DOC Kewanee LSRC Office Associate - Health Care Unit

Position Title: Office Associate

Job Requisition ID: 46706 
Closing Date: 05/08/2025 11:59 p.m.
​Agency: Department of Corrections
Class Title: OFFICE ASSOCIATE - 30015 
Skill Option: Keyboarding 
Bilingual Option: None
Salary: Anticipated Starting Salary $4,003/month; CBA Applies; Full Range: $4,003 - $5,256/month
Job Type: Salaried
Category: Full Time 
County: Henry
Number of Vacancies: 1
Bargaining Unit Code: RC014
Merit Comp Code: 

 

This position is a union position; therefore, provisions of the relevant collective bargaining agreement/labor contract apply to the filling of this position.

 

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Applications submitted via email or any paper manner (mail, fax, hand delivery) will not be considered.

 

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Position Overview

The position will serve as Secretary to the Health Care Unit Administrator.  Working closely with facility health care unit administration, this position will keyboard a variety of complex documents, maintain filing systems, and serve as a receptionist. This position requires confidentiality, accuracy, and a strict attention to detail. A background in health care, as well as a working knowledge of medical and/or terminology, would be a plus. The ideal candidate would be a self-motivated, task oriented, and organized individual with strong interpersonal and communication skills. We are looking for an energetic and dedicated candidate that is seeking to be an integral part of our health care team; a candidate that can be trusted to display professionalism, 
integrity, civility, transparency, accountability, and responsiveness in all actions. We encourage all qualified individuals to apply.
 

Essential Functions

• Serves as secretary to the Health Care Unit Administrator.
• Keyboards complex charts, statistical reports, documents, forms, and memos including medical and psychological terminology.
• Serves as Health Care Unit receptionist.
• Maintains manuals such as Administrative Directives, Institutional Directions, Procedures and ACA, and updates as needed.
• Compiles and gathers statistics and information for Health Care Unit Monthly Report.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to the completion of high school AND two (2) years of office experience.
• Requires the ability to keyboard accurately at 45 wpm.

Conditions of Employment

• Requires ability to pass the IDOC/IDJJ background check.
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