SENIOR CLERK - 50000873

Requisition No: 855636 

Agency: Veterans Affairs

Working Title: SENIOR CLERK - 50000873

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 50000873 

Salary:  $35,429.94 

Posting Closing Date: 06/30/2025 

Total Compensation Estimator Tool

Requisition # 855636  

SENIOR CLERK – (WARD CLERK)

Florida Department of Veterans' Affairs

Robert H. Jenkins State Domiciliary Veterans' Home

Lake City, Columbia County

Annual Salary: $35,429.94

Paid Bi-Weekly

**INTERNAL AGENCY ONLY**

Excellent retirement package and optional deferred compensation plan.  Health, vision, dental, ‎disability, and other supplemental insurance available at reasonable premium rates.  Paid vacation and ‎sick leave. Nine (9) paid holidays and personal day.  Tuition waiver available for State Universities and ‎Community Colleges (up to 6 credits per semester).‎

***Other Senior Clerk (Ward Clerk) positions may be filled from this advertisement within Six (6) months of the closing date***

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must be a current employee of Florida Department of Veterans Affairs.
• Must be able to communicate effectively in English: reading, speaking, and writing
• Must have excellent organization, communication, and interpersonal Skills
• Must have excellent skills in Microsoft Office Suite (especially Excel, Outlook and Word)
• Successful completion of the due diligence process to include, but not limited to, a Level II background check and drug test.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• High School Diploma or GED
• Two (2) years secretarial or clerical work experience
• One (1) year experience in a health care setting is preferred.

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

The incumbent will work under the supervision of the Executive Nursing Director.  Responsibilities include initiating the admission packet, assist in the coordination, discharge/transfer of residents and the record maintenance process for a State Veterans’ Nursing Home.

• Maintain accurate active medical record in the unit
• Maintain and report any changes in appointment calendar and transportation for the residents, schedules and tracks resident laboratory tests
• Initiates the Unit Admission Package and coordinates the admission process with the Admission Coordinator and nursing staff
• Assists with the discharging/transferring of residents
• Assists the Health Information Specialist in Medical Record maintenance for the facility including organizing records, filing, monitoring for signatures, and transcribing monthly weights and vital signs into the clinical record keeping system
• Performs functions at the nursing unit station to maintain an organized nursing environment, which include answering the telephone, record keeping and filing
• Performs needed functions in the FDVA computerized record keeping system
• Attends all required facility training
• Perform other related duties as required

This position is in the Career Service system.

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.

VETERANS’ PREFERENCE.  Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply.  Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements.  Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code.  Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here.  All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.