MEDICAL ASSISTANT PSYCHIATRY - FULL - TIME (2 OUT OF 2)

Summary

• Escorts patients to exam room and prepares for MD or APRN
• Verifies patient information by interviewing the patient, recording medical history, review of medications, screening tools; confirms purpose of the visit and enters into medical record.
• Accurately obtains and records vital signs
• Maintains effective and organized systems to ensure timely patient flow in accordance with agency standards
• Ensures lab results are reviewed and signed by provider and disseminated as needed.
• Will participate as a member of an interdisciplinary treatment team in the assessment, development, implementation and evaluation of client’s treatment or health/mental health care plans.
• Maintains Environment of Care (EOC) and assigned checks (e.g., refrigerator temperatures, emergency bags/medications, expired medications, oxygen, eye wash station)
• Conducts pre-visit planning by reviewing and updating patient charts prior to appointment and determines needed services per practice protocol.
• Performs outreach to engage patients as needed.
• Completes program discharges when appropriate per agency policy and procedures.
• Performs administrative tasks such as scheduling appointments, processing prior authorizations, messages, telephone calls, referrals etc.
• May perform office procedures including but not limited to CLIA waived point of care testing, EKG, and phlebotomy as ordered by a medical provider.
• Performs all other duties as required.

Requirements

• High school graduate with a minimum of 5 years’ experience in a behavioral health care setting or Medical Assistant training with two years of Community/Behavioral Health Care experience.
• Knowledge of medical terminology and familiarity with EHRs preferred.
• Bilingual highly preferred.

Qualifications

• Communication
• Organizational skills
• Verbal and written communication skills
• Team oriented
• Must be knowledgeable in EHR, MS Office 365 including Outlook and Teams, and Internet usage.
• Cultural competency
• Time management
• Critical thinking and problem solving

Benefits

All benefit-eligible employees of InterCommunity are eligible for Medical, Dental, Voluntary Vision, Group Life, Supplemental Life, Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability. (A benefit-eligible employee is one who is scheduled to work a minimum of 30 hours per week).

In addition, all employees may contribute to our 401k and those who meet eligibility and service requirements will receive the company contribution. Benefits are effective on the first day of the month following date of hire.

Our Benefits Include:

• Work Life-Balance-Flexibility, generous Paid PTO, and paid holidays.
• Health & Dental insurance - flexible contribution options that includes 2 HDHP w/ HSA enrollment option or non-HDHP at a minimal cost to employees.
• Voluntary vision coverage.
• Employer-paid Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, and Basic Life & AD&D.
• Supplemental Life Insurance available.
• 401(k) with 3% employer match + 3% employer contribution after 12 months and 1,000 hours worked

Schedule

Monday - Friday, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm

Skills

• Medical Assistant training
• Experience in a behavioral health care setting
• Knowledge of medical terminology
• Familiarity with EHRs
• CLIA waived point of care testing
• EKG
• Phlebotomy

Pay

N/A

Schedule

Monday - Friday, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm