Senior Clerk Typist - FT - Day Shift

HOURLY RANGE: $21.903 - $26.687

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS: The work involves the performance of typing and varied duties of a moderately difficult nature. This class differs from that of Clerk Typist by virtue of the more difficult and varied nature of the work performed and by the independent judgment in the application of established procedures and methods that is exercised by the incumbent. Work is performed under the general or direct supervision of a higher-ranking employee, depending on the nature of the assignment. Supervision may be exercised over one or more clerical assistants. Does related work as required.

TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES:

Types accounting and financial statements, payrolls, statistical tabulations and data, for letters, memoranda, vouchers, reports, requisitions and other material;

Reviews accounts, reports and other documents for completeness, accuracy and conformity with established procedures;

Indexes and files documents and correspondence;

Searches, locates, and records papers and documents;

Assembles a variety of data from office records for incorporation into various reports;

May prepare payrolls and maintains time cards;

Composes and types routine correspondence;

Assists in proofreading typewritten and printed material;

Answers telephone, gives routine information to the public and makes appointments for superior schedules appointments, gathers demographic information including payer information and inputs into computer system and manages incoming faxes and sorts documents for scanning into electronic records;

Operates various electronic office equipment;

Collects and maintains records of fees or payments collected by department;

Operates an alpha-numeric keyboard;

Maintains records of petty cash fund;

Utilizes enhanced computer systems and equipment in the completion of assigned clerical tasks;

If applicable, complies with applicable federal and state regulatory guidelines, including Health information Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) privacy standards and established departmental policies, procedures and objectives.

FULL PERFORMANCE KNOWLEDGES, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS: Good knowledge of office terminology, procedures and equipment; good knowledge of business arithmetic and English; ability to understand and carry out complex oral and written instructions; ability to type from clear copy or rough draft at an average rate of speed; ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with a diverse constituency; ability to utilize a variety of electronic software applications; clerical aptitude; sound judgment; neatness; tact and courtesy; capable of performing the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Graduation from high school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma and one (1) year of office clerical experience.

NOTE: Completion of a one (1) year or longer post high school secretarial course, which included typing, may be substituted for the required experience. Additional office clerical experience which included typing, beyond the one-year requirement, may be substituted for high school on a year-for-year basis; or:

NOTE 2: Completion of thirty (30) semester credit hours* may be substituted for the required qualifying experience.

*Credit hours must have been awarded by a college or university accredited by a regional, national, or specialized agency recognized as an accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education/U.S. Secretary of Education. If your credit hours were awarded by an educational institution outside the United States and its territories, you must provide independent verification of equivalency. A list of acceptable companies who provide this service can be found on the Internet at http://www.cs.ny.gov/jobseeker/degrees.cfm . You must pay the required evaluation fee.

NOTE 3: Verifiable part time and/or volunteer experience will be pro-rated toward meeting full time experience requirements.

Salary : $22 - $27