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State of Nevada Announces
An Open Competitive Recruitment for:
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT IV - SNAMHS - Patient Benefits
APPROXIMATE ANNUAL SALARY -  $35,475.12 to  $51,865.92  PAY GRADE: 29
For more information on benefit and retirement programs, please see the sections below.
In order to receive consideration, applicants must indicate their availability for any work type, travel, and location requirements listed.
JOB INFORMATION
Work Type: Permanent, full time vacancies as they may occur in this geographical location.
Department: Health and Human Services
Division: Public and Behavioral Health
Location: Las Vegas, Boulder City, Indian Springs, Jean, Henderson
Job Class Code: 02.210
RECRUITMENT INFORMATION
Announcement Number: 24815
Open to all qualified persons.
Posted 04/24/2015
Close Date: 05/08/2015
Recruiter:
   ANN AVITIA
   Phone: **None**
   Email: aavitia@admin.nv.gov
Applications accepted for another Expired
The Position
Administrative Assistants perform a broad variety of clerical, secretarial and administrative support duties in an assigned agency, program or other work unit within State government and the Nevada System of Higher Education.
Incumbents possess a degree of knowledge and proficiency sufficient to perform advanced-level work and may provide work direction and training to others.
PLEASE NOTE - This is a full-time position, working Wednesday through Sunday, 8am to 5pm. This position supports Southern Nevada Adult Mental Health Services (SNAMHS) and is in the In-Patient Benefits Program located in Rawson-Neal Psychiatric Hospital in Las Vegas, NV. This position will work for the Inpatient Financial Services Department at Rawson-Neal Hospital. The position will assist clients with mental illness with complex issues related to application, maintenance and coordination of public and private health benefits, Social Security benefits, social services; resolve benefits related pharmacy issues and collaborate with other programs and agencies to ensure clients are able to maximize use of available resources. This position will also be responsible for data and report preparation and will supervise lower level staff. Applicants must have a minimum of intermediate Microsoft Excel skills. Our Agency's mission is to help adults with mental illness improve their quality of life. Through a team approach, we provide innovative inpatient and outpatient mental health services for the Southern Nevada community. Some of the valuable services we provide include Psychiatric Emergency Services, Inpatient Services, Mobile Crises, Outpatient Counseling, Service Coordination, Intensive Service Coordination, Medication Clinic, Residential Support Programs, Mental Health Court, Consumer Advocacy and Programs for Assertive Community Treatment (PACT) teams. Inpatient services are provided through the new Rawson-Neal Psychiatric Hospital. Outpatient services are provided through mental health clinics located throughout the Las Vegas community and rural locations. We are accredited by the Joint Commission and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Through a career with SNAMHS, you can directly improve the lives of others in our community.

To Qualify:
In order to be qualified, you must meet the following requirements:
Education and Experience (Minimum Qualifications)
    Graduation from high school or equivalent education and four years of progressively responsible relevant work experience which included experience in one or more of the following areas: providing administrative/program support to professional staff and management; performing secretarial duties in support of a manager; coordinating communications between the manager, staff and program clientele; supervision of subordinate staff; researching information from internal and external sources; OR one year of experience as an Administrative Assistant III in Nevada State service; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Special Requirements
    A pre-employment criminal history check and fingerprinting are required. Persons offered employment in this position will be required to pay for these items.
Additional Position Criteria
    This position has a non standard work schedule - Wednesday through Sunday, 8am to 5pm.
    Microsoft Excel
The Examination
CLERICAL SUPPORT EXAM
The exam will consist of a written weighted 100%.

Qualified applicants will be contacted by the hiring agency for interview.
The following are the number of questions in each category of the exam:
20 - Office Operations and Practices
20 - Following Written Instructions & Reading Skills
10 - Arithmetic
20 - English Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling
15 - Computer Usage
15 - Interpersonal & Customer Service Skills
The following additional questions are part of this Recruitment
1) Describe in detail your knowledge and experience with Medicaid, Medicare and other public/private health insurance.
2) Describe in detail your experience and methods of interviewing people of diverse backgrounds to elicit personal and/or financial information.
3) Describe in detail your knowledge of and experience using the Avatar/CWS data system.
4) Describe your experiences collaborating with other agencies and programs.
5) Describe in detail your Supervisory Experience.
6) Describe your experience using Microsoft Excel program.
INFORMATIONAL LINKS
For more information about state employment, visit the following:
Division of Human Resource Management: http://hr.nv.gov
Public Employees Retirement System: http://www.nvpers.org
Public Employees Benefits Program: http://pebp.state.nv.us
More Benefits Information: http://nvjobs.nv.gov/Applicants/EB
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Email
Direct Inquiries or Correspondence to:
Division of Human Resource Management
Northern Nevada
515 East Musser Street,
First Floor
Carson City, Nevada 89701-4204

TDD for the Hearing Impaired (800) 326-6868
Division of Human Resource Management
Southern Nevada
7251 Amigo St,
Suite 120
Las Vegas, NV 89119

TDD for the Hearing Impaired (800) 326-6868


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