Nursing Home Fiscal Technician - Payroll (Gracedale Nursing Home)

Northampton County will require all newly hired Gracedale Nursing Home employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before beginning employment with the County. This policy applies to all new hires who receive an offer of employment on or after December 1, 2021.

In order to be considered for this position, applicants must successfully submit a completed application prior to the posting deadline. Applications submitted with incomplete or missing education and/or work experience sections will be considered incomplete and will not be reviewed. These applicants will be disqualified from consideration. The attachment of a resume to the application does not fulfill this requirement and will not prevent incomplete applications from being rejected. Education and work experience fields must be completed, regardless of the presence of an attached resume.

Once the posting closes, all applications will be reviewed. The information provided on the application will be utilized to determine whether or not each applicant meets the Minimum Requirements for this position as noted in the Job Description. We encourage all applicants to provide a comprehensive, concise history of their education, certification, licensing, and employment history. Please read the Minimum Requirements thoroughly and then demonstrate that you meet these requirements on your application.

For questions regarding this posting, please contact Sherry Christman, Human Resources Analyst at schristman@norcopa.gov or 610-829-6382.

Equal Employment Opportunities - It is the policy of Northampton County to provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all persons regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, sex, gender identity, gender expression, age, genetic information, disability, or any other status protected by the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and any other state, federal, or local law.

GENERAL PURPOSE
The Nursing Home Fiscal Technician - Payroll position is primarily responsible for processing payroll, which includes compliance with all federal, state, and local payroll regulations.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED
This position reports directly to the Lead Accountant.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED
This position is not responsible for the supervision of other employees or functions.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES OF THE POSITION
Maintains programs and systems involving personnel and personnel transactions, including vendors and information services personnel. Provides information governing assigned program and explains need for different or additional information, action, or assistance. Describes effect of alternative choices on individual's part and puts such choices into effect, including any related justifications, documentation, or other processing. Maintains confidentiality and control of these and related records.

Payroll work includes: establishment of departments, employee groups, and labor distribution within the personnel recordkeeping system. Inputting job classification or system changes on system tables. Processing and inputting of vacancies, new hires, promotions, transfers, terminations, and all other personnel transactions with verification of appropriate position, salary, benefit, and personal information. And providing information to supervisors requiring assistance on the payroll process.

Answers telephone and receives employees to office. Answers questions about services and provides assistance. Composes answers to correspondence about assigned payroll functions or programs. Operates automated data processing, copying, calculators, and similar office equipment.

Attends staff meetings, conferences and training sessions as required.

*An employee assigned to this title shall perform a majority, but may not perform all, of the duties listed in this job description. Conversely, minor level duties performed on the job may not be listed. The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position.

REQUIRED MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE - Completion of a high school, or general equivalency, diploma; AND

One (1) year of schooling in the area of business or mathematics, or a certification in payroll; OR

At least two (2) years of full-time, professional payroll work experience.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS - Applicants must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, and present valid proof of vaccinated status, in order to be eligible for hire at Gracedale Nursing Home. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), people are considered fully vaccinated two (2) weeks after their second dose in a 2-dose series (such as Pfizer or Moderna vaccines), or two (2) weeks after a single-dose vaccine (such as Johnson & Johnson's Janssen vaccine).

Upon hire employee must have a drug screening and COVID-19 testing. Employees may also be periodically tested for COVID-19 as required or recommended. In addition, Gracedale Nursing Home will follow The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requirements with regard to booster(s) needed for workers in health care settings.

All employees of Gracedale Nursing Home will be required to attend Feeding Program training.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
Knowledge of goals, objectives, principles, and practices pertaining to public payroll processes in a long term care facility.

Skill in gathering and analyzing information for the creation of reports.

Ability to establish and/or maintain filing and other recordkeeping systems.

Ability to learn and interpret rules, regulations, policies, and procedures and apply accordingly.

Ability to study and comprehend County personnel policy as it relates to time and attendance, and apply policy accordingly.

Ability to study, comprehend, and differentiate Collective Bargaining Agreements as they relate to time and attendance, and apply accordingly.

Ability to apply Federal Labor Standards Act (FLSA) regulations as they relate to time and attendance, i.e. mandated break periods and overtime regulations.

Ability to operate a personal computer and secure information from established data processing, spreadsheet, word processing, ERP database, and Kronos Time, Attendance, and Scheduling databases.

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates, callers, visitors, clients, representatives of other offices, and the public.

Ability to read, write, speak, understand, and communicate in English to perform the duties of this position.

TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
Telephone, personal computer (including word processing and spreadsheet software) calculator, fax machine, and copier.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk, sit, talk, or hear.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to twenty-five (25) pounds.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

SELECTION GUIDELINES
Formal application, rating of education and experience, interview, and reference check as well as job related tests may be required.

The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.

FLSA STATUS: FLSA NON-EXEMPT (ELIGIBLE FOR OVERTIME)
DESIGNATION: CAREER SERVICE
PAY GRADE: CS/GR16
UNION STATUS: NON-UNION

Updated October 2024