LOWNDES PATIENT ACCESS - Office Manager

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Job Description

Legacy Behavioral Health Services is hiring individuals with a passion for making a difference in their community! We are seeking a Office Manager to work in Valdosta, Georgia. Manages clerical staff and clerical duties to support clinical programs within the county(s) served. Hire, train and discipline staff. Maintains clerical personnel files, approves times sheets and leave, schedules clerical staff to adequately meet needs of the clinics. This position assures needed financial and clerical records are maintained, serves as liaison between Clerical, Clinical, Medical and Administration when called upon and assures staff comply with agency policies and guidelines.

Benefits:

• Health Insurance- We offer top-quality and affordable State of Georgia insurance benefits to all full-time employees. We have several options are available with Blue Cross Blue Shield and United Healthcare
• Flexible Benefits- We offer Group Term Life, Dependent Life, Accidental Death, Short, and Long Term Disability, Dental, Vision, Legal Insurance, Long Term Care, Medical/Dependent Care Spending Accounts, and Specified Critical Illness insurance
• Competitive pay- We offer competitive compensation that is regularly compared to the market and factor in comparable work experience and education
• Paid Holidays- We offer 9 paid holidays per year
• Paid Time Off- We offer PTO for personal and sick leave
• Paid Parental Leave- We offer 3 weeks of paid parental leave
• Retirement- We offer two retirement plans a 401k with a 3% match after one year of employment and a 457
• Employee Assistance Program- We offer EAP services to all full-time and part-time employees. EAP services include legal assistance, financial consultations, access to work-life specialists, and up to 4 counseling sessions.

This position requires:

• •    A technical or associate’s degree in a business related field.
  •    Prefer 5 years experience in a medical office environment.
  •    Previous management experience of at least 1 year of direct supervision of clerical staff, required.
  •    Requires basic computer skill. Thorough understanding and working knowledge of all aspects of EMR.
  •    Ability to analyze data for improvement opportunities.
  •    Utilizes discretion in handling the organization’s confidential information and consumer-protected information.
  •    Must have a valid drivers’ license.
  •    Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills, and teambuilding.

Who we are:

Legacy Behavioral Health Services provides support within 10 counties in South GA, Ben-Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Cook, Echols, Irwin, Lanier, Lowndes, Tift and Turner County. Legacy Behavioral Health Services believes that through individualized care, quality of care and support, your life could be transformed.

Working Conditions:

Physical Demands
Sit, walk, and stand:  may spend up to twenty-five percent of working time standing/walking.  Lift, carry, push, pull:  generally not more than ten pounds of force is needed to lift, carry push, or pull objects.  Bend, stoop, and kneel:  occasional bending and kneeling may be required in troubleshooting equipment/assisting clients.  Manual dexterity/wrist and hand repetitions:  good manual and finger dexterity is needed; up to fifty percent of working time may be spent using a computer keyboard.  Vision, hearing, speaking:  must have good visual acuity and depth perception to operate the computer system; speaking and hearing are essential to the communication needs of the position.

Environmental Conditions 
    Moving mechanical parts are found in the work environment. Work is performed in a well-lighted, temperature-controlled, and humidity-controlled environment.

    May be requested on occasion to travel to conferences and meetings as an organization representative.  Must be able to make arrangements to attend these as required.

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Position opened to:

ALL QUALIFIED APPLICANTS

Internal Applicants must be in their current position for 6 months with no disciplinary action unless the position available is within your current department and you have been employed, in your current position, for 1 month without any disciplinary action.

Drug-Free Workplace/ Equal Opportunity Employer