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Lake Region Behavioral Health Clinic – Devils Lake, ND – Administrative Assistant

Be part of the solution to the behavioral health crisis. As a team member for ND Department of Health & Human Services, you will ensure the most vulnerable have access to a high-quality healthcare system in which prevention works, treatment is effective, and people recover.

In a typical week you will provide office admissions, ready Tele‑med computers and assist clients in the registration process – contacting insurance companies and assisting clients with accessing insurance options. This position will also follow up on the needs of clients as well as other office needs, and support staff with faxing, emailing, filing, and compiling documents for admissions and referral services. You may also prepare charts and scan documents into our medical program and back up the receptionist. Strong ability to multi‑task, problem‑solve and shift from one task to another abruptly will be needed. Knowledge of insurance verifications and processes, as well as community resources will be helpful.

Qualifications

• Minimum: high school diploma or General Equivalency Diploma.
• Required experience: two years of office support, clerical, or secretarial work.
• Coursework in a vocational office support or closely related program may substitute for the work experience requirement on a year‑for‑year basis if it provided the knowledge and skills required to perform the duties.

About HHS

ND HHS strives to make North Dakota the healthiest state in the nation by reinforcing the foundations of well‑being: physical, economic, and behavioral. Those services are to be delivered as close to home as possible with a focus on dignity and respect. The keys to delivery of those services are the 2,800 committed, compassionate ND HHS team members and more than $6 billion in funding from nearly 200 different federal, state, and special sources.

Total Rewards

Careers with HHS includes 100% employer‑paid family health insurance and an excellent retirement package. In addition to the exceptional health insurance and retirement benefits, DHHS values continued learning and career enhancement. Therefore, we offer varying continuing education formats, including in‑person and online, as well as tuition reimbursement.

About Team ND

“Far and away the best prize life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.” – Theodore Roosevelt

More than 7,500 talented, hard‑working people across sixty‑three agencies have come together as Team North Dakota. At Team ND, we are driven to succeed through gratitude, humility, curiosity and courage. Our purpose is to empower people, improve lives, and inspire success. Join us in being legendary.

Application Procedures

Your resume should include information to demonstrate how you meet the minimum qualifications as posted. If the Department's Human Resource Division is unable to determine that you meet the minimum qualifications credit will not be given. All application material must be received on or before the closing date by 11:59 PM Central Standard Time (CST).

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. The Department of Health & Human Services does not offer or provide sponsorships.

This employer participates in E‑Verify. Please visit the following website for additional information: https://www.hhs.nd.gov/careers/e‑verify.

A copy of your qualifying degrees transcript and any applicable certifications or licensures must be provided at the time of an interview.

For more information about the position or if you need an accommodation, please contact Tifani Bachmeier at bachmeiertifani@nd.gov or at 701.382.0460.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The State of North Dakota and this hiring agency do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), genetics, religion, age or disability in employment or the provisions of services and complies with the provisions of the North Dakota Human Rights Act.

As an employer, the State of North Dakota prohibits smoking in all places of state employment in accordance with N.D.C.C. Sect. 23‑12‑10.

Contact Information

Employing Unit: ND HHS – Lake Region Behavioral Health Clinic.

Unit Phone Number: 701.665.2200.

TTY Number: ND Relay Service 1‑800‑366‑6888 (text); 1‑800‑366‑6889 (voice).

If you are experiencing technical difficulties with the Application Process or uploading attachments, please contact recruiter@nd.gov or (701) 328‑3290.

Seniority Level

• Entry level

Employment Type

• Full‑time

Job Function

• Administrative
• Government Administration