Customer Asst Representative III -Temporary

Job Posting Title
Customer Asst Representative III -Temporary

Agency
340 OKLAHOMA STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Supervisory Organization
340 District 6

Job Posting End Date (Continuous if Blank)
December 06, 2024
Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the posting end date above.

Estimated Appointment End Date (Continuous if Blank)

Full/Part-Time
Part time

Job Type
Temporary

Compensation
The hourly rate for this position is up to $19.71/hour based on education and experience.

Why you’ll love it here!

RESPECT. COLLABORATION. SERVICE. The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) is committed to leading Oklahoma to prosperity through health. Our mission is to protect and promote health, prevent disease and injury, and cultivate conditions by which Oklahomans can thrive. Check out why we are passionate about public health and believe it is the career for you!!!

Job Description

Location: Pottawatomie County Health Department

Salary: up to $19.71/hour based on education and experience.

Full Time /Part Time: Part Time

Work Schedule: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday

Primary Hours: 8:00 am - 2:00 pm

Position Description:

Maintaining a positive, empathetic, and professional attitude toward customers at all times , this position is responsible for providing assistance to customers seeking services and information at the county health department. This includes collecting all pertinent demographic and billing information from clients, answering phones, filing, appointment scheduling, data entry and responding to customer questions and needs.

Duties:

• This position is the frontline to customer service and our clients. Is responsible for all client/patient registrations for the county health department. The position is also responsible for processing WIC benefits, answering telephones, working, and coordinating with other departments, collecting, and entering billing information, accepting, and documenting payments. Other tasks include light typing assignments, scheduling appointments, providing general information to the public, filing, and maintaining client records, filing and preparation of program reports. This position will access the Oklahoma Health Care Authority Medicaid on the Web daily to look up Medicaid eligibility for patients or completing the online application for new coverage or to reinstate expired coverage for families or individuals. Maintains a variety of records such as perpetual inventories of supplies and materials, and statements of expenditures; reconciles departmental records with central records; prepares correspondence, forms, and reports.
• Initiates and handles correspondence relating to a special field or program regarding agency or program rules, policies, procedures, or requirements.
• Performs a variety of sorting and filing tasks; answers the phone, takes messages, and disseminates information; opens, sorts, distributes, collects, and delivers mail; performs a number of tasks such as posting and recording data.
• Enters and retrieves information using personal computer or other data processing equipment and receives and reviews coded and uncoded source documents; proofs previously entered data and makes routine corrections.
• Examines, checks, and verifies reports and other documents for completeness, appropriateness, adequacy, and conformity to established requirements, and follows up on discrepancies.
• Receives or delivers materials and equipment.

Other Duties

• Demonstrates knowledge of and supports mission, vision, value statements, standards, policies and procedures, operating instructions, confidentiality standards, and the code of ethical behavior.
• Works effectively in team environment, participating and assisting their peers.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Competencies

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities required at this level include knowledge of office methods and procedures; of grammar, punctuation, and spelling; of mathematics; of basic bookkeeping procedures; of inventory techniques; of telephone procedures; of standard business communications; of current office technologies; Skill is required to operate office machines including computers. Ability is required to follow oral and written instructions; to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others; to establish and maintain filing systems; to analyze situations and make decisions in accordance with rules, laws, and regulations; provide g ood customer, interpersonal and communication skills.

Level Descriptors

The Customer Assistant Representative job family consists of four levels, which are distinguished, based on the level of complexity of specific job assignments, the extent of responsibility assigned, and the level of expertise required for the completion of assigned projects.

LevelIII:
This is the career level where duties and responsibilities will be performed at all levels of complexity.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education and Experience requirements at this level consist of one year of experience in clerical office work plus one year of experience in customer service, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Valued Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities required at this level include knowledge of state laws and rules concerning the business operations of the agency; of accounting principles and practices; of various types of business organizations; of office practices; of business arithmetic; of methods and techniques for conducting research; of training principles and techniques; and of supervisory principles and practices. Ability is required to read and interpret laws; to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing; to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others; to apply laws and rules to individual problems and situations; to organize and direct the work of others; and to construct various types of reports.

Application Requirements:

• If education, certification or licensure is required to meet qualifications, applicants must provide documentation at the time of application.
• All applicants are subject to a background check and must be legally authorized to work in the United States without visa sponsorship.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

Work is typically performed within a climate-controlled setting with exposure to moderate noise level. Occasionally more extreme settings will be encountered. While performing the duties of the job, employee is required to: talk, stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms, carry light items, and drive an automobile. This position requires periods of sitting and daily use of computer and phone. Applicants must be willing to perform all job-related travel associated with this position. Occasional in and out of state overnight and weekend travel may be required.

Telework: This position is not eligible for Telework and is subject to OSDH policy and supervisor’s discretion.

Equal Opportunity Employment

The State of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of genetic information, race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability.

Current active State of Oklahoma employees must apply for open positions internally through the Workday Jobs Hub .

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