Medical Assistant - Poplar Bluff Psychiatry

Job Description

Job Description

Job Purpose:

Collaborating with the providers and multidisciplinary team to deliver appropriate client care. Assist with the coordination of the psychiatrist/nurse practitioner’s daily activities.

Qualifications:

• High School diploma or equivalent. 
• Psychiatric/Behavioral Health experience preferred. 
• Healthcare technology experience preferred. 
• Ability to perform basic medical assistant needs. 

Core Job Duties:

• Perform vitals. 
• Perform screenings per Prescriber(s) request. 
• Inform provider when person(s) served are ready and escort them to designated area(s). 
• Actively working refill request from pharmacy(s). 
• Perform blood/urine collection(s) as requested by Prescriber(s). 
• Request lab results and follow up with reported results. 
• Call in refill medications as needed and directed by Prescriber(s). 
• Answer phone calls/voicemail(s) regarding medications and notify Prescriber(s) of any adverse reactions. 
• Actively respond to emails regarding medications for person(s) served. 
• Handle request for records/discharge summaries as requested by Prescriber(s). 
• Demonstrate a working knowledge of diagnostic criteria sets for substance use and/or mental disorders.
• Orally communicate information effectively and accurately. 
• Assure program operates within the constraints of the agency’s certification (CARF, DMH) standards and strategic plan related to clinical care. 
• Abide by program and agency policies and procedures.
• Other job duties and special projects as assigned.