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In order to receive consideration, applicants must indicate their availability for any work type, travel, and location requirements listed.

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. The Bureau of Child, Family & Community Wellness is recruiting for the position of Administrative Assistant 3 in the Nevada State Immunization Program. The Immunization Program is composed of the Vaccines for Children (VFC) Program, Nevada WebIZ, IZ Special Projects, Pandemic Influenza Preparedness, School and Childcare Immunization Management, and Immunization Disparities. The major responsibilities of this position include directly assisting the Health Program Manager 2 with the daily administrative operations of the Immunization Program; supervising contracted AA2 staff when present; coordinating program communications/mailings and meetings both internally and with external partners; monitoring Program/Bureau/Division phone lines; engaging stakeholders; and monitoring provider applications for enrollment, etc. Other duties include the creation and maintenance of a variety of documentation, reports, spreadsheets, and databases with content spanning all Immunization Program components, as well as management of the IZ Program Facebook page. Finally, this position is responsible for supporting the operations of the VFC Program by assisting all Health Program Specialists and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) federally-assigned Public Health Advisor (PHA) as necessary to support Program objectives.

At the Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health, our mission is to protect, promote and improve the physical and behavioral health of the people of Nevada. The State of Nevada is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action in recruitment of its employees and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, domestic partnership, genetic information (GINA), or compensation and/or wages. ***THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE AT ANY TIME BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED. QUALIFIED APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.***

In order to be qualified, you must meet the following requirements: