Vital Records Registrar

Posting Date

03/06/25

Application Deadline

03/09/25

Pay Range

Anticipated Hiring Range: $19.75 - $22.06 hourly

Full Range: $19.75 - $29.00 hourly

Salary offers are based on the candidate's equivalent experience and internal equity with other employees within the same job classification. This position is eligible for overtime compensation for all hours worked over 40 in the designated workweek.

Job Type

Unclassified

Department

Public Health

About The Position

Do you have excellent customer service skills and have a keen eye for detail? If so, apply for our Vital Records Registrar position!

As a Vital Records Registrar, you will register, correct, and amend vital records and issue certified copies of birth and death certificates while providing guidance to partners and stakeholders, maintaining security, assuring surveillance of public health mortality threats, adhering to financial guidelines, and complying with Arizona State Statutes, administrative codes, and federal requirements.

This position will be based at our Goodyear office, located at 14130 W. McDowell Road, Goodyear, AZ 85395.

About Us

Come work for Maricopa County Department of Public Health, the 3rd largest health jurisdiction in the U.S.! MCDPH’s mission is to increase the quality of life for our residents by collaborating with the community to develop and implement strategies, programs, and services addressing the emerging and changing needs of public health. We aim to serve Maricopa County residents with a focus on health equity and a data-driven approach to our work. We value our staff's unique skills and differences, as well as the varied experiences and disciplines we represent. Together, we are working towards our vision of creating a healthy, thriving Maricopa County for all.

Proud to Offer

• Work with a greater purpose
• Tuition reimbursement
• Exceptional work-life balance
• Opportunities for growth and development within Maricopa County
• Low-cost, high-value healthcare for you and your qualifying dependents
• Paid vacation, sick time, and parental leave
• Extensive wellness program, including healthcare premium discounts
• Employee discounts for goods and services
• Maricopa County participates in the Arizona State Retirement System. This defined retirement benefit requires a 12.27% monthly contribution rate and includes a 100% employer match on Day 1
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We Require

• Two years of office, administrative, or clerical experience
• High school diploma or GED
• A combination of education and experience may be considered in substitution for the minimum qualifications
  
  

We also Value

• Bilingual English/Spanish skills
• Experience working with U.S. vital records/registration
• Experience working with medical records or in a health-related field, including mortuary science
• Certification as a Public Health or Community Health Worker from an accredited college or currently enrolled in a Public Health or Community Health Worker program and eligible to receive certification within six months of hire
  
  

Job Contributions

• Applies specialized working knowledge to register live birth, still birth, foundling, death, and fetal death certificates that occur primarily within Maricopa County and the State of Arizona as necessary
• Applies the appropriate Arizona Revised Statutes, Arizona Administrative Codes policies, and procedures that determine who may or may not lawfully register vital records and obtain certified copies of birth, death, and fetal death certificates
• Reviews and processes administrative orders or court orders submitted for the purpose of creating or amending Arizona vital records; enters related data into appropriate databases
• Validates all identification and evidentiary documents while maintaining 100% data and identity security of all submissions, including various government-issued identification, evidentiary documents, official files, and records provided by the general public and private or public agencies
• Witnesses, notarizes, and/or processes hospital and funeral home correction letters, customer affidavits, court orders, and voluntary acknowledgments of paternity
• Efficiently and accurately addresses high volume customer inquiries received in person, telephonically, via the web and provides daily activity reports of all vital registration activity to management.
• Maintains, reconciles, and updates funeral home charge accounts financial invoices and accepts various payment tender for services rendered; balances cash drawer and reconciles paperwork daily
• Provides consultation and training to funeral homes, birthing facilities, public partners, and stakeholders regarding the vital registration process
• Coordinates with the Arizona Department of Health Services to resolve any vital registration issues that may be out of compliance
• Adheres to the secure data records retention policies and maintains strict compliance with the management and recording of all vital records data contained within the State of Arizona and Maricopa County retention schedules
  
  

Working Conditions

• Work is primarily performed in an office setting
• Must be able to participate in emergency response training as scheduled and be available to respond as directed in the event of a public health emergency
• May be asked to work at a different satellite location as needed
• Must possess or have the ability to obtain a valid Arizona driver's license by the time of hire
• Must secure and maintain an Arizona Department of Public Safety Level 1 Fingerprint Clearance Card and complete a background check
• Within one month of hire, all employees will be required to provide evidence of immunity or receive immunizations for vaccine-preventable illnesses for any position within the Maricopa County Department of Public Health; required immunizations include MMR (measles, mumps, rubella), Tdap (whooping cough and diphtheria), Varicella (chickenpox), and annual Influenza; some positions require a Hepatitis B vaccine and/or a Tuberculosis test
  
  

Selection Procedure

• Only the most qualified candidates will be considered
• Consideration will only be given to candidates who submit online applications
• Candidates will be contacted primarily through email and their Workday online application profile
• Must pass a pre-employment background and/or fingerprint investigation as required by statute or policy, including drug and alcohol testing requirements for positions designated as safety-sensitive
  
  

Maricopa County is an equal opportunity employer.

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