
Medical Assistant
The Medical Assistant is a key member of our clinical team and provides top notch service to our patients and team members. This position supports our prescribing clinicians, patients, and office operations with a high level of professionalism, accuracy, and timeliness.
Reports to: Clinic Office Manager
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Clinical:
- Serving as a central clinician resource, supporting prescribing clinicians across the market by:
- Triaging incoming message requests and either acting on them or forwarding on to the treating clinician
- Coordinating medication refills directly with pharmacies
- Calling pharmacies and clarifying any medication refill or PA problems
- Processing Prior Authorization (PA) requests in collaboration with clinicians
- Calling insurance to obtain/verify pharmacy benefits informationand check status of PA requests
- Sending medication refill, change of medication and medication clarification request to clinicians
- Triage patient messages and calls about side effects from medications and forward to clinicians as appropriate
- Triaging patient messages and calls to reschedule / schedule / cancel appointments and responding as appropriate (complete request or forward on to front desk / central operations team)
- Serving as a local in-clinic resource:
- Collecting patient vitals (HT, WT, BP, RR and temperature) and documenting in EMR
- Collecting medication history and allergies (to medications, foods and other that may apply)
- Inventory medication samples as per company policy
Lab (not currently applicable, but may be in the future):
- Collect blood / check swab specimens and document in EMR
- Ship specimens to LabCorp
- Order lab supplies as needed
- Inventory of lab (check for expired supply or medication samples)
- Maintain cleanliness of lab
- Upload lab results to patient chart
Additional Duties:
- Use, protect, and disclose patients’ protected health information (PHI) only in accordance with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) standards
- Support front office operations and fill in at front desk as needed
Job Requirements & Skills:
- Completion of a Medical Assistant program, or relevant experience
- 1 year experience in an outpatient setting preferred
- Electronic Medical Records (EMR) experience
- High level of professionalism in all aspects of work and enjoy working in a team-based environment
- Strong, professional communication skills (verbally and written) – must be timely with strong follow through
- Working knowledge of Microsoft office products
- Strong work ethic with a high degree of integrity, humility, and a positive attitude
- Must be flexible and comfortable with working in an evolving/growth organization
- Must be willing and able to travel between clinics each week (within a given market)
Physical Requirements
- Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
- Must be able effectively communicate over the phone.
- Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.
Hourly Pay Range: $22-27 per hour DOE
The Company
Are you ready to be part of a growing, value centric healthcare organization? At Sol Mental Health, we are on a mission to help individuals find healing and balance. Our goal is to increase access to mental healthcare in a safe, inclusive, and non-judgmental environment where our patients and team members feel supported.
Be part of a special team of clinicians and support experts in Colorado, Maryland, New York and Texas. We offer competitive pay and benefits, professional development, and a collaborative culture.
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