Are you looking for an opportunity to advance your career while working with an extraordinary team? At Merakey, we put heart and soul into everything we do. We are seeking an Administrative Assistant to join our team at our school in Baton Rouge.
Earn up to $18.00 hour.
This is a full time position Monday- Friday 7-415p
Provide all aspects of administrative support to a licensed, private academic school that caters to the specialized educational and behavioral needs of students. This person will handle projects of all sizes and support the operations director as well as teachers and support staff as needed.
Reception
- Welcomes consumers and visitors by greeting consumers and visitors, in person or on the telephone; answering or referring inquiries.
- Optimizes consumers' satisfaction, provider time, and treatment room utilization by scheduling appointments in person or by telephone using electronic calendaring.
- Keeps consumer appointments on schedule by notifying provider of consumer's arrival; reviewing service delivery compared to schedule; reminding provider of service delays.
- Escalate complaints as appropriate based on established policy and procedure.
Consumer accounts
- Ensures availability of treatment information by filing and retrieving consumer records.
- Maintains consumer accounts by obtaining, recording, and updating personal and financial/insurance information.
- Obtains revenue by recording and updating financial information; recording and collecting consumer charges; controlling credit extended to consumers; filing, collecting, and expediting third-party claims.
Administrative Support
- Performs general office clerk duties and errands including but not limited to simple travel arrangements, basic correspondence, submitting travel reimbursements.
- Coordinates local events as necessary.
- General clerical duties including but not limited to copying, filing, mail duties, distribution of materials.
- Maintains business office inventory and equipment by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed supplies; placing and expediting orders for supplies; verifying receipt of supplies; scheduling equipment service and repairs.
- May provide back up to other Administrative job duties
Miscellaneous
- Ensures compliance with relevant laws, HIPPA regulations and established company policies, procedures, standards and Compliance program.
- Complies with Merakey Policy and Procedures.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Benefits
Merakey offers generous benefits that promote well-being, financial security, and work-life balance, including:
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus access to healthcare advocacy support.
- Retirement plan -- both pre-tax and Roth (after-tax) options available for employee contributions.
- DailyPay -- access your pay when you need it!
- On the Goga well-being platform, featuring self-care tools and resources.
- Access Care.com for backup childcare, elder care, and household services.
- Confidential counseling, legal, and financial services through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- Tuition reimbursement and educational partnerships.
- Employee discounts and savings programs on entertainment, travel, and lifestyle.
- Access to Pryor Online Learning for free online personal development classes.
Learn more about our full benefits package - https://www.merakey.org/careers/benefits
About Merakey
Merakey is a non-profit provider of developmental, behavioral health, and education services. More than 8,000 employees provide support to nearly 40,000 individuals and families throughout 12 states across the country each year. Click here to watch a video about Merakey. Merakey strictly follows a zero-tolerance policy for abuse.
Merakey is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer! We deeply value diversity and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ethnic background, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, or disability status. Moreover, we are committed to creating teams that reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and encourage applicants from underrepresented backgrounds to apply. Merakey welcomes all Veterans to apply!
Preferred Qualifications- High School Diploma or GED
- Ability to handle confidential information with discretion and diplomacy
- Ability to maintain a professional demeanor and appearance to reflect proper image for Merakey and the board members, medical staff, community leaders and fellow employees.
- This position is performed in an office environment where you may remain moderate to extended periods of time. Required to use a computer monitor, keyboard, and mouse for extended periods of time. May travel occasionally for conferences, meetings, etc.
Skills Required
- High School Diploma or GED
- Ability to handle confidential information with discretion and diplomacy
- Maintain professional demeanor and appearance
- Comfortable with prolonged computer use (monitor, keyboard, mouse) and basic electronic calendaring
- Ensure compliance with HIPAA regulations and company policies
- May travel occasionally for conferences or meetings
Merakey Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Merakey and has not been reviewed or approved by Merakey.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is positioned as robust, with multiple medical plan options, telemedicine, care navigation support, and certain specialty medications available at no cost through an affiliated pharmacy.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off policies are structured with separate vacation, sick, and personal time allocations plus paid holidays, and vacation increases with tenure.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing and practical supports include an employee assistance program, tuition support, caregiving resources, discounts, and early wage access that can improve day-to-day financial flexibility.
Merakey Insights
What We Do
Merakey is a leading developmental, behavioral health and education non-profit provider offering a breadth of integrated services to individuals and communities across the country. We leverage our size and expertise to develop innovative solutions and new models of care to meet the needs of individuals, their families, public and private healthcare funders and community partner organizations. We recognize that complex needs require a holistic approach. With our experience, expertise and compassion, we empower everyone within our communities to reach their fullest potential.
