Office Technician (Health Information Management Department)

Job Description and Duties

The Health Information Management Department is anticipating a vacancy for a full-time, permanent, Office Technician (Typing) position. This position, under general supervision from the Health Record Technician II Supervisor, is responsible for pulling and filing volumes of records; filing single and multiple documents; preparing documents for record destruction according to California retention guidelines; opening, sorting, and distributing mail; using basic office equipment such as copier, fax, telephone, computer, and printer; typing correspondences; taking meeting minutes; and providing excellent customer service to public and hospital staff.

A typing certification is required for an Office Technician (Typing) position. Please provide at the time of your interview a typing certificate issued within the last four years that certifies your ability to type at a speed of 40 WPM. DSH-Napa will honor typing certificates certified from a five (5) minute typing test that meets the CalHR requirements, with a minimum of 40 WPM (words per minute). The California Department of Human Resources has approved certificates from the following entities:

• Any State Agency/Department (the Agency/Department that you are applying to may also give you a typing test) The Employment Development Department’s (EDD) One-Stop Career Centers may offer free typing tests. For a location near you, visit EDD’s website at http://www.edd.ca.gov/Jobs_and_Training/pubs/osfile.pdf .
• Business schools or colleges
• Adult Education Centers
• Skills and Business Education Centers

Typing certificates issued by the Internet or Employment Agencies, and Typing Certificates issued for a typing test under five (5) minutes are not acceptable.

Applications may be screened and only the most qualified candidates will be invited for an interview. Please ensure your application is thoroughly filled out, resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.

Those interested in obtaining employment with the California Department of State Hospitals – Napa must apply and compete through the State recruitment process. Applicants who successfully pass the examination will be placed on an eligibility list used to recruit for positions.

To apply for the examination for this position, please click here:

Office Technician Exam Link

If you already have list eligibility for this classification, you do not need to retake the examination, except when your list eligibility expires. Please note this is a separate process, you will also need to submit your application of interest additionally.

You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.

Benefits

Benefit information may be obtained by visiting the California Department of Human Resources (CalHR) web site and to the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) web site for retirement and health benefit information.

Other benefits include:

Free Parking

On-site childcare

Electric Vehicle charging stations

Beautiful walking trails and access to parks

On-site exercise facility

Equal Opportunity Employer

The State of California is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.

It is an objective of the State of California to achieve a drug-free work place. Any applicant for state employment will be expected to behave in accordance with this objective because the use of illegal drugs is inconsistent with the law of the State, the rules governing Civil Service, and the special trust placed in public servants.

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