SENIOR CLERK - 60010260

Requisition No: 843939 

Agency: Children and Families

Working Title: SENIOR CLERK - 60010260

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 60010260 

Salary:  $33,720.00 - $43,994.32 Annually 

Posting Closing Date: 01/13/2025 

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The Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) is the state of Florida’s social services agency. The agency oversees services for child safety, fostering, adoption, domestic violence, adult protective services, refugees, homelessness, mental health, substance abuse, childcare providers, human trafficking and public assistance. The agency’s mission is to work in partnership with local communities to protect the vulnerable, promote strong and economically self-sufficient families, and advance personal and family recovery and resiliency.

Within DCF, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health (SAMH) Program office is recognized as the single state authority for substance abuse and mental health services. The Office of SAMH is statutorily responsible for the planning, evaluation, and implementation of a comprehensive statewide system of care for the prevention, treatment, and recovery of children and adults with serious mental illnesses or substance use disorders.

Northeast Florida State Hospital (NEFSH) is a 613-bed, licensed mental health treatment facility that provides person-centered services to adults suffering from severe and persistent mental illness. The hospital, located in Macclenny, was established in 1959 and is the largest state operated civil treatment facility. 

 

NORTHEAST FLORIDA STATE HOSPITAL IS A TOBACCO FREE FACILITY.

 

TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION RESPONSES TO THE QUALIFYING QUESTIONS ARE REQUIRED AND MUST BE VERIFIABLE BASED ON YOUR SUBMITTED APPLICATION.

 

THIS IS AN ANTICIPATED VACANCY.

 

This is a highly responsible and professional position that will serve as a Senior Clerk at the Northeast Florida State Hospital. This position will collaborate with each section within the state facilities and be required to use independent judgement, take initiative in carrying out duties and responsibilities and should be extraordinarily detail oriented. 

 

Specific Duties and Responsibilities include:

• This is a highly responsible position assisting the Medical Scheduling Office in the management and coordination of medical appointments scheduling, follow up and data entry for specialized medical consultations, procedures, and clinics of a large mental health treatment facility.
• Daily operations include working independently with staff physicians, clinic physicians, external physicians, nurses, consultants, the Hospital Attorney’s office, Transportation, and Accounting departments to ensure timely appointment scheduling, legal status confirmations, insurance billing and responsible party confirmations, as well as appropriate transportation arrangements, timely delivery of medical reports, filing to medical charts and operational data entry related to management and functions within the MED Scheduling Office.
• Assists in the coordination of admissions and discharges, to and from outside facilities for specialty services in accordance with NEFSH policies and procedures.
• Ensures all paperwork and orders are complete, including laboratory and x-ray results, if necessary.
• Coordinates with the transportation department to arrange transportation and ensures notifications are made accordingly.