Administrative Support Specialist

About River Edge Behavioral Health

Serving more than 10,000 Georgians, River Edge Behavioral Health continues to be one of the state's leading resources for mental health and substance use disorder treatment and support, as well as services for individuals with intellectual and development disabilities. The full continuum of River Edge Behavioral Health services includes state-of-the-art treatment and support services for more than 13,000 children, youth, families and adults annually, who experience mental illness, addiction, co-occurring disorders, and developmental disabilities.

River Edge is looking to fill the position of Administrative Support Specialist with/at our Community Mental Health Center (CMHC).

Benefits Offered:

• Competitive Pay
• Paid Time Off
• 401k with an employer match
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Short and Long-term disability coverage
• Life Insurance

In this role you will be:

Coordinating the care of Medicaid/Medicare insured individuals served at River Edge and in area primary care practices, as well as uninsured individuals served at River Edge and in area FQHCs. The Administrative Support Specialist also provides administrative/clerical support to the Project Director and to the clinical staff.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide administrative support related to access to care expansion: front desk and phone coverage, checking individuals into care, performing eligibility verifications and provider assignments, preparing documents

• Coordinates/conducts all clerical work for the program, including client letters/proof of residence, client spreadsheets, staff schedules, chore lists, client insurance, and client billing issues.

• Completes intake/admission legal forms for new admissions, in both paper and electronic formats
• Perform data entry of collected CMHC data into SPARS
• Responsible for collecting and reporting data in the SAMHSA SPARS system
• Responsible for developing basic spreadsheet(s)

• Serves as a liaison between patient/family/provider.