Bilingual Spanish BH Administrative Assistant

FORESTDALE INC.•Town of Perinton, NY

10d•$42,000 - $48,500•Onsite

About The Position

The Behavioral Health Services Administrative Assistant organizes the exchange of health information, treatment planning, discharge planning, appointments, evaluations, psychiatric consents, referrals and documentation related to the behavioral health services provide to children in care. This position maintains all clerical and clinical documentation in compliance with NY State and City regulations.

Requirements

Associate’s degree
Proficient in Microsoft Office
Minimum of two years of work experience in the field of mental health or child welfare.
Spanish-speaking is a must
Strong organizational, verbal and written communication skills
Ability to multitask
Compliance with: Required background checks, including: NYS Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse/Maltreatment, NYS Sex Offender Registry, NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services fingerprinting, NYS Justice Center Staff Exclusion List, NYS OMIG Medicaid Exclusion List.
Mandated reporter training.
Applicable provisions of the NYS Education Law with respect to hiring and retaining of licensed professionals.

Responsibilities

Scheduling Psychiatric and Psychological evaluations
Schedule meeting with FP and BP to discuss evaluation results
Tracking all supportive housing evaluations
Follow up with providers regarding medication management appointments, consents, overrides concurrent reviews, etc.
Schedule missed medication management appointments
Assist with team scheduling for Mental Health Intakes/Reassessments
Update the EMR with provider information for new admissions
Upload reports to EMR (Psychiatric and others)
Ensure that updated insurance information is obtained for children discharged from care (who continue receiving services post-discharge)
Ensure that children are referred to outside providers on a timely manner.
Ensure that appropriate billing is completed for visits.
Oversee admission and discharges by alerting providers and documenting as needed in the E H R.
Tracking MH re-assessments
Supporting BH staff in completing administrative tasks.
Other assignments