Administrative Specialist

Overview

Salary Range: $25.00 - $31.08 Hourly

Position Type: Full Time

Job Shift: Day

Education Level: 4 Year Degree

Travel Percentage: Road Warrior

Description

FSRI is always looking for candidates that want to make a positive impact on the community!

Position Summary: Works as an essential part of a dynamic and creative team to ensure quality service implementation. Provides support and project management to the Ever Hope Center. Assists the Executive Director and Ever Hope Center Staff in the achieving required goals, objectives, deliverables, and financial targets of new and ongoing initiatives. Participates in internal and external meetings focused on service delivery relevant to the Ever Hope Center. Assists with forecasting and developing new best practice programming and partnerships to support client/community need. Ensures compliance with quality standards and all federal, state, and administrative body laws and regulations. Champions PQI initiatives and ensures adherence to all funding and accreditation requirements. Support departmental facets of Quality Assurance, Medical Records, Health Information, Outcomes, and Research. Identifies, communicates and assists in the attainment of program mission objectives, strategic goals, standards of care and operational performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required
• Experience in project development, management, data and evaluation
• Experience in social services a plus
• Highly advanced critical thinking skills, creativity, flexibility in meeting changing priorities and demands; ability to think in broad and detailed terms; keen attention to detail; comfortable with identifying and resolving obstacles to improvement/goals
• Demonstrated experience building alliances and relationships
• Demonstrated ability to communicate complex objectives and projects in effective and easily understood terms (‘layman’s terms’)
• Proficient in Microsoft word, excel, and overall computer proficiency
• Skilled in operating various medical record software and hardware, word-processing, and database software programs
• Spanish Speaking preferred and is compensated
• Flexible schedule with some evenings
• Excellent multitasking and communication skills a must
• Ability to work independently and part of a team
• Bilingual/ASL skills are compensated by an additional 6%, above base pay.
• Multilingual skills is compensated by an additional 8%, above base pay.

Physical Requirements: This position requires residential and community visits, employees in this position must have the ability to:

• Current driver’s license, reliable transportation, registration and auto insurance
• Ability to communicate effectively
• Travel to and from clients’ residence, community locations and office site, which could include using walkways, stairs and/or elevators
• Ability to lift up to 20lbs
• Must be able to work remotely and in person adhering to PHI requirements

We offer our employees a comprehensive benefits package that includes health, dental and work life benefits.
Only together can we continue to grow and make a difference in our communities.
Join our FAMILY today!

Family Service of RI (FSRI) is a statewide organization with a 130 year track record of improving the health and well-being of children and families. We are passionate about our mission to advance opportunity and hope. FSRI’s diverse and inclusive teams – working across the Health, Healing, Home and Hope divisions, are experts in their fields, delivering strategies to positively impact lives. We provide services statewide, and currently operate in three locations in Providence; and four locations in East Providence, Smithfield and North Smithfield.

Family Service of Rhode Island provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, and status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

FSRI determines pay based on a candidate's relevant and transferable experience, certifications, licenses, degree and language ability.