Administrative Support IV
Your Opportunity:
Addiction and Mental Health Services is responsible for providing addiction and mental health assessment and treatment to clients and their families. Our services are designed for adults who are dealing with a severe and/or persistent addiction and/or mental illness. These services are provided by an interdisciplinary team consisting of psychiatrists, psychologists, nurse clinicians, social workers, addiction counselors, independent living support workers as well as clinical program support staff. The Admin IV is responsible for the provision of administrative support including coordination of client and multiple provider appointment scheduling, advanced administrative services, and complex coordination of schedules/activities for the Addiction and Mental Health staff. A high standard of interpersonal communication is required, as well as strict adherence to the confidentiality of health information, attention to detail, organization, flexibility, and initiative. This position will regularly work collaboratively with physicians, staff and other AMH services, community agencies, clients, and families. Creates/maintains complex clinic schedules, processes, covers reception and breaks Coordinates bookings with multiple service providers for multiple service requests based on clinically assigned priority, staff specialties, and availability; timely client contact and bookings. Forwarding documentation to external offices as appropriate; Awareness of Mental Health Act, Community Treatment Orders and the Health Information Act. Responds to telephone calls or takes messages. Handles difficult client service issues and complaints in a polite, professional, appropriate manner. Is aware of emergency procedures when dealing with difficult clients. Utilizes critical thinking skills when directing emergent client calls to therapists, crisis team or physician.
Description:
As an Administrative Support IV, you will require advanced administrative or specialized skills and knowledge to support complex procedures, practices and initiatives within a department or program.
- Recovery Alberta: Y
- Classification: Administrative Support IV
- Union: AUPE GSS
- Unit and Program: Adult Community Services
- Primary Location: Edmonton Mental Health Clinic
- Location Details: As Per Location
- Multi-Site: Not Applicable
- FTE: 1.00
- Posting End Date: 30-DEC-2024
- Employee Class: Regular Full Time
- Date Available: 13-JAN-2025
- Hours per Shift: 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks: 2
- Shifts per cycle: 10
- Shift Pattern: Days
- Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
- Minimum Salary: $26.07
- Maximum Salary: $31.68
- Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
Some post-secondary education.
Additional Required Qualifications:2-3 years progressively responsible experience in an administrative role. Mental Health care background. Medical terminology. Excellence with computer applications and Connect Care, Net Care. Excellent communication skills, oral and written, organization and coordination, interpersonal skills with internal and external contacts. Critical Thinking skills. Experience working independently with minimal supervision, working under pressure with multiple short timelines, have tact and flexibility. This position has transitioned to Recovery Alberta effective September 1, 2024. By applying on this posting, if you are the successful candidate, you agree to and will become an employee of Recovery Alberta.
Preferred Qualifications:Knowledge of the Mental Health Act and Community Treatment Orders Legislation and the required forms associated with it. Payroll Management, Knowledge of the Health Information Act.
Please note:
All postings close at 23:59 MT of the posting end date indicated.
Security Screening:
A satisfactory criminal record check and/or Vulnerable Sector Search is required prior to your first day of work. Additionally, all employees have an ongoing duty to disclose any charges or convictions that may occur during their employment with AHS.
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