Harris Health System is the public healthcare safety-net provider established in 1966 to serve the residents of Harris County, Texas. As an essential healthcare system, Harris Health champions better health for the entire community, with a focus on low-income uninsured and underinsured patients, through acute and primary care, wellness, disease management and population health services. Ben Taub Hospital (Level 1 Trauma Center) and Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital (Level 3 Trauma Center) anchor Harris Healths robust network of 39 clinics, health centers, specialty locations and virtual (telemedicine) technology. Harris Health is among an elite list of health systems in the U.S. achieving Magnet nursing excellence designation for its hospitals, the prestigious National Committee for Quality Assurance designation for its patient-centered clinics and health centers and its strong partnership with nationally recognized physician faculty, residents and researchers from Baylor College of Medicine; McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth); The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; and the Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine at the University of Houston.

Job Summary - CORRECTIONAL HEALTH

Assists the Department Director by performing clerical and administrative duties, maintains various computer databases and coordinates project documentation activities. Responsible for coordination of Texas mental health state hospital-related court orders, state hospital admission process and facilitation of return to Harris County. Coordinates activities with the Harris Center and the Harris County Jail Transportation Division. Responsible for maintaining statistics of state hospital activities related to patients pending transfer and those transferred. Performs a variety of clerical activities associated with this process. Interacts with the courts to receive state hospital-related court orders and to initiate the state hospital admission process.

Minimum Qualifications

School Education: High School Diploma or GED

Work Experience: Two (2) Years Work Experience Secretarial or Office Management using MS Access and Excel

Management Experience: Two (2) Years of Management Experience preferred

Communication Skills: Above Average Verbal Communication (Heavy Public Contact), Exceptional Verbal (Public Speaking), Writing/Correspondence, Writing/Reports

Proficiencies: MS Word, P.C., Typing WPM_35

Job Attributes
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Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: Analytical, Statistical

Work Schedule: Flexible, Eligible for Telecommute

Equipment Operated: Desktop computer, copier, fax