Medical Assistant - Poplar Bluff Psychiatry

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.