PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN/EMERGENCY APPOINTMENT HOMELESSNESS

Posting number: Y0668A-EA

Department: HEALTH SERVICES

Job classification: PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN

Posting type: Open

Categories: Community Services

Summary

 EXAM NUMBER

 Y0668A-EA 

 TYPE OF RECRUITMENT

 OPEN COMPETITIVE - EMERGENCY

FIRST DAY OF FILING 

 March 25, 2025 at 9:00 a.m., (PT) 

This opportunity will remain open until the needs of the services are met and is subject to closure without prior notice.

NO OUT-OF-CLASS EXPERIENCE OR WITHHOLDS ARE ALLOWED FOR THIS EXAMINATION.  

The LA County Board of Supervisors recently declared a local state of emergency for homelessness, and the County is working to revise and expand our response to help all who are affected. We are looking for qualified and passionate individuals to help us in the mission of addressing issues like housing, mental health, and substance use. If you are looking for a new career that will directly benefit the population of LA County, this may be the opportunity for you. 

Department of Health Services Community Programs (Housing for Health for Homelessness) and Office of Diversion and Reentry seek qualified candidates to fill emergency Principal Accounting Systems Technician vacancies related to the homelessness crisis. 

Under the emergency order, applicants who meet the requirements may be hired for an initial period of up to 90 days, with an opportunity for permanent County employment.

Before your initial work period ends, you will be assessed on your work performance. This assessment will be weighted 100%.

Those who successfully pass the assessment will be considered for permanent appointment as Principal Accounting Systems Technician.

ABOUT LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES:

The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (DHS) is the second-largest municipal health system in the nation. Through its integrated system of 23 health centers, four acute hospitals, and an expanded network of community partner clinics – DHS annually provides direct care for 500,000 unique patients, employs over 23,000 staff, and has an annual budget of over $8.4 billion. 

Through academic affiliations with the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), the University of Southern California (USC), and the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Sciences (CDU), DHS hospitals are training sites for physicians completing their Graduate Medical Education in nearly every medical specialty and subspecialty. In addition to its direct clinical services, DHS also runs the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Agency and the County's 911 emergency response system, as well as Housing for Health and the Office of Diversion and Re-entry, each with a critical role in connecting vulnerable populations, including those released from correctional and institutional settings to supportive housing.

For additional information regarding DHS please visit www.dhs.lacounty.gov. 

MISSION:
To advance the health of our patients and our communities by providing extraordinary care.

DEFINITION: 

Supervises professional accounting systems analysis work in connection with the review, development, and implementation of large scale and complex computerized and non- automated fiscal control systems.

CLASSIFICATION STANDARDS:

Examples of duties

Supervises the study and evaluation of existing departmental accounting procedures, fiscal controls, and accounting forms, in both computerized and non-automated accounting systems.