Office Assistant

Seafield Center Inc.Mineola, New YorkOn-siteFull-timeNew grad, 0–1 yearsListed 5 days ago

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About this role

Full Time Position Avaliable!
$20.00-$22.00

Benefits Available for Full Time Employees:

- Generous Paid Time Off Policy

- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

- Flexible Spending Account

- Basic Group Life AD&D Insurance (No Cost)

- Voluntary Life Insurance

- Other Voluntary Benefits

- Reimbursement for Professional Development Expenses

- Employee Assistance Program

- Retirement Program (401k)

- 8 Paid Holidays

HOURS:
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday: 3p-9pm
Wednesday: 3p-8:30p
Friday: 9a-5pm

MAIN FUNCTION:

To assist the Office Manager with daily operational needs of the facility.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Ensure that all clients are treated with dignity and respect.

- Affirming care for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning clients.

- Assist with answering all calls, in a pleasant, professional manner, and transferring to the appropriate party or take a complete message.

- No messages taken for clients, except for emergency calls.

- Provide accurate information regarding all anonymous meetings, hot-line numbers and directions to facility.

- Greeting new admissions, client families and visitors, monitor sign-in/out log and issue name tags. Enforce confidentiality rule.

- Prepare outpatient mail for Seafield drivers. Distribute in-coming mail.

- Miscellaneous typing tasks.

- Sign-in/out personal body alarms.

- Total daily deposits at the end of each work day. Generate and update Self-Pay/Co-Pay Ledgers on a daily basis to ensure client balances are up- to-date.

- Collect payments and review balances with clients.

- Run Medicaid cards on a weekly basis; the first and last day of each month and generate a report for the Office Manager of the Medicaid Pendings and problem accounts.

- Keep track of Medicaid token for clients by entering name, date and # of tokens given to each client on a daily basis in a log book.

- Assist Office Manager with creating schedules, updating groups and adding new staff schedules and discharging clients in computer.

- Update Appointment Book on a daily basis keeping the schedule two weeks ahead at all times.

- Input daily group sheets and individual sessions on a daily basis with totals faxed to fiscal at the end of each night along with verifying clinical staff members on the computerized system.

- Input, update and track OASAS admission/discharge forms on a monthly basis.

- Run group sheets on a daily basis.

- Track urine drug screens on a daily basis by logging them in the appropriate manual.

- Making new charts on all new admissions to outpatient and breakdown of discharged clients into manila folders.

- Perform all other duties as assigned.

COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS:

- Answering/Transferring of calls
- Taking Messages
- Knowledge of Voice Mail
- Enforcing Confidentiality Law
- Admission/Discharge Procedures
- Computer Software Skills
- Prioritizing Workload
- Level of Independence

EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS:

Applicant must have a pleasant and congenial telephone manner and have a well groomed professional appearance. The individual being considered must have at least two-years experience in a similar capacity, which would demonstrate the applicant’s awareness of office procedures. The applicant must communicate well with the clients, staff and outside agencies. Typing 40 wpm.