Office Assistant ; PCN

The recruitment period for this job announcement has been extended.

This Individual Position is Exempt from the Hiring Freeze. Qualified Applicants are Encouraged To Apply.

Welcome to the Department of Health! We’d be delighted to have you join our team. If you envision yourself in this role and are ready to start an exciting career with us, apply today!

This position is open to Alaskan Residents only. Please check out the residency definition to determine if you qualify.

As an Office Assistant 2, you will provide a full range of clerical and receptionist services, playing a vital role in the office’s workflow and contributing to our mission of protecting vulnerable Alaskans. Your job duties will include, but are not limited to:

• data review and entry, coding and processing invoices and timesheets, general money handling, maintaining spreadsheets and trackers, answering the phone, routing calls, and greeting guests.

The Health Care Services mission is to provide to all eligible Alaskans access and oversight to the full range of appropriate Medicaid services. We also protect Alaska’s most vulnerable populations through our certification and licensing sections.

The Health Care Services vision is to:
Innovate health plans that improve quality of health care for all Alaskans, attract excellent providers, and be known for outstanding customer service.

Division of Health Care Services core values:
Through quality service, prudent use of resources, and satisfied, productive employees, we will promote good health for the people we serve via ACCESS:

• Articulate
• Competent
• Constructive
• Ethical
• Strategic
• Sincere

We offer challenging and exciting work that has a positive impact on the lives of Alaskans. We are a dynamic, innovative, and fast-paced team. The administrative staff are critical team members, ensuring the lights remain on, workers are paid, and sticky notes are stocked. We serve as the backbone of our team and value attention to detail, flexibility, a heart for service, and dedication to the Department’s mission.

All team members’ input is valued, and we are always looking to provide growth and learning opportunities. We encourage contributions of ideas to improve our operations and to identify promotional opportunities within the Department.

This position is conveniently located at 4601 Business Park Blvd, Bldg K, in mid-town Anchorage with access to restaurants, shopping, bike paths, and nearby Cuddy Family Midtown Park. Free parking is provided. The workweek is Monday through Friday, with full-time office hours. This is not a telework position.

• Ability to work independently and prioritize workload.
• Ability to compare data from a variety of sources for accuracy and completeness, identify discrepancies or inaccuracies, and make corrections.
• Working knowledge of the principles and practices of clerical support procedures, including account keeping, requisitioning, stock maintenance, filing, correspondence, and reporting.
• Ability to search for, select, compile, and/or summarize data and information.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative relations with those contacted in the course of the work.

To view the general description and example of duties for this job class, please go to the following link and search for Office Assistant 2:  class specs.

High school diploma or the equivalent.

AND

One year of experience that includes clerical tasks such as greeting clients, answering phones, typing, filing, sorting mail, entering data, receiving payments, making change, or maintaining logs.

Education from an accredited college may substitute for the required experience (3 semester hours or 4 quarter hours equal one month of experience; 150 hours of vocation education equal one month of experience).

High school diploma equivalent means one of the following:
1) a G.E.D.;
2) completion of any basic adult education course equivalent to 480 class hours (16 weeks at 30 course hours per week);
3) acceptance in full standing by an accredited college or…