their vehicle for long hours during all seasons. The incumbent must have the flexibility to work non-traditional work hours, such as nights, weekends, and holidays when needed.

The Oklahoma Office of the Attorney General is an equal employment employer and does not make hiring decisions on the basis of race, sex / gender, color, age, national origin, genetic information, religion, or disability, so long as the disability does not render the person unable to perform the essential functions of the position for which employed with a reasonable accommodation.