Milieu Coordinator / Receptionist - TM007

Native American Rehabilitation Assoc. of the NW•Portland, OR

1d•$21 - $25•Onsite

About The Position

The Milieu Coordinator / Receptionist provides administrative support by greeting and directing clients, answering phones, and performing word processing and data entry as well as other duties as assigned.

Requirements

At least one year’s experience working in an office setting including operating a multi-line phone.
High school graduate or equivalent.
Ability to type 50 words per minute with accuracy.
Requires superior organizational, multi-tasking, and prioritization skills.
Ability to lift minimum of 50 pounds.
Effective written and oral communication skills.
Current CPR certification or ability to become certified within 30 days of hire.
Ability to work effectively in residential environment with clients and staff.
Serve as positive role model for clients and staff members.
Ability to maintain professional healthy boundaries with clients and staff members, and treat each individual with respect and dignity.
Ability to provide support and direction to staff.
Ability to triage issues and problems and mobilize staff to respond.
Work collaboratively with clients, other NARA staff, team members, and to treat everyone with respect and dignity at all times.
If in recovery, must have a minimum of two years sobriety/clean time.
Ability to pass a pre-employment or for cause drug tests.
Ability to pass criminal background and DMV checks.

Nice To Haves

Experience in medical office setting and/or social service agency preferred.
Experience working in an alcohol and drug addiction program.
Understanding of 12-step philosophy.
Experience working within the Native American/Alaska Native community is considered a plus.

Responsibilities

Provide client support as required.
Answer multi-line phone system, direct calls, take messages.
Schedule client appointments by maintaining schedules and calendars.
Sort, screen, and distribute incoming mail and process outgoing mail.
Facilitate client medication call, maintain all medication sheets, and document proper distribution of medications.
Perform typing assignments, data entry and general office support as assigned.
Coordinate the collection, filing, processing, maintenance, retrieval and distribution of medical records.
Provides administrative support to other Totem Lodge-based programs.
Covers front desk reception duties.
Notify counselors of client’s progress or problems.
Keep daily log of pertinent events.
Prepare files and intake packets for incoming clients.
Make appropriate referrals.
Orientate new clients to treatment– review client handbook with client
Maintain client confidentiality in conformance with the program guidelines and federal law.

Benefits

14 Paid Holidays: New Years Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Battle of Little Big Horn, Independence Day, Labor Day, Native American Day, Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, day after Thanksgiving, and December 25th!
Employees working 20 hours, or more are eligible for benefits. Benefits are effective from the 1st of the month following the date of hire.
Affordable Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance through Kaiser Permanente
14 Paid Holidays (Listed Above)
13 Paid Days of Sick Time
13 Paid Days of PTO (Vacation accruals increase with years of service to a maximum of 26 days)
$50,000 Life Insurance & AD&D
Short Term and Long-Term Disability
Flexible Spending Account
Health Spending Account
401(k) with 4% Match
Employee Assistance Program
Inclement Weather Days (Snow Days)
Public Student Loan Forgiveness -NARA NW is a local 501(c)3 nonprofit, FQHC