General Office Clerk IV (Grant Funded) - Public Health

Summary

Grant Funded

This position performs intermediate-level general office activities, ensuring a culturally sensitive and customer-focused experience for clients and visitors. Performs document processing and recordkeeping to assist in the daily operations of the assigned department.

THIS POSTING MAY CLOSE AT ANY TIME ONCE A

SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED

Tarrant County employees enjoysuperior health, retirement, and insurance benefits.

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Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Performs intermediate-level clerical duties such as classifying, consolidating, summarizing, typing, notifying, sorting, filing, and distributing documents and information.

• Answers customer inquiries and schedules appointments as necessary via multi-line phones and personal contact.

• Performs detailed computerized entry and recordkeeping functions using various software systems (including the electronic medical record and state databases), scanners, and other standard office equipment to record, store, and retrieve information.

• Develops, compiles, and formats various simple reports and correspondence as required.

• Assists Eligibility Specialists in determining and initial entry of basic Medicaid, insurance, and financial eligibility status of clients.

• Makes copies and goes to other departments to deliver and retrieve documents.

• Files medical or non-medical chart information.

• Collects charts for audits and compiles documentation forms for tracking client information.

• Collects fees for services rendered and records accounts receivables and finances. Prepares deposits and delivers to the Business Office.

• Performs all other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements

NOTE:You must fill out the work history and education sections of application to show you have years of experience/education as required by hiring department or be disqualified.

• High school diploma or equivalent.

• Two (2) full-time yearsof general clerical or customer service experience.

• Healthcare or public health experience preferred.

• Current and valid driver license.

• Effective communication skills to deal with the general public and external agencies on a daily basis.

• Ability to keyboard and use word processing and spreadsheet software.

• Ability to handle several tasks at once and work without constant supervision.

• Bilingual Spanish/English is preferred.

If hired, you must provide proof of educational attainment at new hire processing

Tarrant County will conduct background checks on new hires that will include a criminal background check related to convictions and deferred adjudication in the past seven years and may include financial history reports, motor vehicle records, employment records and educational attainment. A conviction or deferred adjudication is not an automatic bar to employment. Each case is considered individually.

Physical Demands and Work Environment & Other Requirements

While performing the duties of this position, the incumbent is regularly required to bend, carry, climb, climb stairs, grasp/squeeze, use hand tools, hear, keyboard, kneel, lift below the waist, lift between waist and shoulder, lift overhead, lift to the side/twist, use material handling equipment, tolerate noise, pull, push, reach, reach overhead, perform repetitive tasks, see color, see far and near, sit, squat, stand, stoop, talk, twist, use his/her hands, drive a vehicle, walk, and work alone and with others. May handle blood and urine samples and specimens using OSHA guidelines.