Clerk Typist

Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH); Belfry (KY); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH) in Kentucky seeks a Clerk Typist to perform typing, filing, and general office tasks, handling mail, phones, and document control.

The ideal candidate has a High School diploma or GED, can type at least 60 WPM, and is proficient in grammar, spelling, and basic computer applications; experience in clerical posting and filing is preferred.

Qualifications

• High School or commercial school graduate or GED equivalent with courses in typing and English.
• Six months or 1 year's experience desired.
• Must demonstrate the ability to accurately type a minimum of 60WPM.
• Should have a good working knowledge of the rules of grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
• Clerical experience, or on-the-job training in posting, filing, and records maintenance methods.
• Clerical perception necessary to proofread and to avoid errors in transposition.
• Must have basic computer knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Types correspondence, reports, forms, cards, and requisitions, etc.
• Operates office machines such as photocopiers, postage meters, and adding machines.
• Maintains a control on documents, which either originate within or pass through the department, by an effective logging, posting, or filing operation.
• Searches files to obtain correspondence, reports, and records.
• Answers telephone and takes messages.
• Receives, sorts, and distributes mail.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Typing 60 WPM

English grammar & punctuation

Clerical accuracy

Telephone handling

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Office

Data entry

Job description

Overview

The Clerk Typist performs various typing and clerical tasks, files records and reports, and performs general office work.

Special Instructions

RESPONSIBLE FOR RECEIVING, FILING, SHIPPING, AND OTHER CLERICAL WORK

Responsibilities

Types correspondence, reports, forms, cards, and requisitions, etc.

Operates office machines such as photo copies, postage meters, and adding machines.

Maintains a control on documents, which either originate within or pass through the department, by an effective logging, posting, or filing operation.

Searches files to obtain correspondence, reports, and records.

Answers telephone and takes messages.

Receives, sorts, and distributes mail.

Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

High School or commercial school graduate or GED equivalent with courses in typing and English. Six months or 1 year's experience desired.

Must demonstrate the ability to accurately type a minimum of 60WPM.

Should have a good working knowledge of the rules of grammar, spelling, and punctuation.

Clerical experience, or "on-the-job training: in posting, filing, and records maintenance methods.

Clerical perception necessary to proofread and to avoid errors in transposition.

Must have basic computer knowledge.