Bilingual Administrative Assistant

FT SOR:
Bilingual (Spanish) Administrative Assistant, Richmond Hill, NY

FT non exempt

Outreach Development Corporation

Outreach is a non-profit organization that helps people address the issues stemming from substance use and behavioral health disorders by providing the highest quality, life-changing treatment, training and tools to build healthy lives. Our mission is to inspire individuals and families to achieve a life of unlimited potential by developing and delivering the highest quality evidence-based behavioral health services and training.

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• Providing information regarding services, conducting phone screening, recording information in the intake book. Interacting with referral sources, clients and staff in a professional, ethical and caring manner.
• Answering/screening incoming phone calls; welcoming and screening visitors; maintaining reception area appearance; maintaining knowledge of staff schedules.
• Conducting pre-intake telephone screening, scheduling intake appointments and recording relevant intake information in the intake log.
• Collecting client fees, issuing receipts and recording information in the computer. Collecting all Medicaid client cards on a daily basis and swiping card using Medicaid machine. Reporting any benefit denials to appropriate staff.
• Maintaining efficient and understandable filing system for administrative and clinical records; updating filing system on a periodic basis. Ensuring charts are well organized.
• Maintaining a supply of forms and pre-arranged intake folders. Disassembling charts of discharged clients and files appropriately.
• Inputting all daily client activity and client demographic information in the computer.
• Monitoring the following internal records:
  Caseload updates, clinic appointment books, toxicology client roster, etc.
• Scheduling medical, psychiatric and intake appointments for clients as needed.
• Assisting in safeguarding clients' confidentiality in accordance with pertinent regulations, which include HIPAA and CFR
  42, Part 2.
• Assisting in the maintenance and order of office and toxicology supplies.
• Assisting in maintenance of the physical plant; reporting needed repairs in a timely manner; responding appropriately to emergencies; utilizing appropriate agency resources in seeking to improve physical plant function and safety.
• Bilingual Spanish required

Position Status

This is a full-time non-exempt position.

TUESDAY 9-5PM

WEDNESDAY 9-5PM

THURSDAY 9-5PM

FRIDAY 9-5PM

SATURDAY 9-3PM