Data Entry Clerk

LOCATION: Long Island / Brooklyn, NY

REPORTS TO: Director of Data & Systems Management

DEPARTMENT: PQI

SCHEDULE: Per Diem Mon-Fri Remote Temporary Position

Mercy First is a not-for-profit human and social service agency that has been serving children and families in need since we were founded by the Sisters of Mercy/Hermanas de las Misericordia in 1894. Today our agency continues to address the emotional and physical needs of children and families in Brooklyn, Queens and across Long Island through innovative treatments and life-changing interventions.

We provide community-based prevention and family foster care services, group homes in the community for struggling children and families within the child welfare and juvenile justice systems, and short-term residential services for unaccompanied migrant children. Each year, Mercy First serves more than 3,000 children, teenagers and families overcome enormous obstacles, re-imagine their futures and develop their full potential.

Behavioral Health Services fosters an environment of clinical care driven by the physical and emotional needs of the clients and families we serve. These services are carefully assessed and administered through best practice by qualified professionals for optimal health outcomes.

The Data Entry Clerk will assist the Behavior Health Office team maintain up to date and accurate computer health care records. Knowledge of medical terms helpful.

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Must have some computer education.

• Maintain up to date electronic health care records.
• Organize supplies and stock exam rooms with necessary items.
• Track and process invoices for payment.
• Answer telephones, route callers accordingly.
• Maintain client confidentiality.
• Maintain appropriate professional boundaries with clients and staff.

$20.00 per hour Temporary position

Mercy First is an inclusive, anti-racist, multicultural organization and an Equal Opportunity Employer who welcomes prospective employees from diverse backgrounds for all levels at the agency. We strive for a workforce that is reflective of the communities we serve, and do not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, religion or creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, disability, age (18 and over), military status, prior record of arrest or conviction, marital status, partnership status, care giver status, pregnancy, genetic information or predisposition or genetic characteristic, unemployment status, status as a victim or witness of domestic violence, sex offenses or stalking, consumer credit history or any other status protected by federal, state, and/or city law.

This includes, but is not limited to, employment actions against and treatment of employees and applicants for employment.