Description

Communicare is a community mental health center in North Central Mississippi that serves Calhoun, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Tate and Yalobusha counties. Communicare offers specialized treatment services for adults with serious mental illness, children with serious emotional disturbances, individuals with substance abuse disorders and individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Communicare is currently seeking a Front Desk Receptionist for the Haven House in Oxford, MS.

The primary duty of this position is to provide clerical and administrative support in a smooth and professional manner.

Responsibilities:

1. Greets and welcomes visitors; lets staff know appointments are in the office. Follows up on guests waiting in lobby.
2. Answers and directs phone calls.
3. Updates Electronic Health Records (EHR) for designated appointments to include intakes, clinic appointments, client demographics, etc.
4. Inputs medical records/chart information into EHR.
5. Maintains and organizes files and records.
6. Provides documents to director and shift support staff as needed, requested. 
7. Start the admissions paperwork for new clients. 
8. Input data into respective database. 
9. Assists with the discharge process, as needed. 
10. Does routine cleaning in lobby and common areas as directed.
11. Scans, copies, faxes, types requested documents as directed by supervisor.
12. Rotates lunch to ensure front desk coverage, maintaining 2 (two) staff during clinic hours as much as possible.
13. Performs other assigned duties as directed.

 Because we are the people who care, Communicare offers the following benefits for full-time Direct Service Worker’s:  

• Medical Insurance 
• Critical Illness Insurance 
• Life/AD&D/Long-Term Disability Insurance 
• Dental/Vision/Term Life/Cancer coverage available 
• Retirement Plan 
• 403-B 
• 403-B matching 
• 11 Holidays per year 
• 15 Annual Leave days per year (18 days after 3 years of employment) 
• 15 Sick Leave per year 
• Professional Development leave 
• Jury leave 
• Military leave 

Requirements

Qualifications:

1. Graduate of high school or equivalent required. Associates degree preferred.
2. Two (2) years of experience in secretarial work.

Report To:

Director of Haven House