LTCR Regional Administrative Assistant II

About the role

If you are looking for a place to work where you can establish a career that is filled with purpose, this is the job for you! Regional Administrative Assistant II – Starting Market Rate Salary $39,484.32.

Responsibilities

• Maintains a regular and predictable work schedule.
• Maintains knowledge of maintaining records, files, or logs (for example, administrative, personnel, contract, correspondence forms, documents, purchasing, case files, tracking logs, files/documents on diskette) including filing, retrieving, or purging.
• Prepares ongoing or special narrative and statistical reports for Program Managers, Regional Director, and State Office.
• Maintains regional Survey Management System database.
• Communicates with others (internally and externally) to provide, exchange, or verify information, answer inquiries, address issues, or resolve problems or complaints.
• Monitors and performs technical review of all survey and investigation documentation to ensure accurate preparation of all forms, supporting information, narratives, and reports. Ensures all documentation complies with state and federal requirements. Makes corrections to ensure compliance.
• Processes all state and federal enforcement actions within required time frames.
• Prepares technically accurate state and federal reports, notification letters, administrative penalty notifications, waiver letters, and the CMS Certification and Transmittal. Determines appropriate distribution for all actions to meet federal and state requirements.
• Enters critical information into state and federal databases regarding scheduling, agency visits, recommendations, and activities to provide accurate data for required internal and public reporting processes.
• Responsible for submitting to state office all documentation requested through the Freedom of Information Act, including reviewing the file to determine location of documentation, copying appropriate documents, and distributing within required timeframes.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Experience using a computer.
• Experience with Word, Excel, or other word processing software.
• Experience in organizing, maintaining, or monitoring files, records, or logs.

Skills

• Ability to perform complex tasks related to Federal & State rules and standards while maintaining attention to detail.
• Ability to quickly comprehend frequent technical changes.
• Ability to learn and maintain knowledge of the Long-Term Care Integrated computer system and regional Survey Management System.
• Ability to read, understand and apply program technical procedures for processing surveys, enforcement actions, and administrative penalties.
• Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality.
• Knowledge and experience with computers.
• Ability to answer telephone calls, refer callers to appropriate staff, take messages, and answer basic questions.

Benefits

• 100% paid employee health insurance for full-time eligible employees
• Defined benefit pension plan
• Generous time off benefits
• Numerous opportunities for career advancement
• Qualifying organization for the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program, which forgives the remaining balance on college student Direct Loans after making 120 qualifying monthly payments
• 401(k) and 457 Programs under the Employees Retirement System of Texas
• Lifetime monthly retirement annuity

Schedule

Day shift. This position is able to work a compressed workweek of four 10-hour days.

Pay

Salary range: $3,290.36 - $3,946.25 per month ($39,484.32 starting market rate annually). Pay frequency: Monthly.