Psychiatry Traige Medical Assistant at Nystrom & Associates Ltd in CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa

Job Description:

Psychiatry Triage Medical Assistant

Reports to: Psychiatry Triage Supervisor

Position Status: Non-exempt

Position Summary: The Certified Medical Assistant (MA) is an experienced delegate member of the healthcare team that works to support the organization's mission, vision, values and standards of care. The MA supports the psychiatric mediation management functions of the clinic, collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams in a collegial fashion, maintaining the MA Scope of Practice.

Key Interfaces: Psychiatry Triage Nurse Team, Psychiatry operations team, Psychiatry Triage Coordinators, Psychiatry Providers, Patients, Pharmaceutical & Insurance representatives, and Quality Assurance.

Job Duties:

Maintains assigned schedule as agreed upon at the time of hire, unless otherwise discussed and approved in advance.
Follows policies and procedures of the organization.
Maintains organized patient records.
Maintains NAL Psychiatry Triage Standards of care, including:

Completes medications refills
Obtains, reviews, prioritizes, and returns patient and provider messages
Meet with patients as needed

Obtains Vital signs, saliva, and urine specimens
Administers injectable medications

Attends various meetings as assigned
Acts as liaison to pharmaceutical representatives
Maintains oversight of sample medications
Completes Internal and External Referrals
Coordinates with Laboratories
Other Duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

Active, unrestricted Certified Medical Assistant

Willingness to get licensed in additional states as needed to support organization growth.

Knowledgeable about mental healthcare and psychotropic medications.
Personal and professional characteristics include strong critical thinking skills, detail oriented, problem solver, solution-focused, and maintains flexibility and a positive attitude.
Experience with Electronic Health Records and applicable technology

It is clearly understood that all names, information and materials accessed while in this position are of a strictly and highly confidential nature in accordance with Minnesota state and federal regulations on patient privacy. Compliance with all HIPAA related regulations will be strictly enforced by Clinic Management.