Newborn Screening Follow-up Office Specialist (Office Specialist 2)

at  Oregon Health Authority

Initial Posting Date:
10/17/2024
Application Deadline:
10/31/2024
Agency:
Oregon Health Authority
Salary Range:
$3,218 - $4,338
Position Type:
Employee
Position Title:
Newborn Screening Follow-up Office Specialist (Office Specialist 2)
Job Description:
The
Oregon Health Authority (OHA), Public Health Division (PHD), Oregon State Public Health Laboratory (OSPHL) Section
is recruiting for a Newborn Screening Follow-up Office Specialist to provide support for the newborn screening program, whose mission is to identify congenital disorders in children, prior to the onset of symptoms. In this position you will perform the daily operations of report processing, data entry, and data verification. Your role will be crucial to the fulfillment of our goal to provide accurate and timely testing for all newborns. If you have a passion for promoting healthy newborns in Oregon, we want you to apply today!
OHA values service excellence, leadership, integrity, health equity and partnership and has a strategic goal to end all health inequities by 2030.
The OHA mission is helping people and communities achieve optimum physical, mental, and social well-being through partnership, prevention and access to quality, affordable health care. OHA’s work is organized into three broad goals: Improve the lifelong health of all Oregonians, increase the quality, reliability, and availability of care for all Oregonians and lower or contain the cost of care so it is affordable to everyone.
This is a full-time, permanent position and is represented by a union, SEIU Human Services.

What you will do!

• You will use various software programs to access, enter, and organize information, including Natus/Neometrics, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Outlook, and MediaLab.
• You will perform various data entry functions and records processing.
• You will provide information and assistance to co-workers and customers.
• You will generate letters, edit and update standard operating procedures and protocols.
• You will perform administrative duties, such as: maintain records, schedule meetings, record and distribute meeting agendas/notes, and answer phones.

What’s in it for you?

The public health division is a team of passionate individuals working to promote health across the lifespan of individuals, families, and communities. We value and support unique perspectives using a trauma-informed approach and aim to reflect these values in our hiring practices, professional development, and workplace. We are committed to racial equity as a driving factor to improve health outcomes for all communities that experience inequities.

• We offer exceptional medical, vision and dental benefits packages for you and your qualified family members, with very low monthly out-of-pocket costs. Try this free virtual benefits counselor by clicking here: https://www.oregon.gov/oha/pebb/pages/alex.aspx
• Paid Leave Days:
• 11 paid holidays each year
• 3 additional paid “Personal Business Days” each year
• 8 hours of paid sick leave accumulated every month
• Progressive vacation leave accrual with increases every 5 years
• Pension and retirement programs
• Optional benefits include short-term disability, long-term disability, deferred compensation savings program, and flexible spending accounts for health care and childcare expenses.
• Click here to learn more about State of Oregon benefits.

The work hours for this position are Monday through Friday from 8am until 4:30pm. This position works in an office setting within a fast-paced laboratory in Hillsboro, Oregon. There are frequent demands for information that require the ability to shift priorities and be responsive on a very short timeline. Occasionally, work on weekends may be required. Potential, but low likelihood of exposure to chemical and infectious agents found in a clinical laboratory.
OHA values health equity, service excellence, integrity, leadership, partnership, innovation and transparency. OHA’s health equity definition is “Oregon will have established a health system that creates health equity when all people can reach their full potential and well-being and are not disadvantaged by their race, ethnicity, language, disability, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, social class, intersections among these communities or identities, or other socially determined circumstances. Achieving health equity requires the ongoing collaboration of all regions and sectors of the state, including tribal governments to address: the equitable distribution or redistributing of resources and power; and recognizing, reconciling, and rectifying historical and contemporary injustices.” OHA’s 10-year goal is to eliminate health inequities. Click
here
, to learn more about OHA’s mission, vision and core values.

• You will use various software programs to access, enter, and organize information, including Natus/Neometrics, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Outlook, and MediaLab.
• You will perform various data entry functions and records processing.
• You will provide information and assistance to co-workers and customers.
• You will generate letters, edit and update standard operating procedures and protocols.
• You will perform administrative duties, such as: maintain records, schedule meetings, record and distribute meeting agendas/notes, and answer phones