Secretary III Bilingual Required #1739

Secretary III

• Bilingual Required #1739 Tri-Counties Regional Center Job Category Administrative/Clerical Overview Description
• We have a current opening on our Fillmore team for a Secretary III

• Job Title:

  Secretary III
• Bilingual Required (English/Spanish) Requisition #: 1739

Job Type:

Full Time, Temp to

Hire Location:

Fillmore Salary:

$20.26 hourly (full range $20.26

• 25.

34 hourly) + $110 biweekly bilingual stipend

Benefits:

Health insurance Paid time off Dental insurance Vision insurance Life insurance Retirement plan Referral program Flexible spending account Employee assistance program Employee Tuition reimbursement

Job Title :

Secretary III•

Bilingual Required Job Summary:

Perform extensive range of secretarial support duties for team members in our Santa Barbara office, including service coordination, medical, psychological, and management staff. Must be able to work independently and as part of a team.

Primary Functions:

1. Support Manager of Services and Supports as needed 2. Assist point person on Exception process as needed 3. Generate reports, correspondence, documents, and memoranda as needed for team 4. Process Early Start denials/accept letters and Age 3 denial/accepts letters in a 2-day turnaround time from date of receipt (Early Start) 5. Sandis changes as needed (demographic updates, change case file, closed, inactive & updating reports/contact history. 6. Type letters as needed 7. Assist point person in distribution for incoming and outgoing mail as necessary 8. ing of RC note on predetermined date for persons served (exception

• closed/inactive/transfer or deceased) 9. Processing of 3770 and CDER's as needed 10. General office
• photocopy, fax, scan, mail documents as needed for team 11. Create tables, forms
• OD (officer of the day) schedule, sign out books, schedule for team and any other tables and/or forms needed by team 12.

Gather data, compile reports, and prepare person served files as needed for team audits i.e. DDS, Peer audit reviews, etc.. 13. Transcription of phone messages when necessary 14. Preparation of referral packets for team as necessary 15. Filing for 3 service coordinator on a monthly basis (SC's to batch) 16. Relieve and/or rotate on switchboard and perform reception duties as needed 17. Schedule appointments and meetings for team department 18. Organize and maintain archive filing as necessary for team 19. Update information, lists, reports, contracts as needed for team 20. Request of medical records

• 2 day turnaround time from date received 21.

Maintain copier and fax machines with proper supplies, paper, ink etc. 22. Prepare closure, transfer, inactive, multi-volume & decease files accordingly 23. Travel to other offices as necessary 24. Assist as back up to point person in maintaining office supplies, agency forms and information as needed 25. Assist as backup to point person with facility issues such as building repair or service calls to vendors 26. Take minutes at team meetings as necessary & distribute to teams 27. May assist with planning and implementing special functions and training sessions for team needs 28. Additional or different functions may be assigned as needed

Skill Requirements:

1. Able to prioritize work and meet deadlines 2. Knowledge of medical/psychological terminology (preferred) 3. Communication skills 4. Appointment scheduling experience 5. Maintain confidentiality 6. Problem-solving skills 7. Interpersonal skills 8. Strong time management skills 9. Organizational skills 10. Prompt follow-up 11. Able to work with minimal supervision 12. Customer service oriented 13. Attention to detail 14. Tact, initiative, discretion, good judgment 15. Able to read, speak and write English and Spanish fluently required

Minimum Qualifications:

1. Proficient computer skills

• Excel & Word (Power Point desired) 2.

Ability to type minimum of 45 WPM 3. Knowledge of correct grammar and punctuation (test will be administered) 4. Knowledge of office methods, procedures, practices, equipment 5. High school graduate 6. 2 years relevant experience 7. Excellent telephone skills 8. Transcription skills desired 9. May be required to know or learn technical terminology and spreadsheet programs 10. Bilingual ability (Spanish/English) required

Physical Requirements:

Adequate manual dexterity and coordination for operation of a computer and other standard office equipment is required for this position. The ability to sit at a workstation for long periods of time, the ability to read, write and comprehend large amounts of written material such as reports and regulations, use the telephone, and communicate via electronic mail are all required on a daily basis. The ability to travel to another work-site location is occasionally required. The ability to stand, sit or walk for moderate distances on uneven terrain is also required on a daily basis. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or control and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to stand, sit, walk, push, pull, kneel, stoop, bend, and squat. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 lbs and infrequently up to 20 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Each of these physical tasks is an essential function of the position. To apply for this job please visit tri-counties.hiringplatform.com.