Psychiatric Medical Assistant (Administrative Specialist 1) - Oregon State Hospital, Salem Campus

About the role

This position is mostly administrative. There is minimal patient contact. The Psychiatric Medical Assistant at the Oregon State Hospital is part of the Psychiatric Medical Assistant Team and ensures delivery of care by helping to coordinate allied services in consultation with licensed psychiatric providers under the direction of the Chief of Psychiatry, program supervisors, or their delegates. Clinical services include interviewing patients for admissions, reviewing and summarizing medical records, and collating and summarizing laboratory testing. This position collects, summarizes, and interprets information at the unit or hospital level to ensure compliance with regulations, progress towards quality improvement goals and assess patient outcomes. This position is mostly administrative with limited patient contact.

Responsibilities

• Interviews patients for admissions
• Reviews and summarizes medical records
• Collates and summarizes laboratory testing
• Collates and summarizes sensitive clinical information in the form of draft medical notes such as admission and progress notes, and discharge summaries
• Collects, summarizes, and interprets information at the unit or hospital level to ensure compliance with regulations, progress towards quality improvement goals and assess patient outcomes
• Summarizes sensitive clinical information in the form of draft medical notes such as admission and progress notes, and discharge summaries

Requirements

• Two years of secretarial or basic administrative support experience that includes records processing, generating documents, and gathering and sorting data
• An associate degree in general office occupations and one year of experience with records processing, generating documents, and gathering and sorting data
• An equivalent combination of education and experience
• Must possess an active medical assistant certification (i.e. NCMA, RMA, AAMA)
• Completion of a Medical Assistant Training Program at a school accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs or the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools

Qualifications

• Experience working with the documentation requirements for medical billing/coding
• Knowledge of psychiatric terminology and psychiatric medications
• Recent experience with phlebotomy and EKG experience strongly preferred
• Intermediate/expert proficiency with Microsoft office applications, especially Word and Excel, and electronic medical records
• Excellent spelling and grammar
• Experience with data collection and documentation compliance review
• Completion of training to be a medical scribe or 1 year of experience providing medical scribe services to a physician strongly preferred

Desired Attributes

• Experience working with the documentation requirements for medical billing/coding
• Knowledge of psychiatric terminology and psychiatric medications
• Recent experience with phlebotomy and EKG experience strongly preferred
• Intermediate/expert proficiency with Microsoft office applications, especially Word and Excel, and electronic medical records
• Excellent spelling and grammar
• Experience with data collection and documentation compliance review
• Completion of training to be a medical scribe or 1 year of experience providing medical scribe services to a physician strongly preferred

Benefits

• Excellent, low-cost medical, vision, and dental coverage for you and your family
• Optional benefits like life insurance, disability coverage, deferred compensation, and FSA options for health and childcare
• Generous paid time off: 11 holidays, 3 personal days, monthly sick leave, and vacation accrual starting at 8 hours/month
• Potential eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
• Retailment security through Public Employees Retirement System (PERS)/Oregon Public Service Retirement Plan (OPSRP)
• Training and development opportunities to grow your career with the State of Oregon

Pay

The salary listed is the non-PERS qualifying range. If the successful candidate qualifies for PERS, the salary range will increase by 6.95%.

Schedule

This is an in-office position.