Typist - County Nursing Home

Job Opportunities

Use the Government Jobs tab to search through your municipality's employment opportunities. Subscribe to job posting notifications to be automatically alerted of the latest career opportunities by clicking on the Notify Me® button.

Please submit applications to Human Resources by either faxing or mailing to the address listed on the bottom of the application.

Employees in this class perform work that is primarily of a routine nature, involving standardized clerical tasks and the full-time or substantial part-time operation of a typewriter or keyboard. Detailed instructions are given for new or difficult assignments. Employees in this class may be assigned to work on word processing or a personal alphanumeric keyboard and reviewing information on a display screen.

An employee in this class may be required to undergo training to develop and/or increase skills in the operation of a word processing or personal computer equipment, and related software. Incumbents do related work as required.

• Types forms, letters, envelopes, transcripts, invoices, vouchers, records, medical charts, payrolls, title searches, judgments, reports, index cards, timecards, and similar materials.
• Transcribes Dictaphone cylinders and/or longhand copy;
• May operate word processing or personal computer equipment to produce acceptable copy of manipulating an alpha-numeric keyboard and reviewing information on a display screen;
• May relieve a telephone switchboard operator and employees waiting on the public;
• Types and maintains various records and reports;
• Files correspondence, memoranda, reports, and other materials;
• Makes arithmetical computations on a variety of financial and statistical records not requiring account keeping knowledge and skills;
• Operates a copier and other simple office machines;
• Index materials and performs simple record keeping tasks;
• Make entries from original sources onto cards, bills, ledgers, or directly to computer files.

Working knowledge of office terminology, procedures, and equipment; working knowledge of business arithmetic and English; ability to type accurately at a predetermined rate of speed; ability to operate, or learn to operate, word processing or personal computer equipment and software; ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions; ability to write legibly; clerical aptitude; tact and courtesy; physical condition commensurate with the demands of the position.

A. GRADUATION FROM HIGH SCHOOL OR POSSESSION OF A HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY DIPLOMA; OR

B. Two years of clerical experience which shall have involved typing; or

C. An equivalent combination of training and experience as outlined in “A” and “B” above.

Note:

Candidates must possess verifiable training and/or experience in typing to qualify to take this examination.

Special

Note:

Applicants seeking employment in this position may be required to provide verifiable training and/or experience in the operation of computer equipment to receive an appointment to a position where such skills are a prerequisite to the satisfactory performance of the work.