Secretary for Behavioral Health Unit at Summit County Jail

Job Description

Job Description

Summit Psychological Associates is accepting applications for a secretary / support staff member for our Behavioral Health Unit at the Summit County Jail. The secretary / support staff provides support to the social workers, counselors, case managers and psychiatry staff who provide behavioral health services at the jail.

Duties for this position :

Answer all calls coming in for the mental health unit, directing calls to staff members that can assist the caller if cannot assist them directly. Responding to calls from the jail staff and connecting them with the clinical staff as needed.

Organizing / maintaining / scanning / faxing client charts and records. Provide support to clinical staff by copying, faxing, scanning, and emailing materials.

Processing Requests for releases of information

Operating a computer with Microsoft Word, Excel, databases and other various software.

Create reports that assist the behavioral health staff in completing their activities, including, tracking productivity, preparing physician records for sign off, creating weekly list of clients needing to be seen and creating a list of records that need to be closed.

Use Summit Psychological Associates' and jail's electronic record systems to enter notes in electronic record related to phone calls or staff interactions. Entering service activity logs into the electronic record to assist with billing for jail services, creating physician schedules on a weekly basis, running jail statistics and creating quarterly outcomes for jail services.

Maintain the confidentiality of client information.

Adherence to all federal, state, jail and SPA standards.

This position is 40 hours weekly working from 8 : 00am to 4 : 30pm Monday through Friday with a thirty-minute lunch daily.

Qualifications for this position :

Experience in performing all levels of secretarial and clerical work.

Excellent computer and typing skills including being proficient in Microsoft Office and scanning of documents.

Strong communication skills.

Consistent Attendance

High standards of customer service.

Experience working with electronic medical records preferred.

Summit Psychological Associates, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer that offers a competitive salary, health insurance options, a 401K plan, and other benefits.

Job Type : Full-time

All clinicians must complete a background check after hired.