Admin Legal Assistant

Health Advocates Network is currently seeking a Legal Secretaries to work at a facility in Delmar, NY. These are registry positions with our company.

Pay Rate: $22 / hour
*W2

Shift details:

• M-F/ 7.5 hours a day

Job Descriptions:

*The Justice Center is currently seeking one position, with the option to go up to 2, for the course of the term*


The Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs (Justice Center or Agency) is seeking candidates to assist with the management of the Agency's Records Access program. The position calls for staff who are task oriented with great attention to detail. Additionally, staff need to be able to work independently with time-sensitive and confidential tasks. Preferred candidates would also have experience with redacting sensitive documents in line with State and Federal laws, have the ability to audit and review redactions, have experience training new staff, have knowledge of, and ability to apply, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and LEAN concepts to make processes more efficient, and be able to send correspondence to outside State agencies and/or service providers.


We are seeking individuals with a working knowledge of computer programs/systems including: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel), Adobe Pro, SharePoint, TEAMS and Email (Outlook). The position also requires the ability to learn and utilize the Justice Center database program.


Specific job duties include: completing redactions on Justice Center cases pursuant to Social Services Law (SSL) § 496 and Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) requests; audit and review redactions performed by others; monitoring workflow in SharePoint to ensure efficiency and productivity; maintain functional awareness on staff responsibilities and assist when possible; present training material and/or redaction training topics during all-staff meetings; create cover letters for correspondence with provider or other applicable parties; review possible incomplete Investigative Summary Reports (ISRs) and letters of determination (LODs) and reaching out to supervisors, as needed; assist with the process of dispatching case information to the Office of the Medicaid Inspector General (OMIG); grant Corrective Action Plan (CAP) extensions for delayed provider cases; complete records management and reconciliation duties; mail out closed Justice Center cases to be received by the provider or applicable parties; other duties may require the proper handling of confidential information and the import/export of information from Justice Center databases. Additional projects and duties may also be assigned, depending on emergent agency business needs. Ability to maintain confidentiality of documents, conversations, proceedings, process, etc. is required.


The position(s) are expected to be in-person at our Delmar office.


The winning bidder(s) are required, at the sole discretion of the NYS Justice Center, to continue employment of temporary employee(s) currently working at the Justice Center at or above his/her current take home hourly pay rate.


The Justice Center reserves the right to terminate the employment of candidate(s) immediately, in the event that the Justice Center, in its sole discretion, is not satisfied with the work performed.

The Justice Center may award both a primary and secondary contract.


This is a best value procurement. As a result, the winning bid(s) will be selected after a review of resumes are completed. The winning bid(s) will be based on the extent to which candidates meet the skills described above and price. Preference may be given to candidates with experience working with the NYS Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs for Temporary staffing services. Preference may also be given to MWBE certified vendors.

Benefits:
-Medical
-Dental
-Vision
-Term Life
-Short-Term Disability Coverage
-401K

If interested, please apply through this job post. You may fax a copy of your most recent resume to 877-858-623. If you have any questions, please feel free to call at (800) 928-5561 and ask to speak with Jonathan (Monday-Friday 8:30 AM-5:00 PM PST).

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