Administrative Support Assistant III

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Job Title:

Administrative Support Assistant III
Grade: 14
Salary: $52,753 - $63,167

The Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene is seeking a qualified candidate to fill a Full-time Administrative Support Assistant III position. The position will serve as an Assistant to the Director of the Psychiatric Institute Residents clinic, an outpatient training clinic for the psychiatry residents at Columbia University Irving Medical Center.

• Perform administrative/clerical tasks such as preparing materials for classes, interacting with technology departments, maintaining director’s schedule, and managing a large amount of sensitive clinical information.
• Coordinate and prepare for all new patient evaluations conducted by residents, notify patients of appointment dates and times, and help manage the electronic medical record input for intakes.
• Assist the clinic Director with overseeing the recruitment and screening of patients accepted for treatment in the clinic, and with preparing for and coordinating courses that the Director teaches to residents.
• Assist with ensuring a safe handoff of patients between incoming and outgoing residents each June and assist with orienting a new class of residents to the Clinic each July.

• A bachelor’s degree.
• Administrative skills including at least 1 year of experience typing, using spreadsheets, and managing a calendar.
• At least 1 year of academic or work experience in a mental health field, psychiatry or psychology.
• At least 1 year of experience using Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint.

• Minimum 1 year of administrative work experience.
• Minimum 1 year of work experience with interacting with an electronic medical record.
• Minimum 1 year of work experience in health care and/or mental health care setting.

1051 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10032

Submit an application through our website at  Please note only applications submitted through our website will be considered.

The Mission of the Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc. (RFMH) is to promote the mental health of all New Yorkers, with a focus on providing hope and supporting recovery for adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbances. Applicants with lived mental health experience are encouraged to apply. RFMH is deeply committed to supporting underserved individuals, organizations, and communities.

To this end, RFMH is focused on implementing activities and initiatives to reduce disparities in access, quality, and treatment outcomes for underserved populations. A critical component of these efforts is ensuring that RFMH is a diverse and inclusive workplace where all employees' unique attributes and skills are valued and utilized to support the mission of the Agency. RFMH is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

The Research Foundation is a private not-for-profit corporation and is not an agency or instrumentality of the State of New York. Employees of the Research Foundation are not state employees, do not participate in any state retirement system, and do not receive state fringe benefits.

Excellent Benefits Package. Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer - Disabled/Veteran, 41 CFR 60‑741.5(a) and 41 CFR 60‑300.5(a) compliant.