Clerical Associate-Level III -Ambulatory Care (Temporary Provisional)

NYC Health + Hospitals; New York (NY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health in New York, NY is seeking a clerical professional to support administrative operations within the health care setting. Under supervision, you will perform clerical duties and may supervise a small group.

The role involves processing records, data entry, schedule support, and helping ensure accurate patient files and reports, with opportunities to advance within the department.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Six months of full-time clerical experience.
• Experience interacting with the public.

Responsibilities

• Supervisory and/or moderately difficult clerical duties.
• Data entry and retrieval using a PC or automated office systems.
• May supervise and instruct a small group engaged in data entry and retrieval operations.
• Plans, assigns, and reviews the work of subordinates, and is generally responsible for the satisfactory completion of the work performed in the unit or group(s).
• Compiles and maintains central file of health care setting and clinic patient medical records; compiles medical care and census data for statistical reports, maintains indexes on patient, disease, operation and other categories.
• Performs routine clerical operations in areas such as personnel administration, payroll, accounts, budgeting, methods and organization, and other administrative and operational areas.

Skills

Clerical experience

Public interaction

Data entry

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Marketing Statement

NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health is one of the largest Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in the country, providing coordinated world-class primary and specialty care with dignity and respect for all New Yorkers, without exception. At Gotham Health, we practice a person-centered caring culture that values delivering compassionate, quality healthcare in partnership with our patients, community organizations, and staff. Gotham Health is focused on high-quality, affordable care to everyone regardless of ability to pay. Gotham Health serves the community through a two-pronged approach: providing treatment to those who need it while at the same time emphasizing prevention. We strive to deliver services in a way that maximizes each patient's opportunity to achieve successful health outcomes, we believe in every person's right to participate in their care plans, we facilitate partnerships with other community resources to meet the needs of our patients beyond healthcare, and we celebrate and recognize the compassionate care of our committed staff. Join our team if you want to be part of our Gotham Health Family, a person-centered, fully integrated, and innovative ambulatory care network.

Marketing Statement

NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health is one of the largest Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in the country, providing coordinated world-class primary and specialty care with dignity and respect for all New Yorkers, without exception. At Gotham Health, we practice a person-centered caring culture that values delivering compassionate, quality healthcare in partnership with our patients, community organizations, and staff. Gotham Health is focused on high-quality, affordable care to everyone regardless of ability to pay. Gotham Health serves the community through a two-pronged approach: providing treatment to those who need it while at the same time emphasizing prevention. We strive to deliver services in a way that maximizes each patient's opportunity to achieve successful health outcomes, we believe in every person's right to participate in their care plans, we facilitate partnerships with other community resources to meet the needs of our patients beyond healthcare, and we celebrate and recognize the compassionate care of our committed staff. Join our team if you want to be part of our Gotham Health Family, a person-centered, fully integrated, and innovative ambulatory care network.

Duties & Responsibilities

Purpose of Position

This class of positions encompasses clerical related office activities utilizing manual and automated office systems; duties may include supervision of employees performing routine tasks appropriate to each Assignment Level. All personnel perform related work.

Under supervision, with latitude for independent judgment, performs supervisory and/or moderately difficult clerical duties.

Examples Of Typical Tasks

At a higher level, performs the duties of Assignment Level II:

• Performs responsible clerical work in various administrative and operational areas by processing, recording, checking, and maintaining records; files and invoices using alphabetical and numerical procedures including data/control coding; furnishes information and prepares reports requiring the selection of data from simple records or statistics.
• Performs ordinary mathematical computations.
• Checks records for accuracy of information and for conformity with established policies and procedures.
• Operates a telephone call directory, multi-line phone, or switchboard.
• Performs clerical operations in an assigned area, such as the filing of materials and the searching of files for difficult to locate materials.
• Performs data entry and retrieval using a personal computer, video display terminal, or other automated office systems.

• Performs routine data processing functions in the area of production control.
• May perform incidental typing.
• May supervise and instruct a small group engaged in the performance of data entry and retrieval operations.
• In the temporary absence of the supervisor, may perform his/her supervisory duties not in excess of 30 work days or 210 hours in a calendar year.

In New York City Health + Hospitals In Addition To Performing The Duties As Described Above, May Also Perform The Following:

Compiles and maintains central file of health care setting and clinic patient medical records; compiles medical care and census data for statistical reports, maintains indexes on patient, disease, operation and other categories.

In addition to performing the duties of Assignment Level II at a higher level, also performs the following typical tasks:

• Supervises and instructs a small unit of group(s) engaged in clerical activities.
• Plans, assigns, and reviews the work of subordinates, and is generally responsible for the satisfactory completion of the work performed in the unit or group(s).
• Serves as principal assistant to a Supervisor of a large section or unit.
• Performs moderately difficult and responsible clerical work in maintaining and checking various kinds of records.
• Assists in preparing and arranging for services and activities in connection with receptions and other public functions.
• Supervises the operation of one or more multiple switchboards.
• Performs moderately difficult data entry and retrieval using a video display terminal or other automated office systems and/or supervises and instructs staff in such routine functions.
• Performs responsible clerical work in areas such as personnel administration, payroll, accounts, budgeting, methods and organization, employee benefits administration, and other administrative and operational areas by processing, recording, checking, and maintaining records, furnishing information, and preparing reports.
• In a shop or field setting, assists in the performance of administrative duties or performs difficult and responsible clerical tasks related to shop and field operations such as: receiving and transmitting radio and telephone messages; maintaining all time and personnel records of shop or field location; preparing other required shop or field reports; requisitioning supplies and maintaining shop inventory control of stock; typing and operating other automated office equipment.
• May perform incidental typing using a standard office typewriter, word processing equipment or other automated office systems.

In New York City Health + Hospitals In Addition To Performing The Duties As Described Above, May Also Perform The Following:

May provide clerical support in health care setting patient care units; as directed by medical staff, prepares, compiles, maintains, files, and/or retrieves patient medical records; records diet instructions; requisitions supplies; answers telephones and relays messages to patients and medical staff; directs visitors to patient's rooms, distributes mail, newspapers, etc., inventories patient's personal effects and stores them following proper procedures.

Minimum Qualifications

• A high school diploma or its educational equivalent; and
• Six (6) months of full-time satisfactory clerical experience and/or experience interacting with the public, such as processing sales; taking, processing, and delivering orders; obtaining and dispensing information; listening to and resolving customers concerns, problems, and complaints; and/or performing related customer service activities.