Psychiatric Certified Medical Assistant

Requirements

Duties and Responsibilities

Coordinate scheduling for psychiatrists - maintain calendars in Cerner, make schedule changes and communicate changes with clients and staff. Monitor schedules for compliance with BH policy regarding participation in BH tx/psychiatry. Prepare paper client records for psychiatrist each day. Scan progress notes, enter diagnosis, medication and maintain charts for psychiatrist. Facilitate and document communication between psychiatrist, clinicians and patients. Assist clinicians and psychiatrists with completing prior authorizations, disability paperwork, referral letters and other correspondence. Provides support to psychiatry staff and coordinates psychotropic medications requests for refill. Responsible for prior authorization of psychotropic medications. Assist with psychiatrist access to Cerner. Maintain Medicare/Medicaid billing spreadsheet, send to billing staff weekly. Assist with Prescription Drug Monitoring Program compliance Attend all interdisciplinary staff meetings. Manage schedule in conjunction with the psychiatrists’ schedules. Attend HIV specific training annually, cultural competency training annually and other applicable trainings. Abide by all state, health district and agency policies regarding confidentiality of patient information. Coordinates work processes with other program managers. Assists psychiatry staff with telehealth. Gives injections of psychiatric or MAT medications Secures patient information and maintains patient confidentiality by completing and safeguarding medical records; completing diagnostic coding and procedure coding; keeping patient information confidential. Counsels patients by transmitting physician's orders and questions about refills, appointments and referrals. Schedules appointments and follow-up appointments; verifying times with patients; preparing charts and consent forms. Maintains safe, secure, and healthy work environment by establishing and following standards and procedures, complying with legal regulations.

Minimum Qualifications

High School Diploma Medical Assistant Certification - License / Licensure: Certified Medical Assistant (CMA)

Preferred Qualifications

Prefer 1-year in Behavioral Health setting. Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk, use hands to finger, handle, or operate computers, objects, tools, or controls and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

NOTES

PIHC provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, and pregnancy-related conditions), gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, disability, genetic information, service in the military, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances. Recreational drugs, weapons and violence are not permitted on agency property or at any agency events or programs. Where permitted by applicable law, must have received or be willing to receive the COVID-19 vaccine by date of hire to be considered for all jobs, if not currently employed by Positive Impact Health Centers.