Healthcare Facility Office Assistant - Extra-Help Healthcare Facility Office Assistant

This recruitment is being established to obtain a current eligible list for both Full time and Extra-Help vacancies. Extra-Help employees are not entitled to county benefits and are limited to a maximum of 25 hours per week. Extra-Help pay is $23.04 per hour.

Responsibilities

• As lead-worker, instruct employees in the interpretation and application of laws, regulations, policies, and procedures related to the department's programs and automated systems.
• Prioritize and manage workload distribution.
• Act as technical resource on more difficult problems or specialized issues; monitor quality and timeliness of unit work.
• Identify and provide individual instruction to co-workers for work deficiencies and provide feedback to supervisor as requested.
• Answer inquiries related to department services, programs, and operations.
• Obtain information, resolve discrepancies or errors, disperse relevant information, or refer clients to the appropriate personnel or location.
• Explain the proper use of forms and documents.
• Produce notices, reports, letters, legal documents, fiscal, or statistical information.
• Verify that information or data is complete, accurate, and consistent.
• Operate automated systems, involving interpretation of requirements and assisting in the layout and formatting of fields, screens, and report formats utilized in database, spreadsheet, or word processing software.
• Produce statistical, data processing, and production-related reports.

Requirements

• Two (2) years of clerical experience equivalent to an Office Assistant II in Merced County.
• One (1) year of college or business school training may substitute for one (1) year of the required experience.
• Type at a corrected rate of 45 words per minute from clear copy (desirable).

Essential Functions

• Operate a personal computer and modern office equipment with repetitive hand and arm motion.
• Communicate effectively with others in person, in writing, and over the telephone.
• Analyze data, interpret directions, procedures and regulations, and develop appropriate responses.
• Create correspondence, spreadsheets, and presentation materials using various computer software programs.
• Complete multiple priority projects with conflicting deadlines and under stressful conditions.
• Maintain confidential information in accordance with legal standards and/or County regulations.
• Frequent use of depth perception, peripheral vision, and color perception.
• Frequently lift, carry, reach, push, pull, twist, and manipulate large and small objects.
• Occasionally kneel, bend, twist, squat, balance, and crawl.
• Frequent use of hand-eye coordination.
• Occasionally lift and carry up to 40 pounds.
• Normal dexterity, frequent holding and grasping.
• Frequent use of data entry device including repetitive hand and arm motion.
• Sit, stand, or walk for long periods of time.
• Regular attendance is an essential function.

Knowledge

• Modern office practices and department-specific methods, procedures, policies, and regulations.
• Programs, goals, and purpose of the assigned department.
• English grammar, vocabulary, spelling, and punctuation.
• Business letter writing.
• Lead-work and staff development techniques and practices.
• Computer terminology and computer keyboard arrangement.
• Common word processing, spreadsheet, and database software packages.

Skills

• Exercise sound judgment when initiating processes, actions, and alternatives within established procedures and regulations.
• Interpret and explain procedures to others.
• Provide verbal and written instruction to others.
• Exercise sound judgment when prioritizing, organizing, assigning, and monitoring workload.
• Apply the rules, regulations, policies, and procedures pertaining to initial application for the assigned department's services.
• Enter data accurately into automated systems.
• Locate, identify, and correct inaccurate or incomplete information.
• Establish and maintain cooperative and effective work relationships with others.
• Deal tactfully and courteously with the public, county employees, and other staff.
• Lead and train subordinate employees effectively.
• Follow written and oral directions and instructions.

Pay

• Extra-Help: $23.04 per hour (not eligible for county benefits, limited to 25 hours per week).

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