ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION
The Center for Disability Rights is a Disability-led organization where a majority of the board members, management staff, and staff are themselves people with disabilities. This critical difference sets the organization apart from other organizations that were established to serve and support people with disabilities but are not governed, managed and staff by people with disabilities themselves.
CDR began as an all-volunteer advocacy group that – in 1989 – secured a public commitment from the Rochester Transit Authority to put lifts on its buses and a state law that required access to public transit before enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act. CDR remained an all-volunteer advocacy group until 1998 when the organization secured funding for a small handful of staff to provide direct services.
Over 25 years, the organization grew in budget and footprint. Today, the organization has revenue exceeding $50 million and serves people across the entire state of New York. CDR has program and administrative offices in Corning, Geneva and Rochester, as well as a policy office in Albany. CDR also supports Disabled advocates working in Washington DC to pass federal legislation ensuring that Disabled individuals have a right to live in freedom.
Although the organization has grown dramatically, it retains the core values of its founding members who experienced the sting of segregation and isolation. Their spirit of service lives on in the organization. CDR’s accomplishments include:
- Successfully suing the Rochester Genesee Regional Transportation Authority to secure paratransit services that comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
- Securing state legislation that created the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program, the Nursing Home Transition and Diversion Waiver, the Access to Home Program, and the Olmstead Housing Subsidy.
- Securing federal policy changes that promote community integration, including the creation of the Real Choice Systems Change grants the establishment of the Minimum Data Set community integration referral requirement, and the Community First Choice Option.
- Developing a model for nursing facility and institutional transition and training people from over 40 states, the territory of Guam and the District of Columbia
- Saving Obamacare and Medicaid in 2017 during the Summer of ADAPT – 36 days of Disability Rights protests that spanned the entire country and transformed the Congressional fight over Medicaid into a fight for Disability Freedom.
- Crafting federal legislative language that would give Disabled individuals a statutory and enforceable civil right to live in freedom.
JOB SUMMARY
This position is responsible for processing bills, and adding authorizations.
DUTIES
Processing bills received from clerical - faxes, emails, mail and drop offs assembled for processing.
Verify the member is active in ILS, correct address and the authorization is active in ILS and Angelware.
Enter bills in Angelware, pull if NSF (Non Sufficient Funds), authorization expired, duplicate and then save for re-entry, if paperwork needed, give to PT staff clerk to request.
Cross train on reoccurring bills.
Cross train on verification
Add or renew authorizations
SUPERVISION
This position does not have any regular responsibility for the work of others.
TECHNOLOGY/ EQUIPMENT/ TOOLS
MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) Intermediate
Ability to learn company in-house software Basic
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
The Job Duties are representative of the essential functions of the position. The physical requirements for this position are those typically present in normal office environment conditions.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
This job operates in a professional office environment with moderate to light noise. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.
Education Requirements
High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED).
One year experience in Accounts Payable or billing data entry.
Experience working with individuals with a disability is preferred
Candidates with disabilities – particularly Disabled individuals from diverse backgrounds – are strongly encouraged to apply.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $17.00 per hour
Expected hours: 37.5 per week
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Experience level:
Physical setting:
Ability to Relocate:
- Rochester, NY 14608: Relocate before starting work (Preferred)
Work Location: In person